Latest Illinois Headlines
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10 Hurt After Shooting at North Illinois Gun Club
Jun 7 2013 // Kane County authorities say 10 people were injured this week when a shotgun accidently discharged inside a gun club in Blackberry Township, Ill., sending buckshot ricocheting around the facility. Sheriff’s...
Small Towns in Missouri Prepare as Flood Moves South
Jun 5 2013 // Volunteers were busy stacking sandbags in the tiny Missouri town of Dutchtown on June 3 as the rain-swollen Mississippi River threatened to send water into about a third of the town’s homes and make another nearby...
Weather Service Confirms St. Louis-Area Tornadoes
Jun 3 2013 // Portions of suburban St. Louis waged a soggy cleanup effort on June 1 after severe storms unleashed an outbreak of tornadoes across the region, damaging hundreds of homes and leaving tens of thousands without power. No...
PCI Asks Governor to Sign Illinois E-Card Law
May 30 2013 // The Property Casualty Insurers Association of America has asked Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn to sign Senate Bill 1775, which would allow Illinois drivers to present electronic proof of insurance to state officials. The bill,...
Illinois Lawmakers Seek Disaster Declaration in 16 Counties
May 23 2013 // Illinois’ congressional delegation has asked President Obama to add 16 Illinois counties to the list of those eligible to receive disaster aid after last month’s flooding. The letter was sent to support a...
Business Moves
May 20 2013 // Confie Seguros, Capital Insurance Hispanic market-focused insurance agency network Confie Seguros acquired Capital Insurance Agency of Trenton, N.J. Capital Insurance has been in business since 1935 and specializes in...
Three Insurance Companies Placed in Liquidation in Illinois
May 20 2013 // Lumbermens Mutual Casualty, American Manufacturers Mutual Insurance and American Motorists Insurance Cos. have been placed in liquidation in Illinois, according to the state insurance department. State insurance guaranty...
Three Insurance Companies Placed in Liquidation in Illinois
May 13 2013 // Lumbermens Mutual Casualty, American Manufacturers Mutual Insurance, and American Motorists Insurance Companies have been placed in liquidation in Illinois, according to the state insurance department. State insurance...
Keystone Insurers Group to Expand into Illinois
May 2 2013 // Property and casualty insurance franchisor, Keystone Insurers Group, announced it will begin adding partner agencies in Illinois during the fourth quarter of 2013. Illinois will become the ninth state represented in the...
Tainted Illinois Well Water Case Ends in Guilty Verdict
Apr 30 2013 // After a former suburban Chicago water official was convicted on April 29 for lying about secretly mixing carcinogen-tainted well water into the village’s drinking supply, the sense of bitterness and betrayal among...
J.M. Wilson Adds Assistant Transportation Underwriter in Illinois
Apr 29 2013 // Managing general agency, J.M. Wilson, has added Cherlyn Mims to its transportation team as assistant transportation underwriter in the company’s Arlington Heights, Ill., office. Mims provides assistance to the...
The Horton Group Expands Construction Practice in Illinois
Apr 26 2013 // The Horton Group, based in Orland Park, Ill., has expanded its construction practice with one new hire and one promotion in its construction practice. The company added Patrick White as a sales executive and promoted Kris...
Cautious Relief in Peoria, Illinois as Water Levels Fall
Apr 25 2013 // Floodwaters began a slow, inch-by-inch retreat on April 24 in inundated Peoria, Ill., offering hope to residents who watched helplessly as the Illinois River reached a 70-year high and swamped their homes and...
Big ‘I’ Honors Illinois Agent for Work on Crop Insurance
Apr 25 2013 // An Illinois agent has received an award from the Independent Insurance Agents and Brokers of America (IIABA or Big ‘I’) for his work on behalf of crop insurance agents. Brian McSherry of Illinois is the 2012...
Illinois Jury Sides with Johnson & Johnson in Hip Implant Case
Apr 19 2013 // An Illinois jury on Tuesday found in favor of Johnson & Johnson’s DePuy orthopedics unit in a second product liability trial of nearly 11,000 lawsuits over the company’s recalled ASR metal hip implant. The...
Rain Prompts Flood Worries in Missouri, Illinois, Iowa
Apr 18 2013 // The Mississippi River, so low for much of the winter that barge traffic was nearly halted, could reach up to 10 feet above flood stage by the middle of next week in parts of Iowa, Illinois and Missouri, National Weather...
Missouri Grocery Chain: 2.4 Million Credit, Debit Cards at Risk
Apr 16 2013 // Up to 2.4 million credit cards and debit cards used by customers at Schnucks grocery stores in four states may have been compromised over a three-month period, the suburban St. Louis chain said. Schnucks Markets Inc. for...
Gun Liability Insurance Measures Facing Uphill Battle in State Legislatures
Apr 12 2013 // While lawmakers in most states have introduced measures in their current legislative sessions that address gun control and gun liability issues, their approaches vary widely, largely depending on the area of the country in...
SeaFire Insurance Services Seeks Agency Partners in Wisconsin, Illinois
Mar 27 2013 // Overland Park, Kan.-based SeaFire Insurance Services announced it is actively seeking new agency partners in Wisconsin and Illinois for its exclusive auto dealer and repair insurance program. SeaFire will consider...
Latz Appointed Chairman of Illinois Workers’ Comp Commission
Mar 26 2013 // Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn has named Michael Latz as chairman of the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission (IWCC), effective March 25, 2013. Chairman Latz has served as a commissioner since October 2011. Before...
