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Personal injury in Illinois: market data
What public records say about the market for personal injury in Illinois: how much demand the courts and agencies count, how many law offices serve it, how many people need help in Spanish, and the ad rules that apply. Every number links to the record it comes from.
Demand: what courts and agencies count
Counts of filings, crashes, complaints and enforcement in the records each agency keeps. A count shows where problems were recorded, not how many people will hire a lawyer.
| Measure | Value | Period | Place | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fatal crashes with an alcohol-impaired driver | 307 crashes | 2024 | Illinois state | fatal-crashes v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23733739 record fatal-crashes:17 · status P · checked 2026-10-27 |
| Fatal crashes killing a bicyclist | 37 crashes | 2024 | Illinois state | fatal-crashes v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23733739 record fatal-crashes:17 · status P · checked 2026-10-27 |
| Fatal crashes | 1,085 crashes | 2024 | Illinois state | fatal-crashes v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23733739 record fatal-crashes:17 · status P · checked 2026-10-27 |
| People killed in crashes | 1,177 deaths | 2024 | Illinois state | fatal-crashes v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23733739 record fatal-crashes:17 · status P · checked 2026-10-27 |
| Fatal crashes involving a large truck | 132 crashes | 2024 | Illinois state | fatal-crashes v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23733739 record fatal-crashes:17 · status P · checked 2026-10-27 |
| Fatal motorcycle crashes | 148 crashes | 2024 | Illinois state | fatal-crashes v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23733739 record fatal-crashes:17 · status P · checked 2026-10-27 |
| Fatal crashes killing a pedestrian | 209 crashes | 2024 | Illinois state | fatal-crashes v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23733739 record fatal-crashes:17 · status P · checked 2026-10-27 |
| Federal civil cases filed by county of the plaintiff: personal injury | 810 cases filed, fiscal year | FY2025 | Illinois state | federal-filings-county v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23750628 record federal-filings-county:IL · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Workers who commute by car, truck or van | 4,531,664 ±12,855 workers age 16+ | 2020-2024 | Illinois state | legal-need v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23741886 record legal-need-il · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Truck and bus crashes reported to FMCSA | 6,385 crashes | 2025 | Illinois state | truck-crashes v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23743677 record truck-crashes:IL · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Deaths in truck and bus crashes | 144 deaths | 2025 | Illinois state | truck-crashes v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23743677 record truck-crashes:IL · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Truck and bus crashes with an injury | 2,384 crashes | 2025 | Illinois state | truck-crashes v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23743677 record truck-crashes:IL · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
| OSHA fatality or catastrophe inspections | 28 inspections | FY2025 | Illinois state | wage-enforcement v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23744226 record wage-enforcement:IL · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
| OSHA inspections | 2,652 inspections | FY2025 | Illinois state | wage-enforcement v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23744226 record wage-enforcement:IL · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Federal civil filings: private Federal Employers Liability Act (railroad workers) | 0 cases filed, 12 months | 12 months ending 2026-06-30 | Central District of Illinois federal district | civil-filings v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23720009 record cf-ilc-priv-fela · status P · checked 2026-10-27 |
| Federal civil filings: private marine personal injury | 0 cases filed, 12 months | 12 months ending 2026-06-30 | Central District of Illinois federal district | civil-filings v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23720009 record cf-ilc-priv-marine-pi · status P · checked 2026-10-27 |
| Federal civil filings: private motor vehicle personal injury | 14 cases filed, 12 months | 12 months ending 2026-06-30 | Central District of Illinois federal district | civil-filings v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23720009 record cf-ilc-priv-motor-vehicle-pi · status P · checked 2026-10-27 |
| Federal civil filings: private other personal injury (includes product liability, drug and device cases) | 51 cases filed, 12 months | 12 months ending 2026-06-30 | Central District of Illinois federal district | civil-filings v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23720009 record cf-ilc-priv-other-pi · status P · checked 2026-10-27 |
