Questions to Ask Your Doctor After an Accident
It’s natural to be scared when you have injuries due to a car accident, a fall on someone’s property, or an accident due to a product defect. Parents have about 1,000 questions rushing their minds when they learn a child has a birth injury. Most patients and families meet with numerous doctors after they have…
Read MoreA Deadly Hit-and-Run Near Pullman Park Leaves a Community Reeling
A late-night hit-and-run crash on the 11100-block of South Cottage Grove Avenue has left a community in despair. Adelbert Wilson and “Apostle” Dr. Yvonne Lee-Wilson were killed after being hit by another vehicle on Monday night. Lee-Wilson led the Body of Christ Deliverance Ministries. The force of the impact was enough to roll the Wilsons’…
Read MoreUnderstanding Federal vs Illinois State Workers’ Compensation
As with all states across the county, injured workers are entitled to obtain medical benefits, lost wages, and other damages. Illinois allows workers’ compensation claims to be filed and paid without the need to prove fault. Many employers will push employees to get back to work as soon as possible and disregard their doctors’ orders.…
Read MoreReleasing Medical Records in Chicago Workers’ Compensation Claims
No matter how safe we try to be in our daily lives, sometimes accidents happen anyway. We may be able to mitigate certain risks and avoid dangerous situations, but the nature of being alive and having imperfect, relatively fragile bodies means not everything can be prevented. Regardless of our occupations, those accidents can and do…
Read MoreMaintaining Your Masks: What You Need to Know About Reusing Face Masks
This pandemic has been going on for over two years now. It is exhausting; this is not news to anyone. From the constant stress to confusing mandates, most people are simply worn out and drained past the point of fear. Part of the issue is how much public information changes, seemingly every day, to the…
Read MoreA Family Mourns Again After Child Dies in Round Lake Beach Intersection Crash
In late January, a collision between two vehicles at the intersection of Rt. 83 and Lexington Drive Left five people injured and one man dead. Four of the injured were children, and we are heartbroken to see that one of those children, a 5-year-old boy, succumbed to his injuries. ABC 7 News reports that the…
Read MoreNew Law Protects Against Surprise Medical Bills
The healthcare in our country is as famous for being amazing as it is notorious for being expensive. Even with insurance, people are forced to pay astronomical copays and extra fees for services they need to survive. Those without insurance can and do die simply because they cannot afford treatment. It is downright evil, seeing…
Read MoreDefective Space Heaters and Product Liability
One thing we can all agree on is that Chicago is cold. Extremely, unfairly, painfully cold in the winter months, with a bitter bite that makes everything somehow frustrating and too slow. While many of us may have adapted to the bitter temperatures, it is not without the help of certain technologies making our lives…
Read MoreFatal Traffic Accidents in Illinois
It’s safe to say that the state of Illinois has a speeding problem. After all, look at the data. In 2020, Illinois hit a five-year high for traffic fatalities at 1,195 deaths. We wish we could say that the increase in fatalities stopped there. Unfortunately, 2021 continued the trend, with an increase of 71 fatalities…
Read MoreA 37-Year-Old Woman Was Killed in a Hit-and-Run. Let’s Get Her Justice
This weekend, a woman named Angel Thomas crossed the street in the 4300 block of West Jackson Boulevard. She was planning on visiting a friend in some free time she had before a party to celebrate her daughter’s 14th birthday; she was planning a surprise party. Her brother was right behind her. As she went…
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