All the headlines from our Illinois Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Oct 28 2020 // A woman was killed and more than 20 other people were injured over the weekend when a hayrack side overturned in rural western Illinois, police said.Troopers were called to the scene in Hancock County on Saturday night...
Oct 28 2020 // The Plexus Groupe has acquired D.H. Tank Insurance Agency located in the Chicago suburb of Naperville, Ill.Founded in 1968, the Tank Agency is an independent insurance agency specializing in commercial property/casualty...
Oct 27 2020 // The Independent Insurance Agents of Illinois (IIA of IL) has presented MH Insurance Centre LLC of Marion, Ill., with the IIA of IL Agency of the Year Award.The Agency of the Year Award is presented to an IIA of IL member...
Oct 26 2020 // Nick Gunn of Groveland, Ill., has named Young Agent of the Year by the Independent Insurance Agents of Illinois (IIA of IL).Gunn was presented with the Young Agent of the Year Award for demonstrating exceptional service to...
Oct 26 2020 // Insurer Zurich North America is collaborating with the digital legal company Paladin to connect Zurich’s attorneys with pro bono service opportunities.Approximately 97% of respondents to a recent survey by Legal...
Oct 23 2020 // Brooke Miano with Brown & Brown of Illinois in Naperville, Ill., has been presented with the Independent Insurance Agents of Illinois (IIA of IL) Agent of the Year Award during the association’s annual...
Oct 22 2020 // George Daly with The Horton Group in Orland Park, Ill., has been elected president of the Independent Insurance Agents of Illinois (IIA of IL). Daly’s term runs until Sept. 30, 2021.As president, Daly will serve as a...
Oct 15 2020 // The McGowan Companies (McGowan), based in Fairview, Ohio, has purchased the assets of M.P. Caplice Insurance Group LLC and related entities (M.P. Caplice).In the near future, M.P. Caplice will be re-branded under the...
Oct 14 2020 // The National Transportation Safety Board said in a new report that the use of incomplete safety procedures was the probable cause of the Nov. 4, 2019, explosion of barge IB1940 in the Illinois Marine Towing Heritage Slip...
Oct 6 2020 // Chuck Fillizola has joined Naperville, Ill.-based Instec as president and chief revenue officer.In this newly created position, he will be responsible for all frontline revenue-generating functions, including sales,...
Oct 5 2020 // Illinois topped 300,000 confirmed coronavirus infections since the pandemic hit the state about seven months ago, state health officials said over the weekend. The Illinois Department of Public Health has recorded 300,088...
Oct 5 2020 // Illinois motorists should beware of more deer activity this time of year, particularly at dawn and dusk.Officials from the Illinois Departments of Natural Resources and Transportation note that it’s deer mating...
Oct 2 2020 // Chicago’s public school district has agreed to pay a total of $400,000 to settle two lawsuits that alleged staff members used physical force to punish two special education students. The Chicago Board of Education...
Oct 1 2020 // Deerfield, Ill.-based Alera Group has promoted several employees within the company’s executive leadership team: Brian Caracciolo will assume the role of chief financial officer; and Carolyn L. Cox will assume the...
Oct 1 2020 // Berkshire Hathaway GUARD Insurance Companies has added Illinois to the list of states where the insurer offers its Commercial Package Policy.The product includes commercial property featuring limits up to $120 million per...
Sep 22 2020 // The federal government said on Sept. 18 that it will give farmers an additional $14 billion to compensate them for the difficulties they have experienced selling their crops, milk and meat because of the coronavirus...
Sep 15 2020 // Associated Agencies Inc., a privately held insurance and risk management firm based in Rolling Meadows, Ill., has acquired Bensman Risk Management Inc. and Bensman Associates Ltd. (The Bensman Group), a Bannockburn,...
Sep 14 2020 // The Illinois attorney general files suit against e-cigarette maker Juice Man on Sept. 10, alleging deceptive marketing practices aimed at enticing youth.The move follows a similar Illinois complaint filed in December...
Sep 10 2020 // Alera Group, a national independent insurance agency based in Deerfield, Illinois, has appointed Tina Hohman as executive vice president and