Latest Illinois Headlines
All the headlines from our Illinois Topic Page, ordered by recency.
From the Big Apple to the Corn State
Oct 8 2007 // From the executive office of the Greater New York Mutual Insurance Companies on Madison Avenue in the heart of New York City, Warren Heck, chairman and chief executive officer, can see Illinois. “It’s...
Safety Group Opposes Ill. Senate Bill that Increases Truck Speed Limits
Oct 4 2007 // A safety group is speaking out about the what they say are the dangers of the override of Illinois SB 540, which allows large tractor-trailer trucks to travel on rural, four-lane highways at the same speed limits as...
Feds Sues Ill. Saying New Law Hinders Illegal Immigration Crackdown
Sep 26 2007 // The Federal government is suing Illinois over a new state law it says complicates federal efforts to crack down on illegal immigration. The Illinois law would prevent employers from participating in a federal program that...
From the Big Apple to the Corn State
Sep 24 2007 // From the executive office of the Greater New York Mutual Insurance Companies on Madison Avenue in the heart of New York City, Warren Heck, chairman and chief executive officer, can see Illinois. “It’s...
Ill. Encompass Promotes Branch to Assistant Vice President
Sep 20 2007 // Encompass Insurance recently announced that Ken Branch, 48, has been promoted to assistant vice president, Sales and Distribution.. Part of the Allstate group of companies, Encompass sells automobile, homeowner and related...
Former Ill. State Representative Parke Joins Secure Services Corp.
Sep 19 2007 // Former GOP Illinois State Representative Terry Parke has joined Secure Services Corp. (SSC) as director of Business Relations, the company recently announced.. An insurance agent, Parke was the state representative for the...
Ill. Must Refile Lawsuit Alleging MRI Scam
Sep 14 2007 // Illinois attorney general Lisa Madigan says the office must refile a lawsuit against more than 20 Chicago-area radiology centers it accuses of getting referrals by paying kickbacks to doctors. A state judge says he needs...
IDOT Says Information on Condition of Ill. Bridges a Security Matter
Sep 4 2007 // Illinois residents who want to know about the safety of local bridges can’t get the information easily. Deciphering what they do get is even harder. The Illinois Department of Transportation won’t release...
Severe Midwestern weather may have some evoking ‘higher power’
Sep 3 2007 // Years ago in the late ’60s after Chicago had received in excess of 27 inches of snow, bringing the city to a quiet halt, then NBC-TV Tonight talk show host Johnny Carson in his opening monologue said, “I...
Editor’s Note: Severe Midwestern weather may have some evoking ‘higher power’
Sep 3 2007 // Years ago in the late ’60s after Chicago had received in excess of 27 inches of snow, bringing the city to a quiet halt, then NBC-TV Tonight talk show host Johnny Carson in his opening monologue said, “I...
Census Report: Ill. Poverty Down, Number of Uninsured Up
Aug 30 2007 // Poverty dropped in Illinois last year, but the number of residents without health insurance increased, U.S. Census data released this week shows. About 1.39 million, or 11 percent, of state residents last year were poor,...
Waterlogged Northern Illinois Socked by Another Round of Storms
Aug 24 2007 // Thunderstorms raced through an already waterlogged northern Illinois, leaving people who live near swollen rivers and streams warily watching rising water levels on Thursday. The storm, which included lightning and winds...
Flaming Ky.-Ill. Railroad Bridge Requires Creativity to Put Out
Aug 21 2007 // A fire on a railroad track crossing the Ohio River left Kentucky and Illinois firefighters with a conundrum. They were surrounded by water, but it wasn’t close enough to the flaming crossties on the Canadian National...
Mo. Attorney General Candidate Pushes for Child Product Safety Law
Aug 17 2007 // Democratic attorney general candidate Margaret Donnelly on Wednesday called for Missouri to enact a children’s product safety law that could penalize business that don’t quickly inform consumers of product...
Medicus Insurance Co. New Player in Ill. Medical Malpractice Market
Aug 10 2007 // Austin, Texas-based Medicus Insurance Co. recently announced its entry into the professional medical liability insurance market in Illinois. Supporters of more companies entering the Illinois market credit the passage of...
Commercial Lines Leaders
Aug 6 2007 // About the Commercial Lines Leaders: The Commercial Lines Leaders in this special feature are taken from Insurance Journal’s Top 100 Property Casualty Independent Agencies as reported in April. This list utilizes only...
Ill. Abbott Drops Lawsuit Against French AIDS Activist Group
Jul 25 2007 // Ill.-based Abbott Laboratories Inc. dropped a lawsuit against a French AIDS group on Monday over an alleged cyber-attack against the company’s Web site. The pharmaceutical and medical products maker filed the lawsuit...
Ill. Governor Uses Executive Authority to Limit What Insurers Can Charge
Jul 17 2007 // Ill. Gov. Rod Blagojevich used his executive authority last week to make a rule that prevents insurance companies from considering someone’s health when deciding what premium to charge when renewing an individual...
Encompass Insurance Announces New Product in Ill.
Jul 16 2007 // Northbrook, Ill.-based Encompass Insurance recently announced a product specifically for Illinois drivers and homeowners. The new product, Encompass Edge, helps agents provide a wider variety of coverages and prices to...
Ill. Attorney General Alerts Consumers about Tire Safety Hazards
Jul 9 2007 // Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan has issued a warning to consumers about defectively-manufactured tires that may have been sold in Illinois and could create a potential safety hazard for those riding in light trucks,...
