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On Thursday, October 8,2009, a truck accident occurred by a Northwest Side shopping center leaving a total of three adults and two children injured. The truck apparently struck a parked car and then a tree. It happened just north of the Riverview Plaza Shopping Center. All four of the truck’s…
A Chicago woman who suffered severe brain injuries after being hit by a malfunctioning door in a Rosemont, Illinois Target store has been awarded a $7 million settlement. The Chicago Sun-Times reports that Claire Putman, 81, was entering a Target store at 7000 Mannheim Road on June 21, 2007, when…
Illinois Governor Pat Quinn announced the formation the Nursing Home Safety Task Force in response to a three-part Chicago Tribune investigation of nursing home abuse entitled “Compromised Care”, which reported on cases of alleged serious abuse of elderly and disabled nursing home residents. The Nursing Home Safety Task Force will…
Kelly Holleran from the Madison Record reports that a mother is suing, on behalf of her minor daughter, the driver of the car her daughter was in for driving above the speed limit and for failing to exercise due care. She is also suing for herself as well. The mother…
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) in cooperation with SRAM LLC, of Chicago, Illinois has announced a voluntary recall of SRAM’s 10 Speed Bicycle Chains with PowerLock connector links. According to the CPSC, the recalled PowerLock connector links pose a hazard because they are brittle and can crack, which…
A driver that struck and fatally wounded a five year old girl in Chicago on September 6th was ticketed for the bicycle accident. The five year old was riding her bike on Sacramento Ave when she was struck by a 64 year old woman coming out of an alley and…
A semi truck accident that blocked the northbound lanes on I-55 for more than two hours on Tuesday morning may have been caused by driver fatigue. According to Illinois State Police, the driver of the truck lost control of his vehicle as he was crossing the Des Plaines River bridge…
Illinois Department of Natural Resources Conservation Police officers (CPOs) will be increasing their enforcement efforts on Illinois waters this Labor Day weekend, September 4th through the 7th. Illinois Conservation Police will be watching for boaters operating under the influence of alcohol or drugs. They will also be checking to make…
Product liability is when defective or dangerous products cause serious injury or even death. Thousands of people in the US are injured every year by these. Product Liability Law is different than other forms of injury law and can sometimes make it easier to recover damages. The manufacturer or seller…
Chicago’s Department of Transportation (CDOT) is teaming up with the Chicago Police Department to implement a new nighttime pedestrian accident reduction program. This innovative effort will focus on areas of the city that have had a high number of pedestrian accidents. Analysis of Chicago nighttime pedestrian accident data for 2005-2007…