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• Man v. Car: Pedestrian Safety Tips

  Kristina Labanauskas | July 24, 2008 7:00 PM | 0 CommentsCook County, IL

  On Tuesday morning, a pedestrian was struck and killed by a car while crossing the street on the Chicago’s South Side. in 2006, there were 138 pedestrian fatalities in illinois alone. nationally,...

• Attention New Nursing Home Residents: Put Down That Pen

  Kristina Labanauskas | July 19, 2008 5:47 PM | 0 CommentsCook County, IL

  When you enter a nursing home, you expect that you are in good hands and will be afforded the best possible health care. Unfortunately, this is not always the case. Disputes arise due to nursing...

• RTA Finds CTA Rail Safety Needs Improvement

  Kristina Labanauskas | July 04, 2008 6:00 PM | 0 CommentsCook County, IL

  A recent review of the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) revealed that the CTA is safe enough to ride but is in vital need of upgrades. The Regional Transportation Authority (RTA), which is...

• Salmonella and Other Foodborne Illiness Prevention Tips

  Kristina Labanauskas | June 30, 2008 7:00 PM | 0 CommentsCook County, IL

  After all that talk about tomatoes, it turns out that they might not be the actual source of the most recent salmonella outbreak. In fact, according to the FDA, of the 1,700 tomato samples...

• Chicago Bicycle Accident Highlights Importance of City Bike Safety

  Kristina Labanauskas | June 26, 2008 12:00 PM | 0 CommentsCook County, IL

  On any given day, you will see dozens of bicyclists navigating through the busy City streets. Yet, statistics show that biking during the summer in urban traffic can be downright deadly. In fact,...

• Preventing Falls Among Senior Citizens

  Kristina Labanauskas | June 23, 2008 5:59 PM | 0 CommentsCook County, IL

  It has happened to all of us (even the most well coordinated). You are walking, sun is shining, IPod playing, smiling to your fellow walkers who too are enjoying their walks. Then suddenly and...

• CTA Green Line derailment

  Barry Doyle | May 28, 2008 7:55 PM | 0 CommentsCook County, IL

  Earlier today, a CTA Green Line train derailed, resulting in several being hospitalized. The early reports are that the derailment of the train occurred at a switch track. The operator went through...

• Truck crashes into CTA el station

  Barry Doyle | April 26, 2008 12:22 AM | 0 CommentsCook County, IL

  A truck speeding down the Cermak exit to the Dan Ryan expressway left the roadway and crashed into a CTA bus stop and el station at rush hour today. Commuters waiting for the bus and leaving the...

• Magnet Dart Boards Recalled Due to Aspiration and Intestinal Hazards

  Jenny Albano | February 24, 2008 6:04 PM | 0 CommentsCook County, IL

  Family Dollar, in conjunction with the CPSC, is recalling about 250,000 FUN 'N SAFE Magnetic Dart Boards because the magnets pose aspiration and intestinal hazards.Small magnets at the ends of the darts can detach. Magnets found by young children can be swallowed or aspirated. If more than one magnet is swallowed, the magnets can attract each other and cause intestinal perforations or blockages,...

• Video of Chicago Amtrak crash shows train speeding

  Barry Doyle | December 04, 2007 7:31 AM | 0 CommentsCook County, IL

  One of the unusual features of the recent Chicago Amtrak crash is that the event was captured on video. In most personal injury cases, descriptions of the events come entirely from eyewitnesses who may describe the same event in very different ways.IThe Norfolk Southern security shows the violence of the train crash as the Amtrak train smashes into the back of the stopped freight train.Other...