A concussion does not always come with a trip to the hospital. Sometimes it arrives as a headache that will not go away, a fog that settles in during a work meeting, or a parent noticing that a teenager who used to breeze through homework now cannot finish a page. Today, on the tenth […]

  You walked away from the crash. You answered the officer’s questions, exchanged insurance information, and told the paramedic you were fine. Three days later, you cannot remember a conversation you had that morning, light feels unbearable, and you have been sleeping twelve hours a night. This is one of the most common and most […]

  Your doctor cleared you to return to work with restrictions, and now your employer has a “light duty” job ready for you. It can feel like good news. You get a paycheck again, you’re back with your coworkers, and life starts to feel normal. Before you sign anything or show up for your first […]

  National Truck Driver Appreciation Week runs Sept. 13-19, 2026, and The Law Offices of Parente & Norem, P.C. joins the American Trucking Associations and communities across the country in recognizing the professional drivers who keep Illinois supplied and moving. Roughly 3.6 million professional drivers move freight in the United States, and more than 80% […]

  You clock in expecting an ordinary shift. Then a ladder shifts, a box comes down wrong, or your back finally gives out after years of lifting. In the blur that follows, most people focus on one thing, getting through the day. That’s understandable. But the two days after a workplace injury quietly set the […]

  You were hurt on the job. After weeks of treatment, your doctor releases you to return to work, but with restrictions. No lifting over 15 pounds. No ladders. No repetitive overhead reaching. A few days later, your employer calls with a “light duty” assignment such as answering phones, monitoring a gate, sorting paperwork. It […]

  As the city marks Labor Day, The Law Offices of Parente & Norem, P.C. is recognizing the union tradesmen and tradeswomen whose work is visible from nearly every corner of Chicago, and whose safety on the job remains the firm’s ongoing concern the other 364 days of the year. Labor Day originated as a […]

  The Black Mambas are league champions. On Sunday, August 30, the Parente & Norem sponsored hockey club defeated the Mighty Swans 5-3 at Center Ice of DuPage to claim the C3 Sunday League Championship, capping a season that saw the team win from opening faceoff to final buzzer. The Black Mambas compete in the […]