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Study Reveals Bus Companies Evade Safety Compliance Via Reincarnation

Posted on July 31, 2009
A recent study revealed that many tractor-trailer and bus companies that had been ordered out of service due to federal safety violations have stayed on the road by 'reincarnating', or using a different name. The violations range from suspended licenses to possible drug use...

UNLIKELY CONSEQUENCE OF HIGH PRICE OF GAS: Motorcycle Crashes on Rise in Chicago Area

Posted on July 29, 2009
According to a seven-county Chicago Sun Times survey, motorcycle crashes are on the rise as many people have turned to motorcycles as an alternative to driving cars. Simply put, motorcycles get good gas mileage and as such provide an economically efficient mode of transportation during these tough times...

Rockord Canadian National train derailment kills one, injures three

Posted on June 20, 2009
Yesterday, in Rockford, a Canadian National train derailed. The freight train had several tank cars which were carrying ethanol, a highly flammable and highly explosive substance. When the Canadian National train derailed, the tank cars carrying the ethanol caught fire and exploded...

Record wrongful death electrocution jury verdict

Posted on June 13, 2009
Last week, jury in South Carolina rendered a $9 million wrongful death verdict, a record for that county. The lawsuit involved a young man who died after being electrocuted by a high voltage line which landed on his driveway. The young man sustained serious electrical burns, but was initially able to respond to medical staff who attempted to care for him...

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Running engines in garage poses carbon monoxide risk to people in the house

Posted on June 11, 2009
Two recent news stories show that it is not safe to leave gas powered equipment running in the garage. This allows carbon monoxide into the house, putting residents of the house at risk for death or serious injuries from carbon monoxide poisoning. In Connecticut, two men suffered carbon monoxide poisoning after they left a generator running in an adjoining garage...

Cta Section 41 Notice Repealed

Posted on June 08, 2009
Claimants and attorneys can breathe a sigh of relief. On Monday, June 1, 2009, Governor Pat Quinn signed Senate Bill 84 (CTA Section 41 Notice Repeal) into law, which repealed in its entirety the Section 41 notice requirement. CTA Section 41 required an injured party to provide notice of any injury and/or accident to the CTA within 6 months of the date of accident...

With some car crashes, there is more than meets the eye

Posted on June 07, 2009
Not every car crash requires the help of a personal injury lawyer. Coming from an Illinois personal injury attorney that may strange, but for some car accidents, especially those with soft tissue injuries, the car accident victim may come out ahead economically by dealing directly with the insurance company without the assistance of a lawyer because the lawyer may not add enough to the settlement to justify the fees and costs incurred...

Class Action Lawsuits

Posted on May 21, 2009
We hear about class action lawsuits all the time. Victoria's Secret. Vioxx. The list goes on… Most recently in Illinois, a class action lawsuit has been filed against the Village of Crestwood in regards to its supplying contaminated drinking water to its residents...

Village of Crestwood Supplies Contaminated Water to Residents

Posted on May 20, 2009
A Chicago Tribune investigation revealed that for more than 20 years, residents of Crestwood, Illinois, have been unknowingly drinking contaminated tap water. The water was contaminated with toxic chemicals linked to cancer and other health problems. At least 22 years ago, state environmental officials advised Crestwood village officials that dangerous chemicals related to a dry-cleaning solvent had contaminated water in a certain well...

South Side Crash leads to death, injury for pedestrians

Posted on April 06, 2009
A Northwestern Memorial Hospital manager was killed and a 7-year-old boy was severely injured on Saturday morning at Ashland Avenue and 95th Street after two vehicles collided near the intersection. The driver of one vehicle was cited with failure to yield on a left-hand turn...

Mentally Ill Patients Pose Danger to Elderly Nursing Home Residents

Posted on March 24, 2009
There has been a significant increase in the number of mentally ill patients residing in nursing homes. And, mixing frail elderly with younger and stronger mentally ill patients in nursing homes has resulted in violence throughout the country. Nearly 125,000 young and middle-aged adults with serious mental illness lived in U...

Illinois Dram Shop Law And 2009 Liability Limits

Posted on March 03, 2009

Safety Issues Lead CTA to Sideline Accordion-Style Buses

Posted on February 20, 2009
The CTA removed nearly 200 of the 60-foot-long buses from service on Thursday as a precaution after serious cracks were found in one vehicle’s chassis. The articulated buses can carry up to about 125 passengers—61 people seated and 64 standing...

Local Nursing Homes Fall Short in Government Ratings

Posted on February 10, 2009
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) created a Five-Star Quality Rating System to help consumers, families and caregivers to compare nursing homes with greater ease. Nursing homes receive an overall rating between 1 and 5 stars a separate rating in the areas of health inspections, staffing, and quality measures...

Three-vehicle Auto Accident in Sugar Grove

Posted on February 09, 2009
Just before 7 a.m. this morning, three vehicles were involved in an automobile accident that left three people, all drivers, seriously hurt. The accident took place along Illinois 47 just north of Jericho road. A two-mile stretch of the road was shut down as a result of the crash...