| Federal civil cases filed: personal injury | 160 cases filed, three fiscal years | FY2023-2025 | Central District of Illinois federal district | idb-civil v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23739969 record idb-ilc-personal-injury · status P · checked 2026-10-27 |
| Federal civil filings: private Federal Employers Liability Act (railroad workers) | 3 cases filed, 12 months | 12 months ending 2026-06-30 | Northern District of Illinois federal district | civil-filings v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23720009 record cf-iln-priv-fela · status P · checked 2026-10-27 |
| Federal civil filings: private marine personal injury | 3 cases filed, 12 months | 12 months ending 2026-06-30 | Northern District of Illinois federal district | civil-filings v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23720009 record cf-iln-priv-marine-pi · status P · checked 2026-10-27 |
| Federal civil filings: private motor vehicle personal injury | 122 cases filed, 12 months | 12 months ending 2026-06-30 | Northern District of Illinois federal district | civil-filings v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23720009 record cf-iln-priv-motor-vehicle-pi · status P · checked 2026-10-27 |
| Federal civil filings: private other personal injury (includes product liability, drug and device cases) | 4,004 cases filed, 12 months | 12 months ending 2026-06-30 | Northern District of Illinois federal district | civil-filings v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23720009 record cf-iln-priv-other-pi · status P · checked 2026-10-27 |
| Federal civil cases filed: personal injury | 1,984 cases filed, three fiscal years | FY2023-2025 | Northern District of Illinois federal district | idb-civil v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23739969 record idb-iln-personal-injury · status P · checked 2026-10-27 |
| Federal civil filings: private Federal Employers Liability Act (railroad workers) | 0 cases filed, 12 months | 12 months ending 2026-06-30 | Southern District of Illinois federal district | civil-filings v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23720009 record cf-ils-priv-fela · status P · checked 2026-10-27 |
| Federal civil filings: private marine personal injury | 4 cases filed, 12 months | 12 months ending 2026-06-30 | Southern District of Illinois federal district | civil-filings v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23720009 record cf-ils-priv-marine-pi · status P · checked 2026-10-27 |
| Federal civil filings: private motor vehicle personal injury | 44 cases filed, 12 months | 12 months ending 2026-06-30 | Southern District of Illinois federal district | civil-filings v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23720009 record cf-ils-priv-motor-vehicle-pi · status P · checked 2026-10-27 |
| Federal civil filings: private other personal injury (includes product liability, drug and device cases) | 617 cases filed, 12 months | 12 months ending 2026-06-30 | Southern District of Illinois federal district | civil-filings v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23720009 record cf-ils-priv-other-pi · status P · checked 2026-10-27 |
| Federal civil cases filed: personal injury | 305 cases filed, three fiscal years | FY2023-2025 | Southern District of Illinois federal district | idb-civil v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23739969 record idb-ils-personal-injury · status P · checked 2026-10-27 |
Rising or falling
The change between the last two periods each source publishes. No threshold and no smoothing.
| Measure | Before | Latest | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fatal crashes with an alcohol-impaired driver Illinois · record fatal-crashes:17 | 358 2023 | 307 2024 | falling (-14.2%) |
| Fatal crashes killing a bicyclist Illinois · record fatal-crashes:17 | 42 2023 | 37 2024 | falling (-11.9%) |
| Fatal crashes Illinois · record fatal-crashes:17 | 1,143 2023 | 1,085 2024 | falling (-5.1%) |
| People killed in crashes Illinois · record fatal-crashes:17 | 1,241 2023 | 1,177 2024 | falling (-5.2%) |
| Fatal crashes involving a large truck Illinois · record fatal-crashes:17 | 171 2023 | 132 2024 | falling (-22.8%) |
| Fatal motorcycle crashes Illinois · record fatal-crashes:17 | 165 2023 | 148 2024 | falling (-10.3%) |
| Fatal crashes killing a pedestrian Illinois · record fatal-crashes:17 | 199 2023 | 209 2024 | rising (+5%) |
| Federal civil cases filed by county of the plaintiff: personal injury Illinois · record federal-filings-county:IL | 1,002 FY2024 | 810 FY2025 | falling (-19.2%) |
| Truck and bus crashes reported to FMCSA Illinois · record truck-crashes:IL | 7,493 2024 | 6,385 2025 | falling (-14.8%) |
| Deaths in truck and bus crashes Illinois · record truck-crashes:IL | 172 2024 | 144 2025 | falling (-16.3%) |
| Truck and bus crashes with an injury Illinois · record truck-crashes:IL | 2,864 2024 | 2,384 2025 | falling (-16.8%) |
| OSHA fatality or catastrophe inspections Illinois · record wage-enforcement:IL | 62 FY2024 | 28 FY2025 | falling (-54.8%) |
Lawyer supply
How many law offices and lawyers the federal statistics count here.
