While elderly individuals are at an overall higher risk for slip-and-fall injuries, these types of incidents may also affect younger people who work in the retail sector. Climbing ladders, moving heavy boxes and navigating through crowded stock rooms may all cause a...
Regardless of the circumstances surrounding your Illinois drunk driving arrest, you should expect your finances to take a hit if that arrest results in a conviction. You may have to spend thousands of dollars paying fines related to the offense, for starters. Then,...
Illinois residents like you have a long road of recovery after suffering from brain trauma. The worse the trauma, the longer the recovery period. Unfortunately, if your memory ends up affected after an injury, it can also take a while to recover. But how does brain...
Most accidents happen at night or in the overnight hours. The limited sight that comes with the darkness makes this time so dangerous. Not only does the darkness prevent you from seeing obstacles in the road or other issues, reducing your reaction time, but also your...
There is a greater inherent risk of serious and sometimes fatal injury in some professions than in others. The most dangerous jobs tend to be those that put workers in precarious physical positions, require them to work around heavy equipment or impose the greatest...
Couples use prenuptial agreements to work out issues that may come up in divorce. If you have a prenup ready to go, you might believe you will avoid a lot of the conflict and acrimony that comes with ending a marriage. This will depend on whether an Illinois judge...
Practitioners in the construction industry in Illinois no doubt value the personal freedom that such work offers. The constantly changing work environment is likely very appealing to them. Yet the benefits that environment offers also makes this particular service...
A conviction for driving under the influence may result in suspension of driving privileges under state law. The Illinois DUI Fact Book explains that you may have your driver’s license reinstated if you install a breath alcohol ignition interlock device, or BAIID, on...
Older drivers often face many challenges in the wake of motor vehicle collisions. For example, some are seriously hurt and have to deal with pain and other physical consequences for the rest of their lives. These wrecks are also devastating emotionally and...
Illinois divorce law is unique in that judges can require parents to pay for their children's college education. If you are ending your marriage and will share custody of minor children, you may want to make arrangements for these expenses in your parenting agreement....
