CHICAGO (February 4, 2019) -A recent CNN Business report has shed light on behind-the-curtain operations at Uber and their special investigations unit (SIU), revealing unfortunate circumstances and situations endured by members of the ridesharing company’s internal investigations unit. As many of us use Uber for commutes to work and jaunts…
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PHOENIX (January 23, 2019) – Police in Arizona have arrested a former nurse after a woman gave birth while in a vegetative state. The woman had been a patient at the facility for at least 10 years after a near-drowning incident left her in a vegetative state. Nathan Sutherland, 36, was…
Continue ReadingMILWAUKEE, Wis. (December 3, 2018) – The family of a 20-year-old woman who drowned in a pool at a Mexican resort last year has filed a civil lawsuit against the Playa del Carmen resort, calling her death “tragic, senseless and entirely avoidable.” The lawsuit, filed in circuit court in Florida…
Continue ReadingFive people suffered injuries, including one person listed as being in serious-to-critical condition, after a second-floor porch collapsed onto them on October 27, 2018, in an apartment building on Chicago’s Northwest Side, according to news reports. The accident occurred at around 2 a.m. when the raised porch “suddenly detached” from…
Continue ReadingResidents in Lake and McHenry counties recently expressed their concerns to local media outlets about an outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease that may be linked to a Walmart store in Johnsburg, Illinois. “I’m very shocked,” one shopper told NBC 5 Chicago. “Never had to worry before, now it’s a huge concern.”…
Continue ReadingCHICAGO (September 10, 2018) – Chicago police are investigating after a woman was reportedly bound with duct tape and sexually assaulted in a popular River North hotel over the weekend. Police say a man with a gun followed a 36-year-old woman’s room on the sixth floor of The Godfrey Hotel Saturday…
Continue ReadingDES PLAINES, Ill. (March 6, 2018) – Three Des Plaines daycare employees were arrested for giving toddlers melatonin gummy bears before nap time, according to police. Police were called to the Kiddie Junction Daycare Center on Friday afternoon after a manager reported that one of the teachers distributed gummy bears laced with…
Continue ReadingDIXMOOR, Ill. (February 26, 2018) – More than 30 residents of a south suburban assisted living facility were evacuated and hospitalized after they were found with no staff on duty and living in “deplorable” conditions. Dixmoor Police Chief Ron Burge said residents of Mothers House in Dixmoor were evacuated around…
Continue ReadingBy: Patrick Salvi II CHICAGO (January 29, 2018) – The vulnerable people in our communities need partners to stand with them in the fight for justice. As a nation of laws, we have both civil and criminal courts for pursuing justice, but all too frequently, the cards get stacked against…
Continue ReadingCHICAGO (October 19, 2017) – Old Town resident Lauren Lammy says her car was crushed by a rusted light pole that fell on LaSalle Street. Luckily, she was not in the car at the time of the incident. But, Lauren can only imagine what could have happened if the pole…
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