cta train derailment

CTA Train Derailment in Bronzeville Sends Seven to Area Hospitals

A partial CTA train derailment in Chicago’s Bronzeville neighborhood sent seven passengers to area hospitals. CTA Train Derailment Near 47th Street Station The CTA train derailment took place at around 11:05 a.m. on June 6, 2019. There were thirty people heading southbound on the “L” train when it partially derailed north of the 47th Street>> Read More

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New York Times Reports on Trump Administration’s “War on Worker Rights”

A recent New York Times editorial argues that, despite Donald Trump having run for office as “a champion of American workers and a friend of labor unions,” the Trump administration has consistently favored the interests of employers over the rights of workers. Trump Administration Limiting Wages, Overtime Eligibility In its policies and actions related to>> Read More

GWC Obtains Settlement Worth Over $2.7 Million for Union Sheet Metal Worker

GWC Partner Michael D. Fisher has obtained a settlement worth more than $2.7 million for a union sheet metal worker and his wife for serious injuries he sustained at an unsafe construction site. Client Ordered to Carry 75 Pounds Across Muddy Path Mr. Fisher’s client had been a union sheet metal worker and proud member>> Read More

ethylene oxide testing

Ethylene Oxide Testing for Lake County to Be Included in EPA Funding Bill

A United States congressman has helped to secure $5.6 million to support ethylene oxide testing in Lake County and other affected areas in a proposed Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) funding bill. The cancer-causing gas has historically been emitted at high levels by at least two Lake County facilities, as well as Sterigenics in Willowbrook, IL. EPA>> Read More

United Airlines

Boeing Lawsuit Filed on Behalf of Passenger in Ethiopian Airlines Crash

The estate of a passenger killed in a recent Ethiopian Airlines crash has filed a lawsuit against Boeing, the airplane’s manufacturer, with the Boeing lawsuit alleging the company knowingly built a dangerous aircraft. Boeing Jet Crashed Six Minutes After Takeoff On March 10, 2019, Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302, a scheduled international passenger flight from Addis>> Read More

CTA Bus Crash

CTA Bus Crash Injures Eleven in Back of the Yards Neighborhood

Eleven people have been injured in a CTA bus crash in Chicago’s Back of the Yards neighborhood. The bus had collided with a sports utility vehicle in an incident that remains under police investigation. Cause of CTA Bus Crash Under Investigation On May 21, 2019, at approximately 6:30 a.m., a CTA bus collided with a>> Read More

Beach Park Chemical Spill

Beach Park Chemical Spill Prompts Door-to-Door CDC Survey

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently conducted a door-to-door survey of Northern Illinois residents about last month’s Beach Park chemical spill. Testing to determine the environmental impact of the spill remains ongoing. Survey Examines Emergency Response, Health Outcomes The CDC conducted the door-to-survey over Mother’s Day weekend. On May 11, canvassers for the>> Read More

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