Latest Illinois Headlines
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Illinois Contractor Faces $277K in Fines for Deadly Fall Hazard Exposure
Nov 15 2022 // Three times in four months, federal safety inspectors observed workers employed by a Calumet City roofing contractor exposed to deadly fall hazards at job sites in Lake Zurich and Wheeling. In each instance, the...
Federal Jury Indicts 3 Illinois Men With Odometer, Title
Nov 8 2022 // A federal grand jury in Chicago, Illinois, returned an indictment, which was unsealed yesterday, charging three Illinois men with operating an odometer and title fraud scheme that involved hundreds of used cars over the...
Ford to Pay $115K Over Pregnancy Discrimination Case at Illinois Plant
Nov 7 2022 // Automaker Ford Motor Company will pay $115,000 and furnish other relief to settle a pregnancy discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency...
Illinois Trucking Company to Pay $259K Over Clean Water Act Violations
Nov 2 2022 // The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced a settlement with Petroff Trucking Company, Inc., for an alleged violation of the Clean Water Act. The company has agreed to purchase and secure 15.5 wetland acres to...
Illinois’ Lang Financial Group Rebrands as 1706 Advisors
Oct 25 2022 // Lang Financial Group, a third-generation firm specializing in employee benefits, human resource management, and individual and business insurance planning, announced it has rebranded to 1706 Advisors. The company also...
Arthur J. Gallagher Acquires Illinois-Based Cason, Huff & Schlueter
Oct 20 2022 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. announced the acquisition of Quincy, Illinois-based Cason, Huff & Schlueter Insurance. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Founded in 1923, Cason, Huff & Schlueter is a retail...
Regulatory Roundup: Louisiana Offers Extension for Homeowners with Canceled Coverage, Illinois Asks for Honesty, Colorado Looks for Marshall Fire Claims Relief
Oct 17 2022 // This post is part of a series sponsored by AgentSync. State by state variations of laws, compliance protocols, industry transparency, and general regulatory cultures can lend one the impression that keeping up with...
Illinois Court: UIM Coverage Extends to Bicyclists, Pedestrians
Oct 17 2022 // Auto insurance carriers must pay uninsured motorist benefits to insureds who are injured by motor vehicles while walking or bicycling, even if their policies explicitly provide coverage only to occupants of insured...
Illinois Home Warranty Company to Pay $175K in Disability Discrimination Settlement
Oct 14 2022 // Pivotal Home Solutions, a home warranty company headquartered in Naperville, Illinois, will pay $175,000 and furnish other relief to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment...
Illinois Court: Insurers Cannot Exclude UIM Coverage for Bicyclists and Pedestrians
Oct 5 2022 // Auto insurance carriers must pay uninsured motorist benefits to insureds who are injured by motor vehicles while walking or bicycling, even if their policies explicitly provide coverage only to occupants of insured...
Accenture Acquires Illinois’ Blackcomb Consultants
Oct 4 2022 // Accenture has acquired Blackcomb Consultants, an independent Guidewire partner in North America. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. The acquisition enhances Accenture’s ability to deliver Guidewire...
Gun Manufacturer Sued Over Link to July 4 Illinois Parade Shooting
Sep 30 2022 // Survivors of the mass shooting at a suburban Chicago Independence Day parade and family members of those killed filed 11 lawsuits Wednesday against the manufacturer of the rifle used in the attack, accusing gun-maker Smith...
Illinois Candymaker Faces $201,000 in Proposed Fines for Unsafe Workplace Exposure
Sep 29 2022 // A federal workplace safety inspection found a Chicago, Illinois-area candy manufacturer’s long history of violations for machine safety requirements continues after the company exposed workers to amputation hazards...
Jury Awards Illinois Woman $363 Million in Suit Over Plant’s Toxic Gas
Sep 22 2022 // A jury has awarded $363 million to a woman who alleged that a now-shuttered suburban Chicago plant that sterilized medical equipment exposed residents to a toxic industrial gas and gave her breast cancer. After a five-week...
Acrisure Acquires Illinois’ B2Z Insurance
Sep 19 2022 // Acrisure announced it has acquired B2Z Insurance, a digitally native company that helps business owners obtain customizable insurance coverage in minutes. The acquisition of B2Z strengthens Acrisure’s digital...
Illinois Contractor Fined for Deadly Workplace Exposures
Sep 19 2022 // A Roselle, Illinois contractor with a long history of federal workplace safety violations who currently owes more than $390,000 in penalties, added an additional $303,105 in proposed fines for once again exposing workers...
Brown & Brown Acquires Assets of Illinois’ VistaNational
Sep 13 2022 // Brown & Brown of Illinois, Inc., a subsidiary of Brown & Brown, Inc., has acquired substantially all of the assets of Oak Brook, Illinois-based VistaNational. VistaNational was founded in 1996 by president and...
Illinois Trucking Repair Company Fined $326,000 for Workplace Hazards
Sep 9 2022 // A 48-year-old worker entered a tanker-trailer in Lemont, Illinois to inspect it as part of an annual U.S. Department of Transportation requirement and was overcome from exposure to bleach and chlorine gas. The worker was...
Illinois Contractor Faces $303,000 in Fines for Deadly Workplace Exposures
Aug 29 2022 // A Roselle, Illinois contractor with a long history of federal workplace safety violations who currently owes more than $390,000 in penalties, added an additional $303,105 in proposed fines for once again exposing workers...
Insurance King Announces Two New Locations in Illinois
Aug 12 2022 // Springfield, IL & Quad Cities, IL., August 12, 2022 — Insurance King has announced the opening of two new locations in Illinois. The first of the two locations to open will be October 2022 in Springfield, IL. This...
