Illinois has lately seen its fair share of factory explosions. A couple of weeks ago we wrote about an explosion in Cary, and now an accident at a plant in Pekin has left four workers injured. The explosion happened at an Enviro-Safe Refrigerants plant and is thought to have been caused by a malfunction in>> Read More

Throughout the scope of this blog, we have detailed what seems like countless workplace accidents across a variety of occupations in both Chicago and Illinois more broadly. While there are several safety regulations that should be closely adhered to in most workplaces, particularly those that are a construction or industrial setting, the reality is that>> Read More

CBS Chicago reports that a 71-year-old woman involved in a serious car crash this weekend died four days after the crash. Authorities say that the woman was involved in a North Side crash on Sunday afternoon around 4:25 p.m. The accident happened at the intersection of West Division Street and North Elston Avenue. The driver>> Read More

“The home is gone,” a South Bend woman recently told reporters. The woman said that she was at home with her 6-year-old son with a small twin-engine jet landed in her house. The woman vividly recalled the crash in an interview with the Chicago Tribune. She said that she heard a loud explosion Sunday afternoon>> Read More

A North Chicago police officer has been charged in connection with a fatal drunk driving car accident that happened on Lake Shore Drive last week. Authorities say that the 35-year-old off-duty police officer was drinking to celebrate his birthday when he drove the wrong way on Lake Shore Drive and hit a car carrying two>> Read More

In a recent post we discussed an explosion at a Caterpillar plant that seriously injured a worker. Unfortunately, a similar catastrophe has occurred at another Illinois factory, injuring three workers this time. The workers in the more recent accidents may face the same struggles, both in their physical recovery from burn injuries and their attempts>> Read More

Here are a few things about workplace injuries that employers and their insurance companies dont want to hear: that the full extent of your injuries may not be apparent at first; that you have the right to seek medical treatment from someone other than the company doctor; and that you have the right to deny>> Read More