Home > Blog > Your Hospital Knows You Have Insurance. Here’s Why They Might Not Use It. You were in a car accident. You went to the emergency room. The doctors treated you, the hospital had your insurance card on file, and you assumed — like anyone would — that …
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On March 11, 2026, Cheesie’s Wicker Park filed a Petition at the Illinois Independent Tax Tribunal challenging a “Notice of Tentative Denial of Claim” issued by the Illinois Department of Revenue for Sales/Use Tax & E911 Surcharge.

Cheesie’s Wicker Park, LLC alleges it overpaid sales tax for the period January 2021 through November 2021 by including tips in taxable receipts and failing to account for tax already remitted through a marketplace facilitator. The company filed ST-1-X Amended Sales and Use Tax and E911 Surcharge Returns seeking approximately $46,453 in credits.

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Lawyers are under pressure to modernize the way they deliver legal services without sacrificing the trust, judgment, and professionalism that define the profession. Clients expect clearer communication, more transparency around costs, and a smoother experience at every step of the matter. At the same time, artificial intelligence and other emerging technologies are reshaping how legal work gets done.
At the Commission’s annual Future Is Now: Legal Services conference, two sessions will help lawyers meet this moment with creativity and care. Have you registered yet?
Legal technology company Clio’s Lawyer-in-Residence, Joshua Lenon, and April Dawson, Associate Dean of…
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Natalie Lamphier, President of the DuPage Association of Women Lawyers (Photo Credit: Natalie Lamphier)
Women’s History Month is an opportunity to celebrate the contributions and achievements of women today and throughout U.S. history.
Our Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Manager Julia Roundtree Livingston recently spoke to Natalie Lamphier, president of the DuPage Association of Women Lawyers, one of the many bar associations across Illinois that supports female attorneys, who make up 41% of the state’s lawyers.
In addition to her role with the DuPage Association of Women Lawyers, Lamphier is a partner at Dussais Wittenberg Koenigsberger, LLP, in Chicago, where she…
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While government entities like park districts and schools have statutory immunities, waivers, and limitations applicable to injuries occurring on their facilities and at their functions, the increasing number of private playgrounds, play areas, gyms, and party locations do not. Besides proper insurance and warning signs, liability waivers can be used to prevent or limit your business’ liability for injuries, but they must comply with the myriad of laws that regulate them for each type of business in order to be enforceable. Be sure that your contracts and other forms comply with all laws and regulations applicable to your business and…
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The Four Intellectual Property Tools Every Creative Needs in Their Arsenal: When we talk about intellectual property, we are talking about four main categories: copyright, trademark, patents, and trade secrets. As a creative, your work often touches multiple categories at once. Understanding which protects what is the foundation of any smart IP strategy.
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Hip fractures can become fatal in elderly adults because they often lead to complications such as pulmonary embolism, infections, and heart failure. If the fracture happened after a preventable nursing home fall or delayed medical response, a lawyer can review the records and determine whether neglect contributed to the death.

Statistics on the Increased Risk of Death Following a Broken Hip

A long-term CHANCES project analysis found increased all-cause mortality after hip fracture, with a fully adjusted hazard ratio of 2.12.

The first months are especially dangerous. A meta-analysis of excess mortality after hip fracture found a relative hazard of…
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A broken femur is dangerous because it can lead to immobility, surgical complications, blood loss, blood clots, infection, and long-term decline in an elderly resident.

42 C.F.R. § 483.25(d) requires nursing homes to keep the resident environment as free of accident hazards as possible and to provide adequate supervision and assistance devices to prevent accidents. If your loved one suffered a broken femur in a nursing home, we can examine whether the facility ignored fall risks, used unsafe transfer practices, or failed to protect a resident who needed more help than the staff provided.

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The main risk factors for wandering and elopement are cognitive impairment, dementia-related confusion, prior wandering attempts, poor supervision, understaffing, unmet physical or emotional needs, medication-related changes, and facility security failures that make it easier for a resident to leave unnoticed.

42 C.F.R. § 483.25(d) requires nursing homes to keep the resident environment as free of accident hazards as possible and to provide each resident with adequate supervision and assistive devices to prevent accidents.

If your loved one was hurt after wandering or eloping from a nursing home, we can review what the facility knew, what steps it failed to take,…
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Symptoms of sepsis from a UTI in elderly adults can include confusion, rapid breathing, an elevated heart rate, low blood pressure, fever, chills, weakness, and reduced urine output. In a nursing home, signs like these may suggest failures in monitoring, reporting condition changes, or obtaining timely treatment. Our nursing home sepsis lawyers stand with families dealing with this kind of harm. Contact us and seek justice for your loved one today.

What Is Urosepsis?

Urosepsis happens when a urinary tract infection (UTI) leads to sepsis. In older adults, this is a medical emergency because the infection can move beyond the…
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Sepsis can go unnoticed at first because its early signs often look like the flu, exhaustion, or a routine infection. In some people, that period may last only a few hours. In others, symptoms may seem vague for a day or longer before the condition becomes unmistakably dangerous. The problem is that once sepsis progresses, the decline can be rapid, especially in older adults and nursing home residents. 

42 C.F.R. § 483.25 requires nursing homes to ensure that each resident receives the treatment and care needed to attain or maintain their highest practicable well-being, consistent with the resident’s care plan…
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Car accidents sometimes do more than physical damage. The shock of a collision and whatever happens afterward can stay with a person long after the physical injuries heal. Post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD, is a recognized condition that can follow a serious crash. In 2026, it is increasingly understood as a legitimate injury deserving both medical treatment and legal compensation. If you are struggling after an accident in 2026, an Arlington Heights personal injury attorney can help you understand what your options may be.
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If you have been injured because of someone else’s negligence, you are probably wondering whether you need an attorney to get a fair settlement, or whether you can handle it on your own. 
The short answer is that you are not legally required to have a lawyer, but having an experienced one almost always leads to a better outcome. Insurance companies deal with personal injury claims every single day. Most people do not. That imbalance frequently shows up directly in the settlement offers injured people receive.
Personal injury claims are one of the most common legal matters in Illinois. If…
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Most people think of aviation accidents as major commercial airline disasters. But the truth is that most aviation accidents in the United States involve small, private, and charter aircraft, and Illinois is no exception. In fact, according to the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), nearly 90 percent of personal flying accidents involve single-engine, piston-powered airplanes. 
If you or someone you love was hurt or killed in a small plane crash in 2026, you may have legal options for seeking justice. A Lombard, IL aviation accident attorney can help you figure out your next steps.
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Most people feel a sense of relief once their estate plan is done. The will is signed, the beneficiaries are named – everything feels taken care of.
What many people do not realize is that estate planning is not a one-time task. If your documents are sitting in a drawer somewhere with years between now and the last time you looked at them, a Glen Ellyn estate planning attorney can help you figure out whether they’re still representative of what you actually want in 2026.
Is There an Ideal Schedule for Updating an Estate Plan?
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Most people approach estate planning with one question: How do I set up who gets what after I pass? It is a reasonable place to start, but for families with meaningful wealth, this is the wrong place to finish. 
The question of distribution is actually the last question a thorough estate plan answers, not the first. Before you decide who inherits what, you need to understand what forces could erode, expose, or destroy that wealth before it has a chance to reach the next generation.
At Gateville Law Firm, our Plano, IL estate planning attorney takes a risk-management approach to…
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