July 21, 2023
Less than two years after an investigation found dozens of serious safety and health violations at a Verona, Missouri chemical plant, workplace safety inspectors with the U.S. Department of Labor identified 16 violations, including those that put employees at risk …
July 21, 2023
ANTIOCH, Ill. (AP) – Northern Illinois police have seized a carnival ride as they continue investigating a Sunday incident in which a 10-year-old boy was seriously injured when he was thrown from his seat. After the Illinois Department of Labor …
July 20, 2023
DOXA Insurance Holdings Adds New Team to Launch Property MGA DOXA Insurance Holdings, headquartered in Fort Wayne, Ind., welcomed two new team members, Liz Coakley and Caitlin Murphy. Coakley and Murphy, senior-level underwriters with over 15 years of experience in …
July 20, 2023
CHICAGO (AP) – Civil rights attorney Ben Crump said his law firm and other attorneys have received reports of hazing within Northwestern University’s baseball and softball programs, in addition to growing complaints of hazing within the school’s football program, which …
July 20, 2023
The Illinois Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to reconsider its 4-3 decision that found violations of the state’s Biometric Privacy Act occur each time an unauthorized scan is made, rejecting arguments that such an interpretation will lead to astronomical damage …
July 19, 2023
E&S Casualty at Ascot Group U.S. Names Keller Senior Lead Underwriter Ron Keller has been named senior lead underwriter, E&S Casualty at Ascot Group U.S. Keller is based in the Chicago, Ill., office and is responsible for the central region. …
July 19, 2023
COOK, Minn. (AP) – No one was injured and no hazardous material spilled when nine Canadian National Railway cars derailed in northern Minnesota, officials there said. The derailment happened just before 8:30 p.m. Monday in a rural, unpopulated area about …
July 19, 2023
A former Northwestern football player filed the first lawsuit against Pat Fitzgerald and members of the school`s leadership, seeking damages stemming from a hazing scandal that cost the former football coach his job. The player, identified in the lawsuit as …
July 19, 2023
ALKEME recently acquired a pair of Midwestern agencies. ALKEME announced the acquisition of Wiggins Farha Insurance Group,a full-service insurance agency operating out of Wichita, Kansas. Wiggans Farha Insurance Group is an independent insurance agency serving the state of Kansas and …
July 18, 2023
MADISON, Wis. (AP) __ Wisconsin regulators can`t legally impose environmental regulations on factory farms before they become operational, two farm advocacy groups allege in a lawsuit that could dramatically loosen protections against manure pollution in state waters. Wisconsin Manufacturers and …