Man facing DUI charge following motorcycle accident
An Illinois man was taken into police custody on July 25 following a motorcycle accident that left a passenger with severe injuries. The motorcyclist was believed to be under the influence when the accident occurred.The accident took place at about 10:30 p.m. near 111th Street and Parker Road in Palos Park. According to the...
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Brain injuries after a truck accident
Most people know brain injuries tend to be a highly serious medical issue. However, it might surprise them to learn that, unlike many other types of trauma, traumatic brain injury can be hard to identify after a truck accident.TBI typically occurs when the head sustains an impact, as commonly happens in a crash. Head...
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Should you sue when a dog bites you in Illinois?
Contrary to what people may think, most dog bites do not occur from a dog on a walk attacking a jogger or cyclist; even the mail deliverer is not at the greatest risk. The truth is that most dog bites happen to children and seniors with familiar dogs during everyday interactions, such as playing in...
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Black defendants face bias from black and white bail judges
According to a new study, bail judges in Illinois and across the U.S. discriminate against black defendants. The bias occurs whether the judges are black or white. For the study, which will be published in The Quarterly Journal of Economics, Harvard Law School researchers analyzed 162,836 cases involving 93,914 defendants in Philadelphia County between...
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