CTA trains

Fourteen Injured as CTA Trains Collide on Chicago’s North Side

The CTA’s Brown and Purple Line services were halted in the early morning after two CTA trains collided on Chicago’s North Side. Fourteen Taken to Hospital After CTA Trains Collide On Sept. 24, 2019, at approximately 9:15 a.m., a southbound Brown Line train collided with a southbound Purple Line train north of the Sedgwick station>> Read More

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GWC Obtains $475,000.00 Settlement in Vaping Injury Case

The health risks associated with vaping are in the news lately, with as many as seven e-cigarette users dying from lung conditions in recent weeks. But another vaping danger comes from the propensity of the devices’ batteries to catch fire and injure their users, as was the case with a GWC client for whom attorneys Louis>> Read More

Legionnaires' Disease

At Least Fourteen Legionnaires’ Disease Cases Confirmed in Batavia

Illinois health officials have confirmed two more cases of Legionnaires’ disease in Batavia, for a total of at least fourteen active cases in the area, most centered around a senior living community. Fourteen Confirmed Cases Since August Since late August 2019, twelve people have been diagnosed with Legionnaires’ disease at Covenant Living at the Holmstad,>> Read More

Motorcycle Accident

Arrest Made in Fatal Hit-and-Run Motorcycle Accident in Crystal Lake

Police have made an arrest in connection with a fatal hit-and-run motorcycle accident in Crystal Lake, IL. One Dead, One Hospitalized On September 10, 2019, a 53-year-old Crystal Lake woman was driving at the intersection of Virginia Road and Berkshire Drive just after 7:30 p.m. when her vehicle struck a motorcycle carrying two people. The>> Read More

GWC Obtains Nearly $1 Million for HVAC Technician in Truck Accident

GWC attorney Bennett J. Baker has obtained a settlement worth more than $987,000.00 for an HVAC technician who was injured in a truck accident in Frankfort, IL. Serious Injuries, Loss of Profession for HVAC Technician In December 2017, Mr. Baker’s client was operating his sedan southbound on LaGrange Road, approaching its intersection with Laraway Road,>> Read More

Sterigenics

Deal to Reopen Sterigenics Approved by DuPage County Judge

A DuPage County judge has approved a deal between Sterigenics and the State of Illinois to reopen one of the company’s Willowbrook buildings. Deal Clears Way for Sterigenics to Reopen in Willowbrook On September 6, 2019, DuPage County Circuit Judge Paul M. Fullerton approved a deal that Sterigenics had made with Illinois Attorney General Kwame>> Read More

Amazon

How Amazon May Be Avoiding Responsibility for Its Crashes

A recent joint investigation by ProPublica and the New York Times examined how Amazon may be shirking responsibility for crashes caused by its increasingly fast delivery methods. “Free” Delivery with a Hidden Human Cost Amazon has come to dominate e-commerce. According to the most recent estimate, the company accounts for about 37.7 percent of online>> Read More

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