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Thomas A. Demetrio has been hired as an associate at Clifford Law Offices. Demetrio, a 2018 graduate of Chicago-Kent College of Law in Chicago, served as a clerk at the firm for the past year.Demetrio, who received a CALI Award for Trial Advocacy II in law school, was on the Dean's List every semester at Chicago-Kent. He also served as s-a summer associate and a...

A new survey suggests that very few smokers know there is sugar added to cigarettes to reduce the harshness of the smoke, and that the added sugar also increases toxins in cigarette smoke.This is according to a study published in the journal Nicotine and Tobacco Research. "Knowledge is power and there is a clear gap in awareness," said lead researcher Andrew Seidenberg, a public health doctoral...

As the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) continues to investigate the cause of an explosion that left one Metra inspector killed and another worker severely injured, media reports are revealing that the incident occurred when a tank of gas on their nearby truck exploded.The sound of the blast was so loud and horrific that nearby neighbors in the Old Irving Park neighborhood said their houses shook....

An explosion on the Metra train tracks on Saturday, Nov. 3, 2018, near the Grayland station has killed one worker and badly injured another.Two welders were working in the 4500 block of West Byron Street when the tragedy occurred, according to officials. The two men were taken to Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center where one tragically died. There were reportedly 17 workers in the area...

Two shuttle buses collided early Saturday morning (Nov. 3, 2018) at O'Hare Airport near Terminal 5 injuring at least six people.Emergency crews were called to the scene about 3 a.m. and transported the injured to area hospitals. Police are investigating the cause of the crash.The injured are reported to be in stable condition.