A suit was filed last week by the parents of a now-7-year-old boy in the Cook County Circuit Court stating that the kindergartner was forced to crawl across an icy playground area after falling and breaking his leg.

Damages at the amount of $200,000 are being sought by the lawsuit according to the report.

The incident took place in January of 2011 when Rahul Chandani slipped on a mound of snow at his Skokie elementary school. The fall resulted in a concussion and a broken leg. When the boy stated he was hurt, the teacher reportedly told him that she could not help him and that he need to get back on his own. The boy tried to walk but could not stand on the leg. He fell again and had to crawl back into the school building.

The boy’s mother, Priya Chandani, picked him up from school and noted a bump on his head. The boy was also complaining of dizziness. Chandani immediately took her son to the hospital. Rahul missed six weeks of school and needed six months of rehabilitation.

When accidental falls happen, treatment is needed as soon as possible to ensure best recovery. If you or a loved one has been injured as a result of falling on public property, call Spiros Law at 815-929-9292 to explore your legal rights. Visit the web site at www.spiroslaw.com.

A man was jogging through the Rainbow Beach Park on the Southside of Chicago when two large dogs attacked him, requiring hospitalization for the man.

Joseph Finley was jogging along the lakeshore as he usually does after working all night as a sleep therapist. Two pit bulls, who weighed seventy pounds each, attacked the jogger and bit him all over his body. A neighbor heard the man’s cries for help and used a bat to try to stop the attack.

Police arrived on the scene and were forced to shoot the dogs when they turned from Finley and rushed the officers.

It was later discovered that the dogs had been let out of their fenced yard by an unknown person. Finley was taken to Stroger Hospital in critical condition and his status has upgraded to stable.

An animal attack can leave lasting damage. If you or a loved one know someone who has suffered injuries from an animal attack, call Spiros Law at 815-929-9292 to help you find out your legal right. Visit the web site at www.spiroslaw.com.

Front Row Produce, based in St. Louis, is recalling grape tomatoes that have the potential to be contaminated with

the salmonella virus. The Food and Drug Administration along with the company is currently investigating the source of the problem.

Ten-ounce pint and 10-pounds bulk grape tomatoes are being recalled in Missouri and Illinois where Front Row Produce distributes its products. The grape tomatoes come from Rio Queen Citrus of Mission, Texas. It was through Rio Queen Citrus that the contamination was discovered during random testing of the produce.

No illnesses have been reported at this time. But the most common symptoms are diarrhea, abdominal cramps, and fever that can occur within 8 hours to 72 hours of eating the contaminated product. For those with a weakened immune system, the virus can be life threatening.

Food contamination causes serious illness for some people. If you or a loved one knows someone who has been adversely affected by contaminated food, call Spiros Law at 815-929-9292 to find out your legal options. Visit the website at www.spiroslaw.com.

Thanksgiving meal preparations sickened 20 people at a North Side Chicago home when a grill was used inside the home. The result was seven people being sent to the hospital while remaining party attendees were treated on site.

Around approximately 10:35 p.m., five ambulances were called to the scene in the 4300 block of West Roscoe Street because of high carbon monoxide levels with accordance

to an EMS Plan 1. Victims reported feeling lightheaded and having some nausea.  Levels of carbon monoxide rose when a grill was brought into the home during a Thanksgiving celebration.

Seven members of the party were sent to Our Lady of Resurrection Medical Center and West Suburban Medical Center in Oak Park with minor injuries. Carbon Monoxide is a colorless and odorless gas that is the leading cause of accidental deaths in the home in the United States according to eMedicinehealth.com. Symptoms of carbon monoxide poisoning can include headaches, nausea and fatigue and is often mistaken for the flu.

When equipment is improperly used, the chemicals released can harm not only the operator but everyone in the area of a home. If you or a loved one knows someone who has been affected by carbon monoxide poisoning, call Spiros Law at 815-929-9292 to find out your legal rights. Visit the website at www.spiroslaw.com.

The Holiday Inn Express in Bradley was evacuated on November 13, 2011 when a faulty heater apparently leaked carbon monoxide into a swimming pool area during the evening hours.  Over 300 people were forced to evacuate the hotel and 16 people were sent to the hospital.

