Illinois state authorities have announced that they have passed a bill that will increase the bed tax that is currently on nursing homes to raise money for safety reform and then the government health care will match the money raised in taxes. Nursing home executives and the governor have said that the increase in money… Read More
According to officials, a fire killed two young girls in their Danville home. Two adults and two other young children managed to escape the home. The Vermilion County coroner announced that the 5-year-old and 4-year-old were pronounced dead at 6:35 p.m. on the day of the fire. The Danville Fire Department are currently investigating to… Read More
The workers at the Menard Correctional Center have been awarded more than $1.5 million in a workers compensation settlements. The workers at the facility claimed that they were injured from repetitive actions when they had to unlock and lock the cell doors. The prison was built in 1878 and does not have electrical locks meaning… Read More
An Illinois food manufacturing company, the Suter Company, has announced the recall of nearly 72,000 pounds of Bumble Bee chicken salad. The recall comes after costumers complained of hard plastic pieces in their food. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture Food Safety and Inspection Service, the company recalled the “Bumble Bee Chicken Salad with… Read More
According to state police, two people were injured in a car accident in rural Iroquois County on Saturday morning. The accident occurred as a 63-year-old man was driving on U.S. 24 just west of Iroquois County Road 2820 East when he got into the path of a Ford F-150. The two cars collided sending both… Read More
One woman was killed in an Illinois rollover car accident on Saturday. The 25-year-old victim was from San Jose and was the only person in the vehicle when the accident occurred. According to Illinois State Police, the accident occurred on U.S. 136 when the woman was driving east and lost control of her vehicle as… Read More
University of Illinois Board of Trustees has recently approved a $16.2 million settlement after a man suffered a brain injury in the care of the nursing staff at the University of Illinois at Chicago Medical Center. According to the lawsuit, the former police officer suffered from a brain injury after the hospital staff failed to… Read More
According to Illinois State Police, an Illinois man was killed in a car accident on Route 140 near Greenville. The accident occurred around 2 a.m. when the man swerved off of the roadway and over corrected to make it back in the lanes. When doing so he hit another vehicle that was driven by a… Read More
A nursing home in Southern Illinois will be closing its doors after the state decided that they have failed to comply with safety regulations. The Orchard Court nursing home houses 15 residents and will now have to surrender its license in 90 days. The agreement also states that the nursing home will pay a $12,000… Read More
A man from Bellmont was killed in a Wayne County truck accident on Monday. According to Illinois State Police, the 47-year-old man was traveling westbound on Route 15 in a Mack Truck when he swerved to the left to avoid from crashing into the back of another vehicle. The truck then hit an embankment and… Read More
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