A couple whose property was damages when a utility pole burst into flames in 2012 is suing the pole's owner. Tim and Linda McCarthy filed a complaint on May 28 in Cook County Circuit Court against Commonwealth Edison Co. On May 28, 2012, a utility pole owned by the defendant and adjacent to the plaintiffs' property burst into flames, causing damage to the plaintiffs' property.
KowalczykA public utility company is suing over claims another company negligently hit its cables and conduits while excavating.Commonwealth Edison Co. filed a lawsuit April 18 in the Cook County Circuit Court against American Underground of Ill. LLC, citing negligence, the Illinois Underground Utility Facilities Damage Prevention and Interference with Utility Services acts.According to the suit, the