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Chatham man dead after two-vehicle crash near Petersburg

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PETERSBURG — A 69-year-old Chatham man who was a passenger in a pickup truck hit by another vehicle on Illinois 97 Tuesday afternoon has died, according to Illinois State Police.The two-vehicle accident occurred shortly before 2 p.m. just south of Petersburg.State police said Sunny A. Barger, 18, of Petersburg was driving southbound when her Jeep left the roadway for an unknown reason. The Jeep re-entered the roadway and crossed into oncoming traffic, hitting the passenger side door of the

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This is considered a wrongful death case. The negligent actions of the other driver, not being able to control her vehicle, caused the death of another person. The family members of the passenger who died may file a lawsuit seeking monetary damages for the value of his life and companionship lost as a result of the reckless driving.

Springfield Clinic’s new pain specialist tries non-pill methods

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A new doctor at Springfield Clinic hopes his expertise can help patients avoid becoming statistics in the nationwide epidemic of prescription painkiller

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Chronic pain is often a big part of Workers’ Compensation and Social Security Disability cases. It is certainly worth trying new approaches to break the cycle of pain and improve functioning.

Creedon sentenced in 2015 DUI crash that badly injured teen

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A 63-year-old Springfield man who was driving drunk when he hit a teenager with his car, severing the artery in his leg, in February 2015 will spend at least another 30 days in jail.Daniel Creedon pleaded guilty Tuesday to charges of leaving the scene of an accident and aggravated driving under the influence.Creedon was sentenced to 180 days in the Sangamon County Jail, but will be released after 30 days, with the remainder of time being subject to review.In addition, Creedon was sentenced to

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Injuries such as this may result in both criminal proceedings and civil proceedings for money damages.

Imprisoned Hastert fights for tax-covered pension

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CHICAGO — Dennis Hastert is serving a 15-month prison term in a hush-money case that stemmed from his sexual abuse of students when he taught at an Illinois public school over 35 years ago. The ex-U.S. House speaker is now pointing to a technicality to argue that a state body should restore his $17,000-a-year teacher’s pension that it yanked after his April 27 sentencing.A recent letter from Hastert’s lawyer to the agency overseeing the pensions notes his conviction was not for sexual

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Downright disgusting. Everyone knows that this about child molestation. Takes some chutzpah to challenge the pension revocation.

Social Security News: I Don’t Know

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Some ideas about what may happen with Social Security Disability during the Trump administration. The bottom line is that cases will not move any faster unless there is more money appropriated to hire staff and judges to do the work.