Allstate reports consumers reducing coverage

Posted on January 30, 2009
With tough economic times all around, Allstate Insurance Company announced that many consumers are reducing the amount of automobile liability insurance coverage they are obtaining. Of course, with many consumers reducing the amount of coverage they buy, one also suspects that many are simply doing without, even in the face of Illinois' mandatory automobile insurance law...

Possible Criminal Violations at Peanut Corp. of America Plant

Posted on January 28, 2009
There are more troubles for the Peanut Corp. of America plant linked to the recent salmonella outbreak. Not only has the plant been shut down and workers have been laid off, but now officials have called for a federal probe regarding possible criminal violations at the Blakely, Ga...

Staph Infections on the Rise in Kids: Wash Hands Frequently

Posted on January 22, 2009
A new national study, published in the Archives of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, found that the incidence of such infections as ear, nose, and throat, blamed on methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) grew by 16 percent from 2001-2006...

Peanut Butter Recall List Expands

Posted on January 21, 2009
More than 125 products have been recalled in the recent salmonella/peanuts investigation. All products were made with peanut butter or paste at a Peanut Corp. of America plant. The Blakely, Ga., plant has suspended production. According to investigators, tests have found salmonella at the plant...

Salmonella Outbreak: FDA says avoid foods with peanut butter

Posted on January 19, 2009
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is urging the public to avoid eating foods that contain peanut butter until more is learned about the recent deadly salmonella outbreak. According to the FDA, most peanut butter sold in jars at supermarkets seems to be safe, and there is no indication that major national name-brand jars are linked to the recall...

Saefty Group Advocates Total Ban on Cell Phone Use While Driving

Posted on January 16, 2009
The National Safety Council is the first major national safety group to call for a total ban on using cell phones while driving, including hand-held and hands-free cell phones. The group also says businesses should prohibit employees from using cell phones while driving on the on the job...

CDC releases report on Great Lakes pollution, health risk connection

Posted on January 14, 2009
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a report Tuesday that there is not enough evidence to connect industrial dumping contamination throughout the Great Lakes to specific health threats. Last year, a draft version of the same report was leaked to the press...

Buyer Beware: Dangerous Toys for Children

Posted on November 24, 2008
It’s officially the holiday shopping season, and Black Friday is just around the corner. If you have any intention of shopping for children’s toys this year, however, you should read the below information regarding some potentially dangerous toys on the market...

CTA Bus Accident near St. Ignatius College Prep

Posted on November 20, 2008
A westbound No. 12 Roosevelt bus collided with two vehicles Tuesday morning on the Near West side. The accident took place at West Roosevelt Road and South Blue Island Avenue, just outside Saint Ignatius College Prep. Preliminary reports indicated that the bus was stopped at an intersection when it was struck by a car...

Mundelein Car Crash

Posted on November 20, 2008
A car collided with a gravel truck in Mundelein on Wednesday morning, resulting in serious injuries to the female driver. The accident took place at Route 83 and Hawley Street. The woman was taken to Advocate Lutheran General Hospital in Park Ridge. No one else was injured...

8 People Hurt in Northwest Side Ambulance Crash

Posted on October 31, 2008
The crash took place about 9:10 a.m. at Addison Street and Menard Avenue near Our Lady of Resurrection Medical Center on Chicago’s Northwest side. The ambulance was en route with two patients to Our Lady of Resurrection. According to police, preliminary reports indicated that the ambulance was eastbound on Addison when it was hit by a vehicle southbound on Menard, which vehicle then flipped over and slid into a vehicle headed northbound on Menard...

River North Scaffolding Collapse

Posted on October 28, 2008
A scaffolding collapse in River North resulted in serious injuries to two construction workers. The collapse happened in the 300 block of West Ohio Street on Monday morning. According to authorities, something apparently broke, which caused the scaffolding to collapse against a building...

LaSalle County School Bus Crash

Posted on October 21, 2008
A school bus and a pickup truck collided this morning in unincorporated LaSalle County. The accident took place northwest of Sheridan at North 42nd Road and Hoxsey. After the vehicles collided, the bus, which was transporting 21 students, rolled over...

Chicago-area grocery store tested for Legionnaires' bacteria

Posted on October 21, 2008
Six cases of Legionnaires’ disease have been reported recently: five people in Tinley Park and one person in Orland Park. All people have been successfully treated and released from hospitals. Three of those persons who contracted the disease reported shopping at EuroFresh Market, a Tinley Park grocery store located at 1600 Harlem Avenue...

2 Motorcyclists Killed in I-80 Accident

Posted on October 09, 2008
Back to back accidents resulted in 2 motorcyclist deaths on I-80 early this morning. The accidents took place just west of Larkin Avenue in Joliet. About 2:25 a.m., a motorcycle with 2 riders crashed into the rear of a semi truck. Immediately after that, a second motorcycle crashed into the first wreck’s debris...

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