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Three Chicago Police Officers Injured In Collision

A Greater Grand Crossing neighborhood car accident resulted in the hospitalization of three Chicago police officers. The accident happened yesterday around 2:30 a.m. when the officers attempted to pull over a car at Anthony Avenue and 69th Street. CBS Chicago reports that the officers pulled the car over for having no working taillights. When the officers approached the car they noticed that the steering column was peeled, which is an indication of a stolen car. The driver took off, and a chase...

Crane Operator Recovering After Brain Injury At Worksite

Crane accidents can result in some of the most serious construction site injuries. As with any large piece of equipment, crane accidents present both crushing and collapse injuries that can disable or kill a worker. One possible consequence of a crane injury is traumatic brain damage. The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel recently reported on the recovery that one construction worker is undergoing after suffering a traumatic brain injury (TBI) in a construction accident. His injury is similar to brain injuries that...

Drunk Motorist Drives SUV Off Harlem Ave Overpass

A Chicago woman was arrested after being found wandering in the cold after a fatal drunk driving car accident. The Chicago Tribune reports that the woman was involved in a fatal suburban accident that occurred at the border of Lyons and Summit. Authorities say that the 44-year-old woman drove her SUV off of the Harlem Avenue overpass in Lyons. The SUV plunged 50 feet to Canal Bank Drive in Summit, killing two passengers. The deceased passengers were a 37-year-old Berwyn...

Worker Dies In Scaffolding Fall In Corn Sweetener Plant

The Occupational Health and Safety Administration is investigating the tragic death of a worker in Decatur. The man reportedly fell from a collapsing scaffold while cleaning the inside of a tank at the Archer Daniels Midland Company plant, which is a corn sweetening facility. Rescuers were sent to the plant at about 2:30 p.m., and the 31-year-old contractor was found to be in a confined space. He wasn't removed from the space until 5 p.m., and shortly afterward he was...

Triumph Motorcycles Recalled Due To Defective Wheels

Triumph Motorcycles America, LTD is recalling some of its motorcycles due to a potential product defect. The company says that the wheels in two of its motorcycles were assembled using bearings of an unknown quality. Wheel bearings of a substandard quality could fail prematurely and cause a motorcyclist to be severely injured in a traffic accident. Triumph has no evidence that the recalled bearing fitted is inferior to that required by Triumph, the company told the NHTSA in its recall...

REPORT: Forbes Debates Medical Malpractice GWC News Blog

A recent report in Forbes Magazine has renewed the debate regarding medical malpractice reform in the United States. The amount of time that a physician spends with open malpractice claims varies dramatically between specialties according to researchers. Doctors in Illinois and around the country face a medical malpractice lawsuit about every 7 years. Neurosurgeons spend on average 131 months of 40-year careers fighting malpractice claims whereas psychiatrists spend about 16 months of their careers with open claims. Forbes reports that...

West 31st St Accident Kills Three Chicago Auto Accident

Three people died on Tuesday in a Southwest Side Chicago car accident. Authorities say that the crash happened around 8:30 p.m. by the intersection of West 31st Street and South Western Avenue. The victims were ages 40, 46 and 57 and all died at Mount Sinai Hospital. Photos of the car accident show a red Jeep which landed upside down. Investigators say that the car may have hit a pole before overturning. It is unclear whether inclement weather or alcohol...

Electrical Accident Leaves O’Fallon Worker In Critical Condition

As of Feb. 2, a 35-year-old man from OFallon was still being treated after a serious electrical accident that happened on Jan. 23. He was working in Maryville at the time of the accident, and his condition remains critical. An electrical wire reportedly fell on the mans vehicle while he was working at an intersection in Maryville. The citys police chief said that Southwestern Electric owns the power line, and apparently someone from the company made the emergency call. When...

Medical Condition Blamed For Collision

Officials are blaming a recent Park Ridge school bus accident on an elderly bus driver's medical condition. The Chicago Tribune reports that a 77-year-old Wheeling woman was driving the 71-passenger bus on Oakton Street Tuesday afternoon when she lost control and left a trail of destruction over a mile long. The incident sent the bus driver and four others to the hospital. The bus driver was on her way to pick up students from a nearby high school when she...