At approximately 9 p.m. carbon monoxide detectors were triggered. Fire department personnel were sent to the hotel located near the Northfield Mall on Illinois Route 50. According to Bradley Fire Department Chief Jim Baird an ambulance crew responded to reports of more than one person getting sick at the hotel. Once they arrived, the ambulance personnel realized the scope of the situation.

After that the Mutual Aid Box Alarm System (MABAS) was activated and the hotel was evacuated.

According to Carbon-Monoxide-Poisoning.com, symptoms of poisoning are shortness of breathe, nausea, headache and light-headedness. High levels of carbon monoxide can lead to death in a short period of time.

A faulty product that leaks dangerous chemicals can lead to serious health issues. If you or a loved one knows someone who has been adversely affected by a chemical leak, call Spiros Law at 815-929-9292 to find out your legal rights. Visit the website at www.spiroslaw.com.

 Stelle was the scene of a hit-and-run accident that sent a Kankakee Community College professor to Loyola University Hospital for surgery. The accident took place in the late evening hours of October 20, 2011.

Tim Wilhelm, professor and program director of business and technology at KCC,  was outside of his home in the Ford County village when a Dodge Ram pickup driven by rural Gilman resident Kaleb Robinson, 20. The accident caused damage to Wilhelm in the head and shoulders, pelvis, and femur.

Witnesses state that Robinson was speeding through the village and revving his engine. After the accident, Robinson was charged with felony hit-and-run with personal injury, criminal trespass, and reckless driving.

He was released with bond from the Ford County Jail in Paxton.

Being hit by a reckless driver causes serious injuries. If you or a loved one knows someone who has been hurt in a hit-and-run accident, call Spiros Law at 815-929-9292 to find out your legal options. Visit the website at www.spiroslaw.com.

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A Frankfort man was arrested in Peotone on Saturday, October 8, 2011 after driving into the entrance of a bowling alley.
 
Jessie Brower, 30, was driving north on Second Street in Peotone around 2a.m. Saturday morning when he allegedly ran into a parked car. Brower then apparently swerved to his left, crossed the street and plowed into the entrance of Peotone Bowling Center. He left the scene before

the police arrived and was found driving on the wrong side of the road on Illinois Route 50.
 
Brower was apprehended as he was driving on Illinois Route 50. He was charged with driving under the influence of alcohol, reckless driving and leaving the scene of an accident.
 
Drunk drivers don’t always cause damage to only property. Driving intoxicated can lead to physical injury and loss of life. If you or a loved one has had their life changed by a drunk driver, call Spiros Law at 815-929-9292 to find out your legal rights. Visit the website at www.spiroslaw.com.

Sunday evenings are usually a quiet time. But the residents of a Bourbonnais home had a surprise visitor when a car came crashing through the home on Toni Street.
 
Samantha Scheperle, 26, made an unexpected left turn on the street that led straight into the living room of the home that is in the middle of the block. Five adults were in the home at the time. Of those five, one resident and two guests were taken to local hospitals with non-life-threatening injuries.
 
Neighbors noted that there was no apparent reason why the car veered suddenly into the home located in the middle of the block.

Toni Street does curve slightly 300 feet to the west of the home but neighbors only remember a car hitting a fire hydrant. Scheperle was ticketed for reckless driving but did not sustain injuries requiring medical attention.
 
Accidents only take a moment to damage property and injure people. If you or a loved one has been hurt is a car accident, call Spiros Law at 815-929-9292 to find out your legal rights. Visit the website at www.spiroslaw.com.

The town of Tiskilwa in north-central Illinois was evacuated on October 7, 2011 when a train with 126 cars derailed. At least six tanker cars were burning.

 According to a story by the Associated Press, witnesses reported hearing several explosions.
 
The derailment took place around 2:00 in the morning about one half mile outside of the town, cause approximately 60 cars carrying ethanol to leave the tracks. Residents reported that it sounded like a jet coming over the town. The glow of the fire could be seen from several miles away.
 
There have been no reports of injuries but Tiskilwa, located 100 miles west of Chicago, was evacuated its 800 residents, many to Princeton High School. Emergency crews from Utica, Oglesby, Peru and LaSalle County were on site to put out the fire. A foam product used for putting out fires was being used as water would be ineffective on this type of fire. 
 
If you or a love one has been injured due to a train accident, call Spiros Law 815-929-9292 to learn your legal rights. Visit the website at www.spiroslaw.com.