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• Allstate reports consumers reducing coverage

  Barry Doyle | January 30, 2009 5:41 PM | 0 CommentsCook County, IL

  With tough economic times all around, Allstate Insurance Company announced that many consumers are reducing the amount of automobile liability insurance coverage they are obtaining. Of course, with...

• Possible Criminal Violations at Peanut Corp. of America Plant

  Kristina Labanauskas | January 28, 2009 6:24 PM | 0 CommentsCook County, IL

  There are more troubles for the Peanut Corp. of America plant linked to the recent salmonella outbreak. Not only has the plant been shut down and workers have been laid off, but now officials have...

• Staph Infections on the Rise in Kids: Wash Hands Frequently

  Kristina Labanauskas | January 22, 2009 3:48 PM | 0 CommentsCook County, IL

  A new national study, published in the Archives of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, found that the incidence of such infections as ear, nose, and throat, blamed on methicillin-resistant...

• Peanut Butter Recall List Expands

  Kristina Labanauskas | January 21, 2009 4:23 PM | 0 CommentsCook County, IL

  More than 125 products have been recalled in the recent salmonella/peanuts investigation. All products were made with peanut butter or paste at a Peanut Corp. of America plant. The Blakely, Ga.,...

• Safety Group Advocates Total Ban on Cell Phone Use While Driving

  Kristina Labanauskas | January 16, 2009 12:29 PM | 0 CommentsCook County, IL

  The National Safety Council is the first major national safety group to call for a total ban on using cell phones while driving, including hand-held and hands-free cell phones. The group also...

• CDC releases report on Great Lakes pollution, health risk connection

  Kristina Labanauskas | January 14, 2009 4:40 PM | 0 CommentsCook County, IL

  The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a report Tuesday that there isn’t enough evidence to connect industrial dumping contamination throughout the Great Lakes to specific...

• Buyer Beware: Dangerous Toys for Children

  Kristina Labanauskas | November 24, 2008 4:13 PM | 0 CommentsCook County, IL

  It’s officially the holiday shopping season, and Black Friday is just around the corner. If you have any intention of shopping for children’s toys this year, however, you should read the...

• CTA Bus Accident near St. Ignatius College Prep

  Kristina Labanauskas | November 20, 2008 6:09 PM | 0 CommentsCook County, IL

  A westbound No. 12 Roosevelt bus collided with two vehicles Tuesday morning on the Near West side. The accident took place at West Roosevelt Road and South Blue Island Avenue, just outside Saint...

• Mundelein Car Crash

  Kristina Labanauskas | November 20, 2008 6:02 PM | 0 CommentsCook County, IL

  A car collided with a gravel truck in Mundelein on Wednesday morning, resulting in serious injuries to the female driver. The accident took place at Route 83 and Hawley Street. The woman was...

• 8 People Hurt in Northwest Side Ambulance Crash

  Kristina Labanauskas | October 31, 2008 6:25 PM | 0 CommentsCook County, IL

  The crash took place about 9:10 a.m. at Addison Street and Menard Avenue near Our Lady of Resurrection Medical Center on Chicago’s Northwest side. The ambulance was en route with two patients...