Latest Illinois Headlines
All the headlines from our Illinois Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Cleanup Begins After Midwest Storms Kill 6
May 11 2009 // Residents of the Midwest began clearing away wreckage May 9 following a wave of powerful storms that splintered homes, knocked out power to thousands and killed six people. Hundreds of homes and businesses were damaged or...
Illinois Supreme Court Overturns Ban on Prior Asbestos Evidence
Apr 17 2009 // The Property Casualty Insurers Association of America (PCI) praised the decision of the Illinois Supreme Court to order a new trial in an important asbestos litigation case, Nolan v. Weil-McLain (No. 103137). The case...
Fire Damaged Casino in Illinois to Re-open in June
Apr 13 2009 // Officials at the fire damaged Joliet Empress Casino in Illinois have said that the casino will likely open by the end of June, an announcement that was cheered by workers at the operation. Frank Quigley, vice president and...
Illinois Tells Crop Insurer to Cease ‘Improper Rebate’
Mar 31 2009 // The Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation’s (IDFPR) Division of Insurance has ordered First Farm Credit Services to discontinue its Patronage Program, calling the program an “improper...
Illinois Casino’s Sprinklers Were Off When Fire Destroyed Building
Mar 26 2009 // The city building inspector of suburban Joliet says the sprinkler system of the Empress Casino’s pavilion was disconnected when a fire destroyed the building. David Mackley said the sprinklers had been shut off just...
Illinois Homeowner Seeks Claim Information Behind Home Explosion
Mar 23 2009 // An Illinois woman has filed a suit seeking information about why her home exploded last month. Laura Williams filed the suit after a Feb. 13 blast destroyed her Pontoon Beach home and damaged several others. No one was...
Illinois Man Awarded $1 Million for Mishandled Knee Surgery
Mar 19 2009 // A LaSalle County jury has awarded $1 million to a Tonica man who sued an orthopedic surgeon who mishandled his knee surgery. The jury handed the award to Jack Hughes Sr. of Tonica, who sued Dr. Mark Kelley of Peru for...
Readiness of Some Rebuilt Levees in Midwest Questioned
Mar 10 2009 // With the prospect of another season of spring flooding fast approaching, the Army Corps of Engineers insists the earthen flood levees outmatched by the Mississippi River last summer are rebuilt and ready. Not...
Illinois Homeowner Sues to Obtain Claim Information on Explosion
Mar 9 2009 // A southwestern Illinois woman has filed a suit seeking information about why her home exploded last month. Laura Williams filed the suit in Madison County Circuit Court. A Feb. 13 blast destroyed her Pontoon Beach home and...
Illinois, Michigan Among States Showing Declines in Auto Deaths
Mar 9 2009 // Automobile fatalities declined in 40 states in 2008, a sign that traffic deaths could dip to their lowest levels in four decades. The Governors Highway Safety Association said that vehicle deaths dropped in 40 states and...
Illinois Supreme Court Rejects Insurer’s Claim That 2 Deaths Were Single Event
Feb 22 2009 // The accidental deaths of two teenage boys at an excavation site in 1997 were separate occurrences under the liability insurance policy of the property owner, the Illinois Supreme Court has ruled in reinstating a $2 million...
Illinois Bill Would Require Gun Owners to Buy $1M in Liability Insurance
Feb 18 2009 // An Illinois state lawmaker is proposing that gun owners be required to carry personal liability insurance of at least $1 million. Rep. Kenneth Dunkin’s bill seeks to amend the state’s Firearm Owners...
Assurance Agency in Illinois Promotes Klaras to President
Feb 10 2009 // Assurance Agency, Ltd., based in Schaumburg, Illinois, has promoted Dan Klaras from executive vice president to president. Klaras takes over for Anthony Chimino, who previously held the titles of both president and CEO....
Illinois Court Denies Insurer Claim That Boys’ Deaths Were Single Event
Feb 4 2009 // The accidental deaths of two teenage boys at an excavation site in 1997 were separate occurrences under the liability insurance policy of the property owner, the Illinois Supreme Court has ruled in reinstating a $2 million...
Tougher Laws Credited with Drop in Teen Driving Deaths in Illinois
Feb 2 2009 // Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White is crediting Illinois’ tougher teen driving laws for a drop in the number of teens who died in car wrecks. According to White, the number teen driving fatalities totaled 92...
Declarations
Jan 25 2009 // Name Change “While this name change reflects our vision for today and the future, it also brings into focus our long and rich history in this state.” —The Springfield-based Professional Independent Insurance...
Group Changes Name to Independent Insurance Agents of Illinois
Jan 15 2009 // The Springfield-based Professional Independent Insurance Agents of Illinois has unveiled a new name. The statewide group will now be known as the Independent Insurance Agents of Illinois (IIA of IL) It has also implemented...
Private, Independent and Free
Jan 11 2009 // Ohio-based The Hylant Group Has 12 Locations But Only One Philosophy — Give Customers and Staff What They Need to Succeed Top 100 Agency Profile RANKING: No. 7 Agency Name: The Hylant Group Headquarters: Toledo,...
Parents Sue Over Fatal Illinois Medical Helicopter Crash
Jan 9 2009 // The parents of a toddler killed in an October medical helicopter crash in suburban Chicago filed a wrongful death lawsuit this week, claiming known safety measures could have prevented the girl’s death. The emergency...
Illinois Prison Inmate’s Family Wins $13 Million Settlement
Jan 6 2009 // An Illinois prison inmate who killed his cellmate after apparently warning guards three times that’s what he planned to do must pay the dead inmate’s mother $13 million. A federal judge in Springfield ordered...
