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The statistics are alarming. Pedestrian deaths are up almost 30 percent since 2013. Cyclist deaths have increased by about 14 percent. Media coverage of crashes isn't helping. Yet we see little public outrage over the rising death rates. Why? In part because the media, according to a report in a journal of the National Academy...

The Will County Health Department (WCHD) launched an investigation into a case of Legionnaires' disease at a nursing home in Bolingbrook. According to CBS Chicago, the case occurred at Meadowbrook Manor and was believed to be "health care-associated." The WCHD teamed up with the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) to investigate other potential cases...

The Storefront Safety Council coined the term "vehicle-into-building crashes." It describes the rare incidents involving cars that careen out of control and crash into buildings. According to NBC Chicago, a pickup truck recently crashed into a Starbucks in McHenry, a northwest suburb of Chicago. Police reported that the truck first slammed into a car in...

When we get inside an Uber or Lyft car, our lives are in someone else's hands. The stories we hear about rideshare drivers behaving recklessly only builds a distrust among potential users. One Chicago-area Lyft driver was arrested after he reportedly sexually assaulted a female passenger in 2019. According to WGN, the driver picked up a...

Businesses, residential buildings, malls, hospitals, schools, and colleges across Chicago all have one thing in common: large parking lots and garages navigated by pedestrians and motorists. Without proper safety measures in place, anything can happen. Pedestrians can get struck by inattentive drivers. Icy conditions can result in a slip and fall. The vulnerable can be...