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A car accident on Sunday morning left one Huntley, Ill woman slightly injured. The accident occurred on I-172 just past the Payton and Quincy exit. This area has recently been worked on by road crews and has been a construction zone. According to authorities, the woman was heading northbound on the roadway when her car… Read More

An Illinois mother has filed a lawsuit and is seeking class action status over a the recall of millions of containers of Similac baby formula after beetle larvae was found and reported by two people. In the lawsuit, the mother states that the maker of the baby formula, Abbott Laboratories Inc., made her child and… Read More

Patients are suing DePuy Orthopaedics after reeving hip replacement surgeries that had painful complications that required further surgery. Thirteen people in Illinois and Indiana have joined together to file the suit against Depuy. Last month, the company recalled two hip resurfacing and replacement products that launched in 2004. The device that was used in the… Read More

A fiery crash caused traffic to back up on I-90 on Tuesday after a two semi-trucks were involved in an accident with two mini vans. The accident occurred as one of the semi-trucks crashed into another one causing a chain reaction accident. The second semi-truck then collided with two mini-vans. This impact caused the fuel… Read More

A man from East Peoria has been indicted for his involvement in a drunken driving accident in July that injured one person. According to the police report, the man was speeding on his motorcycle going 52 mph in a 35 mph zone. He then turned and crossed the center line and sped away as police… Read More

A man was killed in a motorcycle and SUV collision that occurred on Chicago Avenue in Naperville. According to reports, the 39-year-old man was driving a 2005 Ducati when he sideswiped another vehicle. This collision caused the man to lose control of the motorcycle and strike a curb. Emergency crews rushed to the scene to… Read More

The Illinois High School Associations has a new rule that is designed to protect young athletes who suffer a concussion during a sporting event. The new rule states that if a player is suspected of having a head injury, the player must be pulled from the game and can only return if a medical professional… Read More

A plane that took off from Illinois and was en route to Austin, Texas crashed and burned killing both men inside. The aircraft went down around 12:30 p.m. in Arkansas as the 62-year-old father and his 32-year-old son were leaving Danville and heading to Austin. The father is a flight instructor in California and the… Read More

A wrongful death case was recently thrown out due to the statute of limitations in the case. The case was filed by the parents of a 22-year-old that was found dead in her boyfriend’s home in 2005. Her death was labeled a murder-suicide case by police officials, but her parents have filed a wrongful death… Read More

The driver of a small car was injured after being involved in a car accident on Route 251. According to authorities, the 53-year-old woman was driving south on Route 251 when the car left the roadway for unknown reasons and hit a ditch. After the woman hit the ditch, the car then rolled across the… Read More