Year after year, agricultural employers in Illinois put farm workers in danger. According to NPR, at least 498 people have suffocated in grain bins since 1964 and many have just barely escaped death.The case that has gotten the most attention recently is a July 2010 case. In that case, a…
In early March, two explosions and a fire at a paint coatings plant in suburban Cary reportedly injured three people. According to Cary Police Chief Steve Casstevens, an explosion unexpectedly occurred at Fox Valley Systems, Inc. just before 1:30 pm. As local firefighters battled the ensuing flames, a second explosion…
Recently, Cook County commissioners voted to pay $20 million to settle a medical malpractice lawsuit filed against Cook County’s public health system. The lawsuit was brought by a mother after her three-year-old boy sustained irreversible brain damage as a result of a cardiac arrest after surgeons at Stroger Hospital tried…
In March, the Kennedy Elementary School in Chicago Heights was reportedly evacuated following a small fire that was apparently caused by a space heater. According to Anthony Leli, a School District 170 official, the unattended heater caused a chair to ignite unexpectedly inside of the school library. Leli said although…
Recently, the Chicago Tribune reported that the Catholic Diocese of Joliet has turned over personnel files to one of the survivors of sexual abuse that occurred under its watch. These files demonstrate that clergy sexual abuse for this diocese had previously been underreported. Although the shuffling of pedophile priests around…
On March 2, 2013, a seven-year-old boy from Galesburg, Illinois was killed in a horrifying attack by a pit bull named Ghost during a visit to the home of his sibling’s father. Between December-February, Galesburg Animal Control had responded to complaints that the dogs residing at this home were neglected…
District 95 in Suburban Lake Zurich has reportedly settled one of two lawsuits that allege the school board ignored complaints that an award-winning Lake Zurich High School teacher was engaging in inappropriate sexual conduct with teenage boys. In 2010, former English and Drama teacher Ronald D. Culver was criminally charged…
A study recently conducted by Australian researchers claims that tractor-trailer and other long-haul truck drivers who consume caffeinated beverages are much less likely to be involved in a crash than drivers who refrain from ingesting the stimulant. As part of the study, researchers reportedly analyzed recent crash data obtained from…
Northbrook residents like myself were shocked this morning to hear about a deadly collision that occurred last night between a semi truck and an Illinois State Trooper on I-294 at Willow Road that left the state trooper dead. I happen to live within a mile of this accident location, and…
Heart disease is reportedly the number one killer of American adults. An estimated 80 million people across the United States currently suffer from the disease. A number of the nation’s leading cardiologists reportedly believe that many heart disease patients are given too many prescription medications. In addition, some evidence allegedly…