Boeing has agreed to pay over $2.5 billion to settle a federal criminal charge stemming from two 737 MAX airplane crashes that left 346 people dead. Design Flaws and Cover-Up Revealed On October 29, 2018, a 737 MAX-8 jetliner operated by Lion Air in Indonesia crashed into the Java Sea shortly after takeoff from Jakarta’s>> Read More

Mayor Lori Lightfoot is implementing a lower threshold for Chicago speed camera tickets in what she claims is an effort to combat a rise in the city’s traffic deaths. Plan for Chicago Speed Camera Tickets The plan to implement a lower threshold for Chicago speed camera tickets will kick off with a 44-day grace period. Starting>> Read More

Two construction workers were critically injured after a building collapsed in suburban Westmont, IL on Monday afternoon. The accident occurred around 12:30 PM at a new, multi-use building near the intersection of Cass Avenue and Quincy Street. The workers were transferred to Good Samaritan Hospital in Downers Grove for critical, but not life-threatening, injuries. Westmont>> Read More

GWC attorney Harris L. Elliott has obtained a favorable trial award for a union carpenter who was wrongfully denied workers’ compensation benefits after being injured on the job. Union Carpenter Seriously Hurt in Job Site Fall On January 15, 2019, GWC’s client, a 55-year-old union carpenter, arrived at an Indiana job site where he had been employed for>> Read More

A 55-year-old woman has been struck and killed in a Joliet pedestrian accident. Joliet Pedestrian Accident Under Investigation The Joliet pedestrian accident took place at approximately 6:50 a.m. on December 17, 2020, when Maria Dinardo was walking across the intersection of Hammes Avenue and West Jefferson Street. At that time, a vehicle struck Ms. Dinardo,>> Read More

The administrator of the LaSalle Veterans’ Home in downstate Illinois has been dismissed following an investigation into a deadly COVID-19 outbreak at the facility. 32 Dead at LaSalle Veterans’ Home On December 7, 2020, LaSalle Veterans’ Home administrator Angela Mehlbrech was terminated after two reports were released about significant coronavirus safety issues at the facility,>> Read More

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1671246240060{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]An early morning I-57 semi-truck rollover shut down multiple lanes of traffic near 123rd Street and 125th Street on Chicago’s South Side. I-57 Semi-Truck Rollover Blocks Inbound Traffic On December 4, 2020, at approximately 1:20 a.m., a large semi-truck with an attached trailer was traveling on I-57, heading towards downtown Chicago. The>> Read More