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Fatal West Division St Accident Claims Life Of Woman

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 was in critical condition until she died at John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital shortly before 3 p.m. on Wednesday. This is one of many recent...

Aircraft Crashes Into South Bend Homes Accident News

"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 and saw glass and insulation flying everywhere. The woman ran to grab her son from the kitchen, snatched some warm clothing and then ran. Two...

Lake Shore Drive Crash Linked To Chicago Cop

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 men, ages 25 and 27. Relatives of the men say the officer's $500,000 bail was set too low and that the officer received preferential treatment...

OSHA Investigating Illinois Factory Explosion That Injured 3

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 to gain compensation for the costs associated with those injuries. The latest explosion happened Wednesday last week at a paint factory in Cary, about 45...

Norfolk Southern Fined After Firing Injured Chicago Worker

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 treatment immediately after a workplace accident. After all, your injuries may be worse than you initially thought they were. And one major thing that Chicago-area...

Worker Rescued After Naperville Construction Accident

Recently in Naperville, a construction worker had to be rescued from the roof of a new addition to Edward Hospital. The man had fallen while working on the site after he was struck by falling construction material. A news report doesn't give the exact cause of the accident, though the worker was said to have suffered injuries that were not thought to be life-threatening. To rescue the man, first responders had to use a construction crane to lower him from...

DUI Accident Injured Two Chicago Police Officers

Two Chicago police officers were hospitalized over the weekend after being involved in a drunk driving car accident. A 47-year-old Chicago man was allegedly intoxicated when he slammed into an unmarked squad car on Saturday night. The accident happened shortly after 8:30 p.m. at the 7500 block of South Western Avenue in Gresham. The officers and drunk driver were all taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center. The officers' injuries are likely going to be covered under workers' compensation benefits. Workers'...

Report: Suburban Police Accused Of Being Drunk On The Job

A recent investigative report done by NBC Chicago indicates that several suburban Chicago police departments allow their officers to work with substantial amounts of alcohol in their systems. Some suburban Chicago police forces even have alcohol limits written into their employment contracts which forbid agencies from disciplining officers with blood alcohol levels as high as 0.08 percent. Elmwood Park and Oak Park allow officers to work as long as they are below the state definition of legally drunk, or .08...

Southern Illinois Worker Suffers Burn Injuries In Plant Explosion

A workplace explosion in Southern Illinois is under investigation by the State Fire Marshal. One worker was critically injured in the blast, having suffered burn injuries that required his being airlifted to a St. Louis hospital. He was said to be in critical condition as of Feb. 11. The explosion occurred at a Caterpillar manufacturing plant that straddles the county line between Williamson and Saline counties. At the time of the blast, the worker was in a paint booth. According...