| Measure | Value | Period | Place | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New lawyers admitted | 3,223 lawyers a year | 2025 | Illinois state | bar-pipeline v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23721443 record il-bar-pipeline · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Counties under 1 law office per 10,000 residents | 13 counties | 2026-Q1 | Illinois state | deserts v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23721430 record deserts-17 · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Counties with no law office | 6 counties | 2026-Q1 | Illinois state | deserts v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23721430 record deserts-17 · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Residents living in those low-office counties | 1.6 percent of residents | 2026-Q1 | Illinois state | deserts v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23721430 record deserts-17 · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Employer law firms | 6,887 firms | 2022 | Illinois state | law-firm-economy v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23739997 record lfe-il-all · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Receipts of employer law firms | 21,410,276,000 US dollars | 2022 | Illinois state | law-firm-economy v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23739997 record lfe-il-all · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Law offices per 10,000 residents | 5.84 per 10,000 residents | 2026-Q1 | Illinois state | law-offices v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23721415 record law-offices-17 · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Self-employed lawyers (nonemployer firms) | 10,617 firms | latest Nonemployer Statistics year | Illinois state | law-offices v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23721415 record law-offices-17 · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Private law offices | 7,427 establishments | 2026-Q1 | Illinois state | law-offices v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23721415 record law-offices-17 · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Lawyers employed (wage-earning, BLS OEWS) | 33,590 jobs | May 2025 | Illinois state | lawyer-wages v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23734840 record lawyer-wages:IL:231011:2025 · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Median annual wage of employed lawyers | 160,800 US dollars a year | May 2025 | Illinois state | lawyer-wages v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23734840 record lawyer-wages:IL:231011:2025 · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
Counties with the most demand per law office
Of the 25 counties in Illinois with the most fatal crashes, the ten with the most per private law office. Both counts are shown with their records.
| County | Demand | Law offices | Per office |
|---|---|---|---|
| Randolph County, IL | 10 record fatal-crashes:17157 | 7 record law-offices-17157 | 1.43 |
| Kankakee County, IL | 19 record fatal-crashes:17091 | 18 record law-offices-17091 | 1.06 |
| Coles County, IL | 10 record fatal-crashes:17029 | 13 record law-offices-17029 | 0.77 |
| LaSalle County, IL | 27 record fatal-crashes:17099 | 37 record law-offices-17099 | 0.73 |
| Jefferson County, IL | 9 record fatal-crashes:17081 | 14 record law-offices-17081 | 0.64 |
| Tazewell County, IL | 16 record fatal-crashes:17179 | 26 record law-offices-17179 | 0.62 |
| Jackson County, IL | 13 record fatal-crashes:17077 | 21 record law-offices-17077 | 0.62 |
| Grundy County, IL | 9 record fatal-crashes:17063 | 15 record law-offices-17063 | 0.6 |
| Kendall County, IL | 12 record fatal-crashes:17093 | 21 record law-offices-17093 | 0.57 |
| Macon County, IL | 13 record fatal-crashes:17115 | 31 record law-offices-17115 | 0.42 |
Fatal crashes (fatal-crashes v1.0.0, 2024) ÷ Private law offices (law-offices v1.0.0, 2026-Q1). ratio = fatal-crashes.fatal_crashes / law-offices.qcew_estabs, rounded to 2 decimals; ranked highest first, among the 25 units with the most demand. Units with zero supply are listed apart (ratio undefined); units without a published value are listed as missing.
