Enter your details below to estimate what your personal injury claim in Illinois may be worth — incorporating local Illinois negligence laws, statutes of limitations, and damage caps.
If you were injured in Illinois (in cities like Chicago, Aurora, Rockford, Joliet), your claim is governed by local statutes and fault rules:
This estimator uses the standard "Multiplier Method" used by insurance adjusters and personal injury attorneys. We take your hard economic losses (medical bills and lost wages) and multiply them by a factor of 1.5 to 5 based on the severity of your injury and the clarity of liability.
Under Illinois law, the statute of limitations for personal injury claims is 2 years. If you do not file a lawsuit within this time period, you will lose your right to seek compensation.
Illinois uses a 51% modified comparative negligence standard. You can recover if your liability is 50% or less, with recovery reduced by your fault share.
Illinois has no statutory caps on compensatory damages in personal injury cases. Caps on medical malpractice damages were declared unconstitutional by the Illinois Supreme Court.