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• Train Derails in Chicago's South Side

  Courtney Mills | November 30, 2007 3:25 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Mass Transit (Airline, Cruise Ship, Train, Bus)

  An Amtrak passenger train traveling from Grand Rapids struck the rear of a parked Norfolk Southern Freight train earlier this morning on Chicago's south side. As a result of the crash, some 45 passengers were taken to area hospitals, among whom six were seriously injured.According to media reports, there were 187 passengers on the train. The six passengers suffering from critical injuries...

• Civil Rights Lawsuit Filed in Chicago

  Tony Romanucci | November 29, 2007 9:39 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Miscellaneous

  A lawsuit was filed today in the Circuit Court of Cook County against the Chicago Police Department by the eldest son of the late rapper Freddie Wilson, who was shot and killed by police on November 13, 2007 (case no. 2007 P 008169).Wilson's eldest child, a 13-year-old son who resides with his mother in Madison, Wis., is represented by the Chicago law firm of Romanucci & Blandin, LLC. Antonio...

• Traumatic Brain Injury; High school sports and concussions

  Tony Romanucci | November 08, 2007 10:27 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Miscellaneous

  During a single game or practice in the 2005-06 school year, here's how many concussions occurred for every 100,000 high school athletes in the following nine sports: Football (boys) 47 Soccer (girls) 36 Soccer (boys) 22 Basketball (girls) 21 Wrestling (boys) 18 Basketball (boys) 7 Softball (girls) 7 Baseball (boys) 5 Volleyball (girls) 5* It is our sincere hope, that, you as parents, take every...

• R&B Settles Gastric Bypass Medical Malpractice Suit in Chicago

  Tony Romanucci | November 06, 2007 10:57 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Medical Malpractice

  Michael Cabay entered Loyola University Medical Center in March 2001 for a routine gastric bypass surgery. According to WebMD:More than 177,000 people in the U.S. had weight loss surgery in 2006."Roux-en-Y" gastric bypass surgery -- where most of the stomach is bypassed and a small stomach pouch is made -- is the most commonly performed weight loss surgery today, accounting for about 80% of all...