Spanish-language demand
People who speak Spanish and speak English less than very well, and the lawyers who speak Spanish, from the Census Bureau survey (with margins of error).
| Measure | Value | Period | Place | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lawyers who speak Spanish at home (ACS) | 2,478 ±580 lawyers | 2020-2024 | Illinois state | language v1.1.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23656758 record language:state:IL:lawyers-spanish · status P · checked 2026-10-25 |
| Spanish speakers with limited English per Spanish-speaking lawyer | 266 ±62.3 people per lawyer | 2020-2024 | Illinois state | language v1.1.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23656758 record language:state:IL:lep-per-spanish-lawyer · status P · checked 2026-10-25 |
| Spanish speakers with limited English (ACS) | 659,015 ±6,452 people age 5+ | 2020-2024 | Illinois state | language v1.1.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23656758 record language:state:IL:spanish-lep · status P · checked 2026-10-25 |
| Spanish speakers with limited English | 659,015 ±7,481 people age 5+ | 2020-2024 | Illinois state | legal-need v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23741886 record legal-need-il · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
Ad rules that apply
The rules a law firm's ads in Illinois have to meet, summarized from the official texts. The full rules, with quotes, are on the state page.
| Topic | Status | What it says |
|---|---|---|
| Ad filing or review | P primary source | No filing or pre-approval of ads is required by Rules 7.1-7.5. A lawyer who uses an intermediary connecting service (a directory, lead generator or matching service) must do due diligence before joining and while taking part (7.2(c)); comment [8] says initial… official source · rules v1.4.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23750572 · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Required content | P primary source | Every ad must include the name and office address of at least one lawyer or law firm responsible for its content (7.2(a)). A targeted written, recorded or electronic solicitation must carry the words 'advertising material' on the outside envelope and at the… official source · rules v1.4.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23750572 · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Waiting periods for contact | P primary source | The rules set no waiting period after an accident or injury. In-person, live telephone and real-time electronic solicitation for pay is banned with exceptions (7.3(a)). official source · rules v1.4.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23750572 · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Claims and results | P primary source | A lawyer may not make a false or misleading communication (7.1). The Illinois Supreme Court does not recognize certifications of specialties (7.4(b)). official source · rules v1.4.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23750572 · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Paying for referrals | P primary source | A lawyer may not give anything of value for recommending the lawyer's services, except ad costs, a practice sale, and non-exclusive reciprocal referral agreements where the client is told (7.2(b)). official source · rules v1.4.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23750572 · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Call recording | P primary source | Illinois makes it eavesdropping to record a private conversation, including one's own, in a surreptitious manner unless all other parties to the conversation consent. official source · rules v1.4.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23750572 · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Texting | P primary source | Illinois' Automatic Telephone Dialers Act bars playing a prerecorded message placed by an autodialer without the called party's consent. official source · rules v1.4.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23750572 · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Ad filing or review | P primary source | Illinois: no filing or review of lawyer ads is required. official source · filing v1.2.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23721409 · checked 2026-10-25 |
| Paying for referrals | P primary source | Lawyers in different firms may split a fee in proportion to the services each performs, or, if one lawyer's main service is referring the client, if each lawyer assumes joint financial responsibility; the total fee must be reasonable. official source · referral v1.1.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23747113 · checked 2026-10-27 |
| Limitation period | P primary source | Illinois, personal injury: 2 years, under 735 ILCS 5/13-202, as read in the official code on 2026-10-28. official source · limitations v1.1.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23743673 · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Limitation period | P primary source | Illinois, wrongful death: 2 years, under 740 ILCS 180/2(d), as read in the official code on 2026-10-28. official source · limitations v1.1.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23743673 · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Limitation period | P primary source | Illinois, property damage: 5 years, under 735 ILCS 5/13-205, as read in the official code on 2026-10-28. official source · limitations v1.1.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23743673 · checked 2026-10-28 |
Prices and pay (national)
| Measure | Value | Period | Place | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jobs in legal services (seasonally adjusted) | 1,249 thousand jobs | 2026-09 | United States United States | legal-prices v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23734854 record legal-prices:CES6054110001:2026-09 · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
| CPI-U: legal services | 230 index | 2026-09 | United States United States | legal-prices v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23734854 record legal-prices:CUUR0000SEGC01:2026-09 · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
| PPI: offices of lawyers | 338 index | 2026-09 | United States United States | legal-prices v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23734854 record legal-prices:PCU541110541110:2026-09 · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
| PPI: civil negligence legal services | 257 index | 2026-09 | United States United States | legal-prices v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23734854 record legal-prices:PCU5411105411103:2026-09 · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
Probative benchmarks, 2025–2026
Our own marketing benchmarks for this practice: aggregated, rounded, and small groups suppressed.
