Insurance company CNA Group is one of three Chicago firms returning $34 million in tax breaks to the city. Also among the companies returning or not accepting special taxing district funds is CME Group, parent of the Chicago Board of …
Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn has named a new top state insurance regulator. Andrew Boron has been appointed director of the Illinois Department of Insurance (DOI), the governor’s office announced. The department has been under the direction of three separate acting …
Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn has appointed three more arbitrators for workers’ compensation system disputes. William Gallagher has 35 years of experience as an attorney concentrating on workers’ compensation in Illinois and Missouri, both in solo practice and at Nichols Law …
Illinois is getting $110 million from the federal government to improve safety and staffing at nursing homes, Gov. Pat Quinn said. The money is supposed to address poor supervision of sometimes-dangerous psychiatric patients living alongside the elderly and disabled. Nursing …
Foremost Insurance Group has introduced its enhanced auto program in Illinois, featuring more competitive rates, new discounts, increased coverage options and improved online processing. “The technological enhancements that come with this launch make the quoting and binding process even easier,” …
Willis North America, a unit of Willis Group Holdings, the global insurance broker with operations in Chicago, has appointed William “Bill” Monat as senior placement specialist, transactional solutions products, in its national mergers and acquisitions unit. The Willis National Mergers …
Lola Dada-Olley has joined the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission as deputy counsel. Dada-Olley prior work history includes a mixture of policy, communications, and law, both in the private and public sector. She has worked for Eli Lily, the Emmy Foundation, …
Illinois State Toll Highway Authority officials say the number of cars using the state’s toll roads dipped by 4.5 percent since fees for users nearly doubled on Jan. 1. Spokeswoman Wendy Abrams says the decrease was not as great as …
The number of traffic stops across Illinois has dropped by nearly 6 percent and the number of ticketed motorists has dipped about 11 percent, according to a published report. The Chicago Tribune analyzed state data on traffic tickets from 2008 …
Illinois is getting more than $7.7 million to help cover the costs of repairing roads and bridges damaged by last year’s flooding and windstorms. Gov. Pat Quinn and Sen. Dick Durbin announced that the money will be coming from the …
