The recent federal government shutdown has affected some Americans dramatically and others in very minor ways. However, it is becoming increasingly clear that every American who travels by motor vehicle is at an elevated risk of accidents as a direct …
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Chicago residents may often associate work-related injuries and deaths with construction accidents. Some of the most common types of construction accidents are results of unsafe ladders and scaffolding, dangerous tools, defective roof structures and collapsing trenches. A construction worker may …
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Last week, we wrote about the bizarre accident involving two Chicago Transit Authority trains. Some 33 people aboard a stationary train were injured when an apparently unmanned second train (also operated by the CTA) crashed into it. The accident is …
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It has been a dangerous and deadly week for transportation accidents in the U.S. Earlier this week, we wrote about the Chicago train accident involving an unoccupied, four-car train that somehow ran the wrong way down the tracks and collided …
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In Cook County, Illinois, consumers always check if the product is safe before buying it. However, some products slip through the market and into the homes of the consumers. Some of the most common forms of product defects are found …
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Those who regularly rely on the Chicago Transit Authority to get them where they’re going know that while service is usually reliable, problems can and do arise. We recently wrote about the bus passenger who spotted a CTA bus driver …
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