Toy soldiers unite father-son team By Jerry Crimmins Law Bulletin staff writer One of Howard H. Ankin’s earliest memories, from age 4, is the toy soldiers that he got from his father. They were “dime-store lead soldiers” from the 1930s. ‘40s and ‘50s that his father, Paul, began buying for the son in the 1960s
Taxiing plane, truck collide 3 workers hurt in accident on O’Hare runway By Carlos Sadovi and Jeremy GronerTribune Reporters Federal aviation officials said it could take several weeks to determine the cause of a collision early Saturday between a taxiing airplane and a maintenance truck at O’Hare International Airport. The United Express jet, operated by
Lawsuit seeks damages in fatal snowmobile accident By Brian MartinNewsTribune Reporter OTTOWA—A six-count lawsuit has been filed in La Salle County Court against John Szymovicz and Joy and Ed’s Supper Club in Utica in connection with a Jan. 9 snowmobile accident that killed a Peru woman. Sheryl Lynn Tucker, 33, died Jan. 9 after the
Family blames recyclers for 1997 crushing death Donnelly family files lawsuit By Steve SilvermanPantagraph staff Nearly two years after Harold Donnelly’s crushed remains were found encased in a bale of cardboard at a Normal recycling plant, a lawsuit has been filed alleging the Bloomington man’s death resulted from hazardous conditions at the plant. The wrongful
A 22-year-old worker in Joliet lost his life on February 13 after getting pinned between two tractors. The man was working at CenterPoint Intermodal Center when the accident occurred. Howard Ankin, a workers’ compensation attorney in Chicago, cautioned that these types of accidents are more prevalent during winter months because tractors and other work vehicles
Republican lawmakers have proposed a short-term solution to try and avoid a 19 percent cut in Social Security disability benefits next year. If approved, the proposal would allow lawmakers to transfer up to $330 million from Social Security’s retirement fund to its disability fund over the next five years. Howard Ankin, a Social Security disability lawyer
A six year collaborative study from the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEA) and the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) shows that workplace arc flashes could be more dangerous than originally thought. The two organizations reviewed more than 1,000 arc flash accidents to gain a better understanding of these types of incidents. Workers’ compensation
Chicago accident attorney Howard Ankin says that a new study from financial website Wallethub shows that while Illinois may be one of the safer states to drive in, it’s not as safe as it should be for workers. Financial site Wallethub recently ranked Illinois as the eighth safest state in which to live in the
On April 9, Social Security Administration representatives gave a House subcommittee sobering news about the disability program’s financial status. The Social Security disability program is scheduled to begin having shortfalls in 2016. The agency has been reviewing cases to find opportunities to save money. However, an agency representative said that they could clear all of
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