Month: October 2020

Under the Illinois Wrongful Death Act, 740 ILCS 180/0.01 (the “Act”), a decedent’s spouse or next of kin may bring a cause of action against a defendant that wrongfully or negligently caused the decedent’s death. The purpose of the Act is...

The Chicago Tribune recently reported that Illinois now has over 5,000 COVID-19 related nursing home deaths. Further, more than 1,400 new cases have been reported in nursing homes in the last week. To read the full article, click here. Arlo...

A Chicago Police Officer has been fired after fatally shooting an unarmed black teenager on Tuesday, the Guardian reports. The teen, Marcellus Stinnette, was shot and killed during a traffic stop. To read the full article by the Guardian, click here. Arlo...

If you have been involved in an accident with a drunk driver, you may be entitled to an award of punitive damages.   In Illinois, punitive damages are available in car accident cases if a defendant’s conduct was willful or wanton.  Both...

Since June, the Chicago Police had a “Use of Force Working Group,” made up of activists, civil rights leaders, and politicians. The group met for three hours every week since June, and recommended 155 changes to the Chicago Police Department’s rules regarding when and...

ABC News reports that Symphony of Joliet Nursing Home has had 130 reported cases of COVID-19, and 25 COVID-19 related deaths. Now, three families of victims have filed suit against Symphony. The daughter of a certified nursing assistant who passed away after 24 days...

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently unveiled a new online tool called Care Control that gives patients and family caregivers the ability to make informed decisions about healthcare based on location, cost, quality of care, and volume of...

Governor J.B. Pritzker recently announced that he wants to ban no-knock search warrants in Illinois. Pritzker announced the proposed reform in reaction to the no-knock warrant for drugs that led to the fatal shooting by police of Breonna Taylor in March in Louisville,...

The Chicago Sun Times recently reported that a teenage girl was killed in a crash Sunday in Archer Heights on the Southwest Side. She was riding in a car about 4:20 a.m. in the 4700 block of South Lawndale Avenue when the car slammed into another vehicle after running...