Patients don’t always have a lot of control over who does or doesn’t provide them with care, especially in an emergency. However, it is possible to learn more about the hospitals near you and to consider choosing one based on the hospital’s reputation. At the end of...
There are many things that can go wrong with a semi truck. Causes of accidents can include driver error, poor engine maintenance, improper loading, and others. Surprisingly, a leading cause of truck accidents is the rubber that meets the road. Blown tires create a...
Bruce and Deborah Pfaff are happy to announce they have awarded Riley Spreadbury Scholarships to the following students at Moraine Valley Community College in Palos Hills for 2022-2023: Aubrietta Diggs Harris Alesha Burns Myia Murry Michal Staniszewski Leilani...
A pair of crashes that involved Amtrak trains colliding with smaller passenger vehicles resulted in severe injuries and multiple deaths. Sunday saw an Amtrak train carrying 85 passengers approaching an intersection in Brentwood, California, only to collide with a...
Before the birth of a child, parents will invest a lot of energy in maintaining a healthy pregnancy. They will likely dream about a future with their unborn child where they teach them to ride a bike, help them put together exciting Halloween costumes and watch them...
Fault for truck accidents is seldom as straightforward as it might seem. Many mistakes – made by many people – can lead to crashes. Here are some of the parties that potentially can be held responsible for accidents involving semi trucks. Semi-truck driver Fault could...
Chicago has a reputation as being a metropolitan area with excellent medical services available. In years past, Chicago area hospitals have ranked among some of the top in the nation. The nonprofit organization the Leapfrog Group reviews information about hospital...
The year 2020 was the worst in Illinois history for traffic fatalities. It appears 2021 was even worse, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Illinois had 839 traffic fatalities in 2020. From January 2021 to September 2021, Illinois was on...
On November 18, 2021, a six-woman, six-man jury delivered a verdict of $7,020,882.96 to compensate the family of Corina Miller, a 41-year-old woman from Wyoming, Illinois, who was killed July 11, 2017, in a crash with a tanker trailer in Toulon, Stark County,...
While many patients understand what to ask before they go into surgery, one of the things they may not know is what their medical provider should be disclosing after a surgery is complete. Many patients do ask themselves if a surgeon would tell them if something went...
