Latest Illinois Headlines
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Illinois Contractor Faces $354K in Fines for Exposing Workers to Fall Hazards
Jul 15 2024 // Federal workplace safety inspectors have cited an Illinois construction contractor for again exposing employees to falls from elevation — the industry’s leading cause of injury and death — as they did residential...
Giant Sinkhole Swallows Center of Illinois Soccer Field
Jul 3 2024 // ALTON, Ill. (AP) — A giant sinkhole has swallowed the center of a soccer complex that was built over an operating limestone mine in southern Illinois, taking down a large light pole and leaving a gaping chasm where...
Illinois Contractor Faces $264K Fine for Exposing Workers to Deadly Fall Hazards
Jun 17 2024 // Federal workplace safety inspectors found an Illinois construction contractor — cited seven times since 2020 — again exposing employees doing framing work to the risk of deadly falls from elevation at two homes under...
DOXA Acquires Illinois MGA CPH Insurance
Jun 11 2024 // DOXA Insurance announced the acquisition of CPH Insurance, a Chicago-based MGA providing professional liability products for mental health, allied health and healthcare professionals. Founded in 2000 by founder and...
Dozens More Former Youth Inmates Sue Over Alleged Sexual Abuse at Illinois Detention Centers
Jun 5 2024 // Dozens more former youth inmates filed lawsuits seeking millions of dollars in damages for sexual abuse they allegedly endured at Illinois detention centers dating back to the late 1990s. Thirteen women and 95 men filed...
US Farmers Opt for Soy to Limit Losses as All Crop Prices Slump
Jun 4 2024 // Mark Tuttle planted more soy and less corn on his northern Illinois farm this spring as prices for both crops hover near three-year lows and soybeans’ lower production costs offered him the best chance of turning a...
Illinois Roofing Contractor to Pay $365K for Endangering Employees
May 28 2024 // Joshua Herion, a Waukegan, Illinois roofing contractor who has routinely endangered employees by ignoring federal workplace standards and penalties assesses for its violations since 2014, has paid $365,576 in fines and...
Caterpillar to Pay $800K Over Systemic Hiring Discrimination at Illinois Plant
May 24 2024 // Heavy equipment company Caterpillar has agreed to pay $800,000 to resolve allegations of systemic hiring discrimination against Black applicants at an Illinois plant, the U.S. Labor Department said on Tuesday. The money...
Zantac Not a Cause of Woman’s Cancer, Jury Says in First Trial Over Drug
May 24 2024 // A jury in Chicago on Thursday rejected an Illinois woman’s claim that the now discontinued heartburn drug Zantac caused her colon cancer, in the first trial out of thousands of lawsuits making similar...
Inszone Acquires Illinois’ ISU Coverall
May 22 2024 // Inszone Insurance Services announced the acquisition of ISU Coverall Insurance Group, a prominent full-service insurance broker serving the Chicago area. Founded in 2013 by Casey Brennan, ISU Coverall has carved out a...
Gallagher Updates Regulation for Artificial Intelligence
May 22 2024 // Gallagher’s Cyber practice remains laser focused on emerging technology and the potential for increased risks as organizations begin to use them. Throughout 2024, we’re concentrated on evolving compliance...
Illinois Indemnity Benefits Per Claim Rose in 2022: WCRI Study
May 15 2024 // Indemnity benefits per claim in Illinois increased 5% in 2022, driven by a 4% increase in workers’ wages, a new study from the Workers Compensation Research Institute (WCRI) found. A 0.8-week increase in the average...
Survivors of Alleged Abuse in Illinois Youth Detention Facilities Speak Out
May 10 2024 // CHICAGO (AP) — Three men who say they were sexually abused as children while incarcerated at Illinois juvenile detention centers came forward Tuesday as part of a lawsuit that chronicles decades of disturbing allegations...
Lawsuit Alleges Decades of Child Sexual Abuse at Illinois Juvenile Detention Centers
May 8 2024 // CHICAGO (AP) — Child sexual abuse at Illinois juvenile detention centers was pervasive and systemic for decades, according to disturbing accounts in a lawsuit filed Monday by 95 men and women housed at the youth centers...
Declarations
May 6 2024 // Travelers’ ‘Terrific Start’ “The year is off to a terrific start with strong profitability and production in all three segments, as well as higher investment income. In short, we’re firing on...
Minivan Crashes Into Baseball Dugout Wall in Illinois, Injuring 3 Children
Apr 30 2024 // WOODSTOCK, Ill. (AP) — Three children were hurt when the minivan they were in rolled down a hill Saturday morning into a concrete baseball dugout in northern Illinois’ Woodstock. The children, ages 12 and 13, were...
ALKEME Acquires Illinois’ Ralph Weiner & Associates
Apr 25 2024 // ALKEME announced the acquisition of Ralph Weiner & Associates, a retail insurance agency based in Wheeling, Illinois. Established in 1951, Ralph Weiner & Associates has earned acclaim for its specialized focus on...
DHL to Pay $8.7M to Settle Race Discrimination Lawsuit in Illinois
Apr 25 2024 // Delivery company DHL will pay $8.7 million and be subject to the oversight of a court-appointed monitor to settle a class race discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the...
How to Renew Your Insurance License with a Criminal Background: Part 2 – Hawaii through Maryland
Apr 18 2024 // This post is part of a series sponsored by AgentSync. Having a criminal charge or conviction in one’s background can make things more difficult for a licensed insurance producer. However, it doesn’t always have...
Illinois State Senator Ann Gillespie Named Acting Director of DOI
Apr 9 2024 // Illinois Governor JB Pritzker announced that Illinois Department of Insurance (DOI) Director Dana Popish Severinghaus will step down from her role on April 15th. Popish Severinghaus has served as Director of DOI since...
