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New Railroad Merger to Triple Freight Train Traffic

In October 2021, the Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) filed a merger application with the Federal Surface Transportation Board to create a single-line rail network to link Canada, Mexico, and...

Generator Safety Precautions and Preventive Measures

Although generators are a huge help in the event of a storm that causes power outages, they may also pose some safety concerns in the wrong conditions. Some of these...

November 2021 Holiday Events

The holidays are a time for family and friends to come together and spend some much-needed quality time together. Some spend the day cooking and watching football, some volunteering in...

Surfside Condo Collapse – What Happened?

In Florida, on June 24, 2020, the Champlain Towers South condominium collapsed, leaving 98 people dead. The first reports of a problem came from 911 calls made by residents of...

New Freight Train Merger to Affect Chicago Suburbs Traffic

Recently, Canadian National (CN) announced a freight train merger agreement with Kansas City Southern (KCS). This merger has raised concerns among those living in the suburbs across Chicago and beyond,...

Construction Under Way for New I-490 Western O’Hare Corridor

The I-490 western access project to the O’Hare International Airport is officially under way. This project will be connecting I-90, Route 390, and the Tri-State Tollway, creating a different scene...

2021 New Illinois Laws

With the coronavirus pandemic cutting the Illinois legislative short in 2020, only a few laws became effective as of January 1, 2021. Additionally, the minimum wage law that was enacted...

Technological Advancements in Personal Injury Cases

Like medicine and technology, the practice of personal injury law is constantly changing. Laws are revised, new cases lead to changes in statutes, and insurance companies alter their approaches. There...

Illinois Supreme Court Rules that Workers’ Comp Applies to Everyday Acts

On September 24, 2020, Justice P. Scott Neville Jr. of the Illinois Supreme Court, Justices Thomas Kilbride, Rita Garman, Lloyd Karmeier, Mary Jane Theis, and Chief Justice Anne Burke ruled...

What are Judicial Elections?

Judicial elections are an important part of the American justice system because they determine which judges or candidates will be chosen to serve. Each judge is influential in interpreting the...
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