Latest Illinois Headlines
All the headlines from our Illinois Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Illinois Lawyer Targeted in Trooper Worker’s Comp Investigation
Jul 14 2011 // Illinois’ Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission has filed a complaint against a lawyer who represented a state trooper injured in a wreck he caused that killed two sisters. The commission contends...
Illinois Doctors Plead Guilty to Work Comp Fraud in Ohio
Jul 4 2011 // A pair of Illinois brothers who traveled to Columbus, Ohio, to practice psychiatry were sentenced for workers’ compensation fraud after an investigation showed they were conducting inadequate examinations of injured...
Illinois Governor Signs Workers’ Compensation Reform
Jun 30 2011 // Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn said companies should see their workers’ compensation premiums drop because of a new law he signed June 28 overhauling the system that takes care of employees injured on the...
Illinois Doctors Plead Guilty to Work Comp Fraud in Ohio
Jun 24 2011 // A pair of Illinois brothers who traveled to Columbus, Ohio, to practice psychiatry were sentenced for workers’ compensation fraud after an investigation showed they were conducting inadequate examinations of injured...
Digital Insurance Acquires Agencies in Illinois and Arizona
Jun 20 2011 // Digital Insurance Inc., an employee benefits agency specializing in insurance for small businesses and mid-sized companies, has acquired Employee Benefits by Design in Chicago and Strategic Benefits Consultants (SBC) in...
Illinois AG: Workers’ Comp Bill Doesn’t Go Far Enough
Jun 20 2011 // Illinois’ attorney general has praised parts of the recently approved workers’ compensation overhaul, but she says it would be a “gross overstatement” to call the system reformed. Lisa Madigan said...
Illinois Seeking Applications for Workers’ Comp Arbitrators
Jun 20 2011 // Recently passed Illinois House Bill 1698 provides that the governor will appoint all arbitrator positions for the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission. The governor has not yet signed the bill, but the...
Illinois Workers’ Comp Commission Welcomes New Administrator
Jun 20 2011 // Bob Devereaux has joined the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission as Fraud Prevention and Efficiency Controller. He comes to the Commission from the private sector where he has held a variety of positions in...
Timely Workers’ Comp Reforms
Jun 20 2011 // Prices for workers’ compensation insurance are inching up after decreasing and then flat-lining for the past few years, according to Towers Watson. The global professional services firm’s most recent Commercial...
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Jun 20 2011 // Iowa-based United Fire & Casualty Co. announced new executive appointments and the election of four new directors for full terms on its 12-member board. Denver Regional Office Underwriting Manager Jolene Grow was...
Report: Locking Prison Cells Didn’t Injure Guards in Illinois
Jun 20 2011 // A newspaper’s ongoing investigation has found an expert report, commissioned by the state of Illinois, showed that locking and unlocking prison cells didn’t cause repetitive trauma injuries in guards. The...
Illinois Passes Workers’ Comp Reform but Some Say More Is Needed
Jun 20 2011 // Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn plans to sign a major overhaul of Illinois workers’ compensation system that he said will mean “significant savings” for the state, but at least one insurance carrier trade group...
Timely Workers’ Comp Reforms
Jun 20 2011 // Prices for workers’ compensation insurance are inching up after decreasing and then flat-lining for the past few years, according to Towers Watson. The global professional services firm’s most recent Commercial...
Agency Proposes Levee Fixes in Southwestern Illinois
Jun 17 2011 // The agency tasked with improving Mississippi River levees in southwestern Illinois says it has a five-year, $161 million plan to get the job done. The Southwestern Illinois Flood Prevention District Council revealed the...
Illinois Chiropractor Ordered to Pay $1.9M in Restitution
Jun 15 2011 // A southwestern Illinois chiropractor already sentenced to federal prison for health-care fraud and money laundering has been ordered to pay nearly $1.9 million in restitution. Forty-one-year-old John Hardimon of Shiloh...
Report: More Illinois Prison Workers’ Comp Cases Pile Up
Jun 14 2011 // New workers’ compensation claims have continued to pile up this year at Menard Correctional Center in Illinois despite ongoing probes by federal authorities, a newspaper reported on June 12. According to the...
Ohio Insurance Agent’s License Revoked
Jun 10 2011 // Ohio Lieutenant Governor and Department of Insurance Director Mary Taylor revoked the resident insurance agent license of Jeffrey Hum, of Toledo, Ohio, for violations of Ohio insurance law. A department review revealed...
Report: Locking Prison Cells Didn’t Injure Guards in Illinois
Jun 8 2011 // A newspaper’s ongoing investigation has found an expert report, commissioned by the state of Illinois, showed that locking and unlocking prison cells didn’t cause repetitive trauma injuries in guards. The...
Revival of Illinois Workers’ Comp Bill a Tale of Persuasion
Jun 7 2011 // Everyone on the Illinois House floor was watching the vote climb. 56…57… In the waning hours of the legislative session, lawmakers were considering a huge overhaul of the state’s unwieldy workers’...
Messmore Named Acting Head of Illinois Insurance Department
Jun 6 2011 // Jack Messmore will serve as acting director of the Illinois Department of Insurance. He currently serves as chief deputy director of the department, and has worked for the regulatory agency for 25 years. Messmore takes the...
