The report of a recent crash involving five vehicles in Illinois states that one man has been pronounced dead from his injuries. The truck crash involved a semi-truck, a sports utility vehicle and other vehicles. The 74-year-old victim was a passenger in the SUV...
Most of us are familiar with the rules of baseball. In baseball a batter gets three attempts to swing and connect with a ball before being considered out. A recent story about the Chicago Transit Authority reveals that they have a similar policy when it comes to bus...
Reduced speeds and other precautions going through construction zones aren't in place to simply annoy drivers and make their commute last longer than necessary. The precautions are all in place to help keep the construction zone workers safe from harm. When drunk...
The National Safety Council calls summer the "100 deadliest days for teen drivers". There has been a lot of emphasis lately by public safety experts about the importance of reducing distracted driving. In particular, teens are often mentioned as the main culprits of...
Semi-truck accidents are often deadly or cause serious injuries due to the weight of the truck. In a recent news report, a person's fatal injury reportedly stopped traffic on a section of I-39 between Baxter Road and Route 72 during rush hour due to an accident with a...
A 40-year-old man is fighting for his life at the Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center after being hit by a BMW while riding his moped. The man was struck by the car when the driver of the vehicle failed to stop at a stop sign.The 29-year-old male driver of the...
Smoking has been around since man discovered fire and tobacco produced an interesting effect. We now know smoking is one of the leading causes of several types of cancer, and people who smoke maintain it is their constitutional right to inhale as much smoke into their...
On June 8, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration reported that Illinois residents are part of a voluntary recall to remove a brand of egg white salad from the marketplace. The manufacturer, Lansal, Inc., says that there has not yet been any reported incidents of...
There isn't any excuse for drivers to not pay attention while they are driving. Even a single second of inattention can lead to a serious accident. A recent accident that occurred in Chicago has claimed the life of a cab driver, but the driver who caused the accident...
A spinal cord injury is a devastating event in a person's life. Some of these injuries are suffered in accidents on the job. Now paraplegics in Illinois and elsewhere are hopeful that a study in its infancy in Europe that is experimenting with new technology will help...
