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Illinois law requires many people to report suspected sexual abuse of children to the Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS). According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the following people are mandatory reporters in the state of Illinois: Physicians, residents, interns, hospital administrators and personnel, surgeons, dentists, dental hygienists, osteopaths, chiropractors,... Read More

Fourth of July Safety Tips: How to Avoid Common Injuries It’s a day of celebration. It may be one of the days that you look forward to all year. You are ready to get outside and enjoy the Fourth of July on Lake Michigan with your friends, at a backyard barbeque with your family in... Read More

Who Is at Fault if a Truck Overturns on a Chicago Highway? On June 9, 2014, a tanker truck overturned on the New Jersey Turnpike leaving one person dead and several other people injured. The cause of the wreck was under investigation in the days immediately following the crash. While the cause was unknown, a... Read More

Getting Your Life Back After a Car Accident Amputation Injury Even in your most horrific nightmares, the car accident that you were actually involved in on the Stevenson Expressway, Edens Expressway, or another Illinois road was not something you could have imagined. The days and weeks following the crash were, understandably, full of pain and... Read More

Video Monitors Could Help Reduce Truck Accident Fatalities As a commuter from Naperville, a Chicago resident who regularly navigates the Loop, or a visitor arriving at O’Hare and traveling to the city on the Kennedy Expressway, you may be all too aware of the dangers posed by large trucks on the crowded streets of Chicago.... Read More

More GM Recalls Issued in May 2014: Why Now? General Motors has been in the news a lot during the first part of 2014. From January 1, 2014 to May 20, 2014, GM issued 29 safety-related recalls. According to the Washington Post, that brings the current number of GM-recalled vehicles to approximately 13.6 million so... Read More