| Measure | Value | Period | Place | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Probative benchmarks, 2025–2026: Injury cases: average cost per search-ad click | $50–75 USD (band) | 2025–2026 | United States United States | benchmarks v4.0.1 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23735849 record search-click-costs-1 · status P · checked 2026-10-26 |
What is missing
Datasets linked to this practice that have no figure here, and values the source withholds. We never fill these in.
- state-courts (demand): the dataset has no records for Illinois (it covers other places)
- ca-courts (demand): the dataset has no records for Illinois (it covers other places)
- findings (demand): the dataset has no records for Illinois (it covers other places)
- findings (supply): the dataset has no records for Illinois (it covers other places)
- firm-web-census (supply): the dataset has no records for Illinois (it covers other places)
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Cite as: Probative Growth, The new-lawyer pipeline by jurisdiction: bar exam pass rates and new admissions, 2025 v1.0.0 (doi:10.5281/zenodo.23721443); Probative benchmarks, 2025–2026 v4.0.1 (doi:10.5281/zenodo.23735849); Federal civil filings by nature of suit and district, 12-month periods since 2018 v1.0.0 (doi:10.5281/zenodo.23720009); Legal deserts: law offices and lawyers per resident in every U.S. county v1.0.0 (doi:10.5281/zenodo.23721430); Fatal crashes by county and type: trucks, motorcycles, pedestrians and bicyclists, NHTSA FARS 2019 to 2024 v1.0.0 (doi:10.5281/zenodo.23733739); Federal civil cases filed, by county of the plaintiff's residence, case type and year (Federal Judicial Center) v1.0.0 (doi:10.5281/zenodo.23750628); How long federal civil cases take: outcomes, class actions and pro se share by district, nature of suit and year v1.0.0 (doi:10.5281/zenodo.23739969); Spanish-speaking demand vs Spanish-speaking lawyer supply, by state and metro v1.1.0 (doi:10.5281/zenodo.23656758); Law firm size, solos and receipts, by state: Census SUSB 2022, Nonemployer Statistics 2024 and Economic Census 2022 v1.0.0 (doi:10.5281/zenodo.23739997); Law offices, jobs and pay by county, with solo-practice counts: BLS QCEW, Census CBP and Nonemployer Statistics v1.0.0 (doi:10.5281/zenodo.23721415); Lawyer, paralegal and legal-staff pay by state and metro (BLS OEWS) v1.0.0 (doi:10.5281/zenodo.23734840); Legal need by county: who may need a lawyer, from the American Community Survey v1.0.0 (doi:10.5281/zenodo.23741886); Legal-services prices and jobs, monthly (BLS CPI, PPI and CES) v1.0.0 (doi:10.5281/zenodo.23734854); Truck and bus crashes by county, state and year (FMCSA crash file) v1.0.0 (doi:10.5281/zenodo.23743677); Wage-and-hour and OSHA enforcement by county, state, act and industry (U.S. Department of Labor) v1.0.0 (doi:10.5281/zenodo.23744226); CC BY 4.0. https://probativegrowth.com/markets/illinois/personal-injury/
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