GWC attorney Jacqueline C. Hickey has obtained a settlement for full six-figure insurance policy limits for a grandmother who was injured in a Melrose Park car crash. Serious Injury Sustained in Collision GWC’s client and her grandson were in a vehicle that was at a complete stop on Butterfield Road in anticipation of making a>> Read More

Thousands of Peloton treadmills have been recalled nationwide, following reports of multiple child injuries and at least one death. 125,000 Peloton Treadmills Involved Peloton announced the recall of its treadmills on May 5, 2021. Approximately 125,000 Peloton treadmills are involved in the recall, including both the company’s Tread+ model and its cheaper Tread model, which>> Read More

One man was killed and two others were critically injured in an early morning Evergreen Park rollover crash. Cause of Evergreen Park Rollover Crash Unknown The Evergreen Park rollover crash took place just after 5:00 a.m. on April 27, 2021. At that time, the vehicle in question was traveling southbound near the 9200 block of>> Read More

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited a Naperville warehouse after 23 of its workers came down with COVID-19. Outbreak After Work Luncheon OSHA cited Midwest Warehouse and Distribution Systems Inc. for violating the general duty clause when it failed to take appropriate steps to combat a COVID-19 outbreak last year. In October>> Read More

A report on the deadly LaSalle Veterans’ Home COVID-19 outbreak last year has uncovered widespread mismanagement at Illinois facilities. “Inefficient, Reactive, and Chaotic” The inspector general of the Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS) issued the report on April 16, 2021. The report found that little had been done to devise protocols for preventing or>> Read More

A Naperville four-car accident has claimed the life of a Chicago woman, according to a statement from the Naperville Police Department. Naperville Four-Car Accident at Intersection The fatal Naperville four-car accident took place on the early morning of April 27, 2021. Shortly before 7:45 a.m., 53-year-old Lesly Engel of Chicago was driving a gray 2003>> Read More

An Illinois staph infection bill would create a “rebuttable presumption” to assist some first responders seeking workers’ compensation benefits. Illinois Staph Infection Bill Passes House On April 21, 2021, the Illinois House of Representatives unanimously passed House Bill 3662. The Illinois staph infection bill amends the state’s Workers’ Compensation Act to create a rebuttable presumption>> Read More