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Indiana Retention Pond Drowning
Another person has drowned in a retention pond in Speedway, Indiana. Witnesses heard a man calling for help and alerted the police. A diver was later able to pull the man’s body from the pond. His identity and reason for being in or near the pond is still unknown. These stories are becoming all too…
Downtown Chicago High-Rise Fire
Are you and your family prepared in case of a fire in your high-rise building? While many laws have changed in Illinois regarding requirements for updated sprinkler systems, many buildings have “grandfathered” sprinkler systems from decades ago. You must do what you can to practice and prepare your family for what to do in the…
Secondary Drowning
Has your little one ever been in the swimming pool and started to struggle? Maybe they slipped and briefly got out of your reach? They take in some water but you are able to get to them quickly and all is well. Or at least it seems that way. Secondary drowning is a deadly problem…
Supreme Court 2013-2014 Rulings
The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) takes a break each summer, usually somewhere around June 30th. After taking several weeks off from a busy term of rendering decisions on cases, they are off for several weeks before returning to look over new petitions for the upcoming term. Before rising for the summer, they carried…
