Latest Illinois Headlines
All the headlines from our Illinois Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Blizzard Hits Southern Illinois
Dec 27 2012 // A gusty winter storm has slammed into southern Illinois, forcing the closures of courthouses and leaving roads covered in snow and ice. The National Weather Service says 4 inches to a foot of snow fell on the region as of...
Former Illinois Policeman Accused of Worker’s Comp Fraud
Dec 26 2012 // A former police officer in a southwestern Illinois village is accused of collecting nearly $190,000 in fraudulent benefits. A Madison County grand jury indicted 43-year-old Richard Turner of Glen Carbon on Thursday of two...
Illinois Judge Rejects Bid to Revive Cigarette Lawsuit
Dec 14 2012 // An Illinois judge has refused to reopen a class-action lawsuit that produced a $10.1 billion verdict against cigarette-maker Philip Morris, handing the plaintiffs their latest setback in legal action now more than a decade...
Illinois Work Comp Medical Fee Schedule Rates to Increase 1.69%
Dec 13 2012 // Workers’ compensation medical fee schedule rates in Illinois will increase 1.69 percent in 2013, according to the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission (IWCC). The IWCC said the hike is less than half the...
Dallas Cowboy Charged After Player Dies in Auto Accident
Dec 11 2012 // Police charged Dallas Cowboys defensive lineman Josh Brent with intoxication manslaughter after he flipped his car in a pre-dawn accident that killed teammate Jerry Brown. Irving police spokesman John Argumaniz said the...
GOP Support Helps Move Illinois Immigrant Driver’s License Bill
Dec 6 2012 // A plan that would allow illegal immigrants in Illinois to get driver’s licenses cleared another hurdle on Dec. 4, with the state Senate approving the measure hours after Republican leaders in the General Assembly...
Top Illinois Republicans Back Immigrants’ Drivers’ Licenses
Dec 5 2012 // Top Illinois Republicans have announced their support for providing driver’s licenses to illegal immigrants. House Minority Leader Tom Cross of Oswego and Senate Minority Leader Christine Radogno joined former GOP...
Illinois Senate Panel OKs Drivers Licenses for Illegal Immigrants
Dec 2 2012 // Supporters of licensing illegal immigrants to drive say it would make Illinois roads safer with trained motorists required to carry insurance. The Senate Executive Committee voted 12-2 to advance the plan for some of the...
Board Suspends License of Ex- Illinois Workers’ Comp Arbitrator
Nov 28 2012 // An attorney disciplinary board has suspended the license of a former workers’ compensation arbitrator citing misconduct. The Belleville News-Democrat reports that Jennifer Carril formerly known as Jennifer Teague has...
ISU Network Adds Offices in Illinois, Nebraska
Nov 21 2012 // San Francisco-based ISU Network announces two independent insurance agencies in the Midwest have joined the agency group. ISU welcomes ISU Northwest Insurance Services of Schaumberg, Ill., and ISU RHD Insurance of Lincoln,...
Alcohol Raises Injury Risk, But Also Survival Rate
Nov 21 2012 // Lee Friedman, Assistant Research Professor, University of Illinois at Chicago School of Public Health Injured patients were less likely to die in the hospital if they had alcohol in their blood, according to a study from...
CNA Names Baumel Illinois Branch Vice President
Nov 20 2012 // CNA Financial Corp. has appointed Michael Baumel as the vice president for its Illinois Branch office. Baumel joined CNA in 2005 as a vice president for the HealthPro Claim team and has held leadership positions in the...
Court: Illinois Teen Eligible for UIM Coverage Under Dad’s Business Auto Policy
Nov 19 2012 // A teen injured in a car wreck is entitled to underinsured motorist coverage (UIM) under her father’s business auto policy even though the vehicle she was riding in was not a listed vehicle on the policy, according to...
Court: Illinois Teen Eligible for UIM Coverage Under Dad’s Business Auto Policy
Nov 2 2012 // A teen injured in a car wreck is entitled to underinsured motorist coverage (UIM) under her father’s business auto policy even though the vehicle she was riding in was not a listed vehicle on the policy, according to...
Illinois Infant Formula Maker Sued After Baby’s Death
Oct 18 2012 // The families of a three babies sickened by a rare bacterial infection, including a 10-day-old Missouri infant who died, filed a lawsuit against the Illinois-based manufacturer of a powdered baby formula that they believe...
Study: White Construction Workers in Illinois Get Higher Work Comp Settlements
Oct 15 2012 // White non-Hispanic construction workers are awarded higher workers’ compensation settlements in Illinois than Hispanic or black construction workers with similar injuries and disabilities, according to researchers at...
Corporate Lawyers Rank California, Illinois, West Virgina Low for Legal Climate
Sep 14 2012 // Lawyers for U.S. companies say California, Illinois and West Virginia have some of the worst legal climates in the country for businesses, according to the latest survey by the U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal Reform...
People – Midwest
Sep 10 2012 // Hastings Mutual Insurance Co., a regional property/casualty insurer based in Hastings, Mich., has welcomed new President, CEO and Chairman Joseph J. Babiak Jr. Babiak joined Hastings Mutual in 2001 as the chief financial...
School Bus Liability Insurance Bill Signed by Illinois Governor
Sep 10 2012 // A bill that updates and clarifies liability insurance standards for operators of buses by schools and other organizations has been signed by Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn. SB 2524 details differences for purposes of liability...
ASNOA Welcomes New Partners in Missouri, Illinois
Sep 3 2012 // The Agent Support Network of America, ASNOA has welcomed its two newest partners, insurance veterans J. Scott Loveland and Roger Collins. J. Scott Loveland, owner and founder of Springfield, Mo.-based Scott Loveland...
