Latest Illinois Headlines
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Marsh McLennan Acquires Illinois-Based Trideo Systems
Jul 12 2023 // -Marsh McLennan Agency, a subsidiary of Marsh, today announced the acquisition of Arlington Heights, Illinois-based Trideo Systems, a risk management information system (RMIS) provider for health care organizations. Terms...
Chicago Flooding a Reminder of Vulnerability of Major Cities During Extreme Weather
Jul 6 2023 // Heavy rains that flooded Chicago neighborhoods, rendered freeways impassable and wreaked havoc on NASCAR street races downtown Sunday are serving as stark reminders of urban centers’ vulnerability during extreme...
Springfield, Illinois Residents Go Days Without Power After ‘Widespread, Devastating’ Derecho Winds
Jul 5 2023 // SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – The fierce derecho that tore through Springfield late last week snapped massive utility poles and trees, causing widespread power outages that are expected to leave many homes in the dark for...
Anti-Stacking Provision Limits Liability Coverage for Fatal Illinois School Bus Crash
Jul 3 2023 // An insurance policy that covered seven vehicles, each with a $1 million per-accident limit, doesn’t provide $7 million in liability coverage for a fatal crash that involved only one of the covered vehicles, an...
BNSF Railway Wins New Trial in $228M Biometric Case
Jul 3 2023 // A U.S. judge on Friday ordered a new trial on damages against BNSF Railway in a privacy class action, in a ruling that wiped out an award of $228 million to truck drivers who accused the freight railway giant of unlawfully...
Illinois Pizza Manufacturer Fined $2.8M After Sanitation Worker’s Death
Jun 22 2023 // The operator of a specialty frozen pizza manufacturing plant in Illinois could have prevented the death of a 29-year-old sanitation worker by following proper machine safety procedures, a federal investigation has...
States Are Rushing to Regulate Deepfakes as AI Goes Mainstream
Jun 21 2023 // Images of former President Donald Trump hugging and kissing Dr. Anthony Fauci, his ex-chief medical adviser. Pornographic depictions of Hollywood actresses and internet influencers. A photo of an explosion at the...
7th Circuit: Insurer Must Defend Firm Sued for Selling Facial Recognition Program to Chicago Police
Jun 20 2023 // An ambiguous coverage exclusion prevents a liability insurer from dodging the cost of defending a data broker that was sued after selling the Chicago Police Department access to a facial recognition database that...
Weekend Mass Shootings Leave 6 People Dead and Dozens Injured Across the US
Jun 20 2023 // Mass shootings and violence across the U.S. killed at least six people this weekend, including a Pennsylvania state trooper, and wounded dozens of people. Multiple people with guns fired shots at a holiday crowd in...
Hostess Faces $298K in Fines After Worker’s Fingertip Amputation at Illinois Facility
Jun 19 2023 // A 29-year-old worker suffered the amputation of a fingertip while reassembling a pump at a Hostess Brands LLC facility in Chicago, an injury the employer could have prevented by ensuring to shut down and lockout the...
Insurer Must Defend Firm Sued for Selling Facial Recognition Program to Police
Jun 16 2023 // An ambiguous coverage exclusion prevents a liability insurer from dodging the cost of defending a data broker that was sued after selling the Chicago Police Department access to a facial recognition database that...
Hub Acquires Illinois-Based E-Insurance Services
Jun 7 2023 // Hub International Limited (Hub), a leading global insurance brokerage and financial services firm, announced that it has acquired the assets of E-Insure Services, Inc. (EINSURANCE). EINSURANCE is a web-based,...
Ill. Supreme Ct. Clarifies Standard to Name Defendants in Malpractice Suits
Jun 5 2023 // More than 40 years ago, the Illinois legislature sought to reduce the number of defendants in medical malpractice actions by allowing plaintiffs to name health care providers as respondents for the purposes of discovery...
Illinois Video Game Parlor Operator to Pay $92K Over Pay Discrimination Suit
May 30 2023 // Lacey’s Place LLC Series Midlothian, doing business as Lacey’s Place, which owns and operates more than 30 video gaming parlors in Illinois, will pay $92,964 and furnish other relief to settle a pay...
Illinois Catholic Clergy Abuse Report Could Prompt Lawsuits, Changes to State Law
May 26 2023 // CHICAGO (AP) – Illinois’ attorney general has ended a five-year investigation into sexual abuse of children by Catholic clergy in the state, releasing a nearly 700-page report that revealed the problem was far...
Report: Catholic Clergy Sexually Abused Illinois Kids More Often Than Church Said
May 25 2023 // CHICAGO (AP) – More than 450 Catholic clergy in Illinois sexually abused nearly 2,000 children since 1950, the state’s attorney general found in an investigation released Tuesday, revealing that the problem was...
Lawsuit Over Trident ‘Original Flavor’ Gum Is Dismissed
May 22 2023 // A federal judge in Illinois has dismissed a lawsuit accusing Mondelez International Inc of deceiving consumers into believing its Trident “Original Flavor” gum contained real mint. U.S. District Judge Iain...
Ill. Supreme Ct. Clarifies Standard to Name Defendants in Malpractice Suits
May 22 2023 // More than 40 years ago, the Illinois legislature sought to reduce the number of defendants in medical malpractice actions by allowing plaintiffs to name health care providers as respondents for the purposes of discovery...
Declarations
May 22 2023 // Riskworld Safety “I wanted to bring this update to let everyone know that everyone at Riskworld is safe and sound. … We’ve unfortunately had to cancel the closing finale session simply out of an abundance...
Illinois and Indiana Latest States to Address Public Adjuster Reforms
May 18 2023 // Illinois became the latest state to pass public adjuster reform legislation when the Illinois Public Adjuster bill (SB 1495) passed both houses of the legislature and will move on to the governor. Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb...
