It happens on the last Friday of every month. They meet in places like the San Fernando Valley in Los Angeles, under the Waterloo Bridge in London, and in the Chicago Loop. Bicycle riders from all over the world join to ride together in a group called Critical Mass. And kids, this is no ordinary [...]

If you live and/or work in the city, chances are you’re doing a lot of walking. And with the price of gas nowadays, you’re probably doing extra walking. If so, you can probably relate to CBS’s analogy that crossing the street in Chicago is like playing the old videogame “Frogger.” In short, walk at your [...]

With skyrocketing gas prices and crowded mass transit options, many of us are left wondering why we’re still stuck in a bumper-to-bumper commute. And while most of us resist being ‘that guy’–you know, the one who goes flying up the shoulder while you’re waiting (im)patiently in your lane–we still wish there was a better way [...]

With cell phones pressed to our ears, clipped to our belts, and putting email at our fingertips, it’s becoming hard to imagine life without them. And with our busy schedules, we don’t often take the time to consider whether that’s necessarily a good thing. Cell phone usage has exploded in the last decade, and while [...]

Workers’ compensation is probably something you don’t know a whole lot about, until you or a close friend suffers an on-the-job injury. Then it comes at you all too quickly.
What’s the difference between workers’ compensation and personal injury ? (If the word ‘tort’ makes you think of a tasty pastry, it’s worth your while to [...]

It is not news that in our modern world we find ourselves increasingly dependent on our cell phones and BlackBerrys for communication on the go.  While Chicago has banned cell phone use while driving for several years, new technologies have created a growing issue of the prevalence of text messaging, which can be even more [...]

All too often a client’s inability to be fully compensated for personal injuries boils down to a lack of insurance coverage. While you can’t control the actions of other drivers on the roadway, you can financially protect yourself from the damages they cause. You have the ability to decide for yourself the amount of coverage [...]