Friday, March 15, 2013
Shane Siefert, 2, of Barrington Hills died in 2011 when a dresser fell on top of him.
A lawsuit has been filed regarding the death of a Barrington Hills 2-year-old who was killed when his dresser fell on top of him, the Daily Herald reports. Lisa Siefert filed a lawsuit against furniture manufacturer Gemma Juvenile, Inc. of Canada, FurnitureKidz Inc. and it’s former owners, Robert and Marcia Gilbreth of Inverness, the newspaper reports. Siefert’s 2-year-old son Shane died in 2011 when the dresser fell on top of him, according to Medill Reports. Siefert was able to get the furniture recalled, and has been pushing for the use of safety straps that attach furniture to the wall, according to Medill Reports. Siefert is seeking to have expenses of her son’s funeral paid “and other aspects of the family’s loss” through damages in…
Wednesday, December 12, 2012
After dozens of maggots were removed from the ear of an Arlington Heights nursing home resident, the elderly woman is back in the hospital battling infections, the family's attorney said.
Three months after 57 maggots were removed from the ear of an Arlington Heights nursing home resident, 90-year-old Catherine McCann is once again back in the hospital, battling infections caused by the infestation, the family’s attorney said. “I hope she’s able to survive these infections,” attorney Henry Gruss said, “She’s a 90-year-old woman who suffers from dementia and now she has all these infections to overcome.” Suffering from severe Alzheimer’s disease, McCann lived at Lutheran Home for the Aged, 800 W. Oakton Street in Arlington Heights, for two years before the alleged infestation. Gruss, who filed the lawsuit against the Arlington Heights nursing home, said since the maggots were removed in mid-September, McCann has been in and …
Friday, April 8, 2011
Updated: Special meeting scheduled for Tuesday, urging voters to take action against township trustees.
Updates in bold, posted 11:13 am. Grafton Township politics, which a McHenry County judge called a “blood sport,” is igniting once again, spurred by a notice sent to voters about a special meeting Tuesday to stop the “continued waste of your tax dollars.” Supervisor Linda Moore said a group of citizens petitioned to have a special meeting at 6pm, Tuesday, April 12—an hour before the township’s annual town meeting. Both meetings will be held at Huntley High School, 13719 Harmony Rd. But there’s an effort underway to get citizens to “Take Back Grafton Township.” Maggie Darr is trying to get people to go to the meeting to oppose the agenda items. She and others have started a blog outlining their position. A post card announcing the special …
Wieslaw D. Slawek
3:07 pm on Friday, March 15, 2013
"safety straps that attach furniture to the wall" which she could have purchased at any local hardware store. Even if the strap was provided, would she even use it. more ›