Health officials say 17 food-poisoning cases in Illinois have been linked to possibly tainted papayas from Mexico. The Illinois Department of Public Health says hospitalization was required in eight of the 17 cases. The Illinois cases are part of a …
A 27-year-old woman has filed a civil rights lawsuit against the city of Chicago, alleging that the fire department’s physical fitness test discriminates against female applicants. In a complaint filed Tuesday, Samantha Vasich says she was rejected from the fire …
Illinois’ Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission has filed a complaint against a lawyer who represented a state trooper injured in a wreck he caused that killed two sisters. The commission contends attorney Kerry O’Sullivan exchanged emails with former Workers’ Compensation …
A Home Depot store in Chicago was cited for alleged safety violations, including failing to remove damaged equipment from service by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). The company faces proposed penalties of $55,000. Two repeat citations, with proposed …
Illinois taxpayers will have to pay more than $128,000 because a state employee didn’t get the telephone headset she asked for, according to a published report Sunday. The Belleville News-Democrat, citing workers’ compensation records, reported a prison finance clerk had …
Federal workplace-safety officials are investigating the death of a contractor who fell nearly 50 feet while doing welding on an above-ground tank at a southwestern Illinois oil refinery. Madison County Coroner Stephen Nonn said Bradley Edmund, 38, of Taylorville died …
An 82-year-old woman has been cited with six traffic violations after a weekend accident in which she injured two pedestrians while she was allegedly driving the wrong way on Chicago’s Magnificent Mile. Chicago Police Officer John Mirabelli tells the Chicago …
Caterpillar Inc. in East Peoria has been hit with proposed penalties of $66,000 for three safety violations for failing to follow proper procedures to lock out and tag out the energy sources of equipment, according to OSHA. This follows an …
Federal and state officials say Illinois residents have received more than $8.4 million in disaster grants in just more than three weeks. The grants help pay for temporary rental assistance, home repairs and other needs not covered by insurance or …
The FBI says it has launched a nationwide manhunt for a man who is accused of defrauding the state and private insurance companies out of $25 million. Dr. Gautum Gupta owns and operates several Nutrition Clinic locations in the Chicago …