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...
Illnesses and injuries are stressful. Often the treatment and recovery phases are long and come with many limitations. When surgery is part of your treatment, it can make the process feel even more stressful. You may feel overwhelmed with questions, or you may not...
Most significant motor vehicle collisions involve two or more vehicles in motion. Sometimes, a driver doesn't slow down fast enough and rear-ends the vehicle in front of them. Other times, it is a mistaken assumption about someone's intention at an intersection that...
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) says that as many as 500,000 semi trucks currently traveling on U.S. roadways contain brakes that could catch fire. The NHTSA says its investigation involves mostly Kenworth and Peterbilt semis with brakes...
Bruce Pfaff, Riley Spreadbury and Moraine Valley Community College are very glad to announce these seven students were selected last week to receive this year’s Riley Spreadbury Scholarships in recognition for their overcoming adversity on their paths to academic and...
