If you’ve been injured in a collision with a semi-truck, you may assume your case will work much like an ordinary car accident claim: exchange insurance information, file a claim, and negotiate a settlement. In reality, commercial truck accident cases operate under a different set of rules legally, practically, and strategically. Understanding those differences […]

  After a serious collision with a semi-truck, the most important evidence in your case may not be at the crash scene at all. It may be sitting inside the truck itself, in an electronic control module, a dash camera, or a fleet telematics system quietly recording exactly what happened in the seconds before impact. […]

  When a fully loaded semi-truck collides with a passenger vehicle, the results are rarely minor. A commercial truck can weigh up to 80,000 pounds which is roughly 20 times the weight of the average car. The injuries that follow are often catastrophic: traumatic brain injuries, spinal cord damage, multiple fractures, and permanent disability. Many […]

  The Law Offices of Parente & Norem, P.C., alongside the Tomczak Law Group, was proud to sponsor the annual Will & Grundy Counties Building Trades Golf Outing, held on July 27, 2026. This year’s outing brought golfers together across three courses, Inwood Golf Course, Wedgewood Golf Course, and Woodruff Golf Course for a day […]

Supporting Chicagoland’s Union Community, On and Off the Course The Law Offices of Parente & Norem, P.C. was proud to sponsor the second annual Carpenters Local 58 Golf Outing, held on July 25, 2026, at Indian Boundary Golf Course. The event brought together union members, families, friends, and local supporters for a day of golf, […]

  A workplace injury can turn your life upside down in a single moment. One day you’re providing for your family, and the next you’re facing medical appointments, missed paychecks, and an insurance process that feels stacked against you. At The Law Offices of  Parente & Norem, P.C., we’ve dedicated our practice to standing up […]

  A workplace injury can upend your finances and your peace of mind in a single moment. One day you are on the job; the next you are facing medical appointments, lost paychecks, and questions you never expected to ask. The good news is that Illinois law gives injured workers real protections, but those protections […]

  Not every workplace injury happens in a single dramatic moment. For many Illinois workers, the damage builds slowly, one shift, one motion, one lift at a time, until pain that started as a minor annoyance becomes a condition that affects their ability to work and live. These are repetitive stress injuries, and they can […]