http://www.josephklest.com/ Published by Joseph Klest, Attorney at Law en-us 2010-03-12T15:48:46-06:00 http://www.josephklest.com/2010/03/former_suburban_chicago_cheerl.html A former Naperville cheerleading coach was sentenced yesterday to over three years in prison resulting from an ongoing sexual relationship he had in 2006 with a 13 year old girl. The coach, 30 year-old Bradley Abraham of Aurora, was part... Sexual Abuse Joseph G. Klest 2010-03-12T15:48:46-06:00 http://www.josephklest.com/2010/03/illinois_man_accused_of_child.html A Maine Township, IL, man has been charged with criminal sexual assault and aggravated criminal sexual abuse following accusations that he repeatedly molested a child. The accused, 43 year old Christopher Johnson of the 9400 block of Bay Colony Drive,... Sexual Abuse Joseph G. Klest 2010-03-09T09:56:41-06:00 http://www.josephklest.com/2010/03/chicago_man_killed_in_workplac.html A Chicago worker was killed on Wednesday following a construction site workplace accident downtown. The fatal accident claimed the life of 39 year-old Michael Gryga. According to reports, the fatal Chicago work injury occurred as Michael and another Peoples Gas... Workplace Injury Joseph G. Klest 2010-03-05T15:34:55-06:00 http://www.josephklest.com/2010/03/chicago_car_accident_seriously.html An Illinois State Police officer was seriously injured when she was struck by a motorist on Chicago’s Dan Ryan Expressway near 63rd St. last Saturday night around 9:00 p.m. According to reports, the Chicago car accident occurred as the police... Car Accidents Joseph G. Klest 2010-03-02T12:19:52-06:00 http://www.josephklest.com/2010/02/illinois_supreme_court_strikes.html The Illinois Supreme Court determined that a 2005 Illinois law limiting damages awards in medical malpractice cases violates the state constitution earlier this month. The law limited non-economic damages such as pain suffering and not actual damages such as present... Medical Malpractice Joseph G. Klest 2010-02-26T16:38:53-06:00 http://www.josephklest.com/2010/02/arizona_bill_proposing_one_yea.html The Arizona Senate Judiciary Committee has approved a bill that would give sexual abuse victims an entire lifetime to sue their abusers and also open one year window for those abused within the past 35 years. The bill, SB 1292,... Sexual Abuse Joseph G. Klest 2010-02-24T19:10:32-06:00 http://www.josephklest.com/2010/02/priest_accused_of_sexual_abuse.html A Joliet, IL, priest that is currently facing allegations of predatory sexual assault, aggravated criminal sexual abuse and criminal sexual assault was assigned a new judge yesterday. The criminal case is aimed at Alejandro Flores, a 37 year old former... Sexual Abuse Joseph G. Klest 2010-02-19T16:29:34-06:00 http://www.josephklest.com/2010/02/sacerdote_accused_de_abuso_sex.html Un sacerdote de Joliet, IL ha sido acusado de cuatro cargos de penal y dos cargos de agresión sexual criminal tras las denuncias que él molesto a un nino de 13 años - en una iglesia de Chicago occidental. Reverendo... Sexual Abuse Joseph G. Klest 2010-02-18T10:59:14-06:00 http://www.josephklest.com/2010/02/fatal_cicero_il_fire_kills_sev.html A tragic blaze left seven people dead on Sunday morning in Cicero, IL. The Chicago fire damaged several houses located on the 3000 block of 48th Court leaving more than 20 people homeless. The fire claimed the lives of 20... Wrongful Death Joseph G. Klest 2010-02-16T11:13:26-06:00 http://www.josephklest.com/2010/02/three_vehicle_chicago_car_acci.html A high speed car accident on Chicago’s Eisenhower Expressway left six people injured early Thursday morning on the near West Side. The Chicago car crash occurred around 1:15 a.m. when three vehicles collided in the inbound lanes of the busy... Car Accidents Joseph G. Klest 2010-02-11T16:53:42-06:00