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• Truck Kills Two At Chinatown CTA Stop, Injures Others

  Jamie G. Goldstein | April 29, 2008 4:56 PM | 1 CommentChicago, IL

  Friday evening a truck drove into the CTA red line stop at Cermak-Chinatown. Two women, Elosia Guerrero 47 and Delisia Brown, 18 were killed at the scene of the collision. Another 21 people,...

• Park Ridge Boy Hit and Killed by Semi-Truck

  Jamie G. Goldstein | May 21, 2007 12:00 PM | 1 CommentChicago, IL

  Thirteen year old Samuel Coberly Jr. of Park Ridge, Illinois was killed Thursday morning when he was on his way to school. He was riding his bicycle on Touhy Avenue when he was hit and killed by a semi-truck. His father tried to revive him but was unsuccessful.It is unclear at this time how the truck collided with the boy, but it appears that the truck was not speeding at the time. The family...

• Teacher Drags Student Down Hall by His Shirt

  Jamie G. Goldstein | May 17, 2007 5:15 PM | 1 CommentChicago, IL

  Douglas Tracia, a substitute teacher, pulled a seven year old boy in the first grade at a Lawrence, Massachusetts school down the hallway by his shirt. Tracia apparently went after the boy who left the room after he was involved in an altercation with another student.The boy's mother, Lina Tejada went to the police after the school tried to persuade her not to speak to the authorities. ...

• More Dogs and Cats Sick After Eating Contaminated Pet Food

  Jamie G. Goldstein | March 20, 2007 12:30 PM | 1 CommentChicago, IL

  The number of reported illness and deaths of cats and dogs from contaminated Menu Foods, Inc. pet food are increasing as the days pass. A recall was originally issued on March 17, 2007 by the FDA about the contaminated food. There are approximately 51 brands of dog food and 40 brands of cat food that are affected by the recall. The contaminated food causes kidney failure in the animals and...

• Menu Food Pet Food Recall

  Jamie G. Goldstein | March 20, 2007 10:17 AM | 1 CommentChicago, IL

  The FDA has recalled certain types of Menu Food cat and dog food. The recall was released on March 17, 2007. The products that are affected by the recall are numerous and can be found on the Menu Foods, Inc. website. The contaminated food causes kidney failure in the animals and there have been ten deaths reported thus far. It is likely that the contaminated food has affected many more cats...

• Traffic Aide Dies After Being Struck By Vehicle

  Jamie G. Goldstein | March 13, 2007 7:00 AM | 1 CommentChicago, IL

  A Chicago traffic aide was struck while he was working last Wednesday. He later died from the injuries he received. Julian Alamillo was only 44 at the time of his death and he is the first traffic aide from the City of Chicago to ever die as a result of injuries received while directing traffic.Alamillo's death is an important reminder to motorists the need to be attentive and careful while...

• What Really Drives Medical Malpractice Premiums

  Jamie G. Goldstein | March 06, 2007 8:00 AM | 1 CommentChicago, IL

  In Illinois and across the country, doctors are repeatedly blaming lawsuits as the cause for rising medical malpractice premiums. Many doctors use this as a reason to push for tort reform and caps on awards, but these doctors may be putting the blame in the wrong place.The truth is that in the last several years medical malpractice payments have declined. The cause of these payments is a small...

• Woman Dies After Hitting Head At Nursing Home

  Jamie G. Goldstein | February 22, 2007 2:30 AM | 1 CommentChicago, IL

  A North Carolina nursing home resident died three days after she was dropped by an employee of the Ocean Trail Convalescent Center. Willa Martin who was 87 years old was a double amputee and was being moved by the employee when she was dropped and hit her head on a concrete floor. The fall was approximately four feet. Martin died three days after the fall.Willa Martin's family has filed suit...

• Insurance Companies Underpay Claims

  Jamie G. Goldstein | February 08, 2007 10:00 AM | 1 CommentChicago, IL

  Insurance companies have always tried to hold onto their money for as long as they can and often reluctantly pay out claims. Even when they do pay out a claim it is often less than the amount necessary to cover the victim's outstanding bills. But why pay more if they can get away with paying less?Anderson Cooper of CNN recently investigated offers from insurance companies for less money than...

• MRSA Infections Increase, Hospitals Not Doing Enough

  Jamie G. Goldstein | January 26, 2007 9:00 AM | 1 CommentChicago, IL

  One of the top infections patients in hospitals die from each year is MRSA (Methicillin Resistant Stayphylococcus Aureus). Even though the infection is becoming more deadly because the bacteria is becoming more resistant to antibiotics, hospitals are not doing enough to combat the infection.MRSA has become resistant to antibiotics because of the overuse of antibiotic medications. The bacteria...