Month: August 2019

ORLAND PARK, Ill. (August 28, 2019) – A 2-year-old girl was fatally injured at Orland Square Mall Tuesday afternoon when a heavy steel wall fell onto her while she was shopping with her family. According to police, Alexandra Martinez was inside the Orland Square Mall’s Akira store with her grandmother,…

CHICAGO (August 28, 2019) – Mothers Against Drunk Driving, or MADD, joined forces with police departments in Chicago and around the country last weekend for their “Saturation Saturday” initiative aimed at ramping up the effort to arrest drunk drivers on the road, according to an ABC 7 report. MADD’s website shows MADD…

An Illinois resident who was hospitalized for breathing problems after using electronic cigarettes has now died, WBBM News Radio reports. The victim, who has not been publicly identified, experienced “severe respiratory illness” after vaping, according to the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH). The news of the death in Illinois…

There are many ways doctors and other health care professionals can act negligently. However, a new study by Johns Hopkins Medicine has found that misdiagnosis is the most common, the most costly, and produces the most catastrophic results. The study also showed that misdiagnoses made during vascular events, infections, and…

DETROIT (August 23, 2019) – A 33-year-old man is facing multiple charges after police say his three dogs mauled a 9-year-old girl to death in southwest Detroit. Authorities say Emma Hernandez was riding her bike around 4 p.m. on Monday near her home when the man’s three dogs knocked her off…

The maker of the Eddie Bauer Slumber and Soothe Rock Bassinet and the Disney Baby Doze and Dream Bassinet is voluntarily recalling these products due to the increasing safety concerns about inclined sleepers. Dorel Juvenile Group USA is recalling about 24,000 sleepers that were sold for about $60 at Target,…

WAUKEGAN, Ill. (August 12, 2019) – Every day, Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard attorney Elizabeth R. Olszewski is a tenacious advocate for her clients. But her passion for helping people in the Lake County community transcends the walls of the law firm and courtroom. For the past several months, Elizabeth has…

CHICAGO (August 9, 2019) – The US Food and Drug Administration has received at least 127 reports of seizures or other neurological symptoms possibly related to e-cigarettes, the agency announced this week. Investigators have yet to determine whether vaping was directly linked to the cases, which all occurred between 2010 and…

While reusable metal straws are being promoted as being safer for the environment than their plastic counterparts, a new story out of England shows they may not be safe for humans. Elena Struthers-Gardner was holding a glass that contained a 10-inch-long stainless-steel straw. She fell while walking due to a…

LIBERTYVILLE, Ill. (August 1, 2019) – At least 17 people were transported to the hospital and 70 others evaluated by paramedics after a chain-reaction crash involving two school buses Thursday morning in Lake County. Police say the crash occurred just before 11 a.m. near Route 137 and River Road in unincorporated…