A growing controversy is swirling around the naming of a span of I-70 that connects Illinois and Missouri in the St. Louis area. Illinois Senator Dick Durbin recently announced proposed legislation to name the Interstate 70 bridge after baseball star Stan Musial, but many believe that the bridge should be named after a carpenter who>> Read More

An Elk Grove Village-based contractor was recently cited by federal officials for exposing its workers to serious construction site injuries. OSHA officials say that Mike Neri Sewer & Water Contractor Inc. exposed its workers to cave-in hazards at a Des Plaines construction site. “This is not the first time this contractor has exposed vulnerable workers>> Read More

Federal investigators have found that the death of an Illinois construction worker was due to lax safety procedures at a mine construction site. A report issued by the Mine Safety and Health Administration says that the fatal construction accident happened on May 15, 2012 when the worker was knocked over by an overloaded hose. The>> Read More

As the snow begins to thaw in Illinois roadside construction projects will slowly get underway. Although pothole repair and bridge work are an annual occurrence, many drivers will still fail to drive responsibly in construction zones. Irresponsible driving behaviors are a primary contributing factor to the large number of construction zone crashes which occur in>> Read More

A Wonder Lake roofing company was recently fined by federal officials for exposing its workers to serious construction site fall injuries. Regulators from the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration are proposing more than $87,000 in fines against Zamastil Exteriors arising out of safety violations found during two worksite inspections. “When working>> Read More

An $8,000,000 settlement was reached in a mild traumatic brain/vascular injury case in Boulder, Colorado by two trial lawyers from Chicago’s largest personal injury law firm,GWC! This settlement includes an apportionment of $400,000 for spousal loss of consortium and $100,000 for a minor son’s leg fracture and exceeds the largest reported verdict in Colorado ever,>> Read More

A Cook County jury deliberated yesterday until 5:00 P.M. after a three-and-a-half day trial and awarded the Estate of Hawa Sissoko $5 million for her tragic death on May 30, 2007. The trial centered around a high-speed collision involving this young woman who was standing in the middle of the right driving lane on Indiana Toll>> Read More