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ABC 7: Illinois driving laws every motorist needs to know taking effect January 1
CHICAGO (WLS) — A new year means new laws! More than 250 new laws will go into effect on January 1st, and if you’re a motorist, several of them will impact how you drive. Drivers in Illinois will no longer be able to watch streaming video while driving. Starting Jan….

FOX 32: New Illinois driving laws going into effect in 2020
CHICAGO (January 3, 2019) – Attorney Heidi Wickstrom was interviewed live on FOX 32’s Good Day Chicago Monday about the new laws Illinois drivers need to be aware of heading into 2020. Please click here to watch the full segment.

Chicago Daily Law Bulletin: Patrick Salvi II speaks at Colorado seminar
DENVER (January 3, 2019) – Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard Chicago Managing Partner Patrick A. Salvi II delivered a speech on December 13 at the Colorado Trial Lawyers Association’s Depositions: the ABC’s from VIPs seminar in Denver. Mr. Salvi’s speech was entitled “Expert Depositions: How to Attack Damages Experts,” was one of…

Heidi Wickstrom discusses new Illinois driving laws on WGN Morning News
CHICAGO (January 3, 2019) – Attorney Heidi L. Wickstrom was interviewed live on WGN Morning News about the new Illinois traffic laws motorists should be aware of in 2020. Please click here to watch the full segment.

WLS-Radio: Patrick Salvi II discusses new traffic laws for 2020
CHICAGO (December 18, 2019) – Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard Partner Patrick Salvi II was interviewed live on WLS-Radio’s John Howell show about the new Illinois laws drivers need to know heading into the new year. Please click here to listen to the full segment.

FOX 32: How Illinois’ legalization of marijuana could impact drivers
CHICAGO (December 12, 2019) – Attorney Heidi L. Wickstrom was interviewed live on FOX 32’s Good Day Chicago about how the legalization of marijuana in Illinois could impact drivers and what people need to know before they get behind the wheel. Please click here to watch the full segment.

Chicago Daily Law Bulletin: Car crash suit settles for $1.9M
CHICAGO (December 11, 2019) – A woman who sustained a broken leg and broken wrists in a head-on collision with another vehicle outside far west suburban Yorkville, has settled her lawsuit for $1.9 million. A settlement was reached by Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard attorneys Brian L. Salvi, Andrew J. Burkavage and…

Chicago Daily Law Bulletin: Seven years after father’s death, son joins dad’s namesake firm
CHICAGO (November 8, 2019) – After being sworn into the Illinois bar, Michael J. Schostok became the newest addition to a firm that bears his last name. He is the son of former Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard P.C. partner Michael P. Schostok, who died in July 2012 at age 51 from…

ABC 7: Family claims Texas woman died from Legionnaires’ disease contracted at Northwestern Memorial Hospital
CHICAGO (October 21, 2019) – A family is suing Northwestern Memorial Hospital over the death of a Texas woman who they say contracted Legionnaires’ disease from another patient at the Chicago medical center. The woman’s family is accusing the hospital of negligence and wrongful death. Please click here for the full…

Chicago Tribune: Northwestern hospital sued after 35-year-old who contracted Legionnaires’ disease dies
CHICAGO (October 18, 2019) – A Texas patient’s family filed a lawsuit against Northwestern Memorial Hospital Thursday alleging that 35-year-old Carol Anne Cosme Ruiz died after contracting Legionnaires’ disease at the facility. Please click here for the full story from the Chicago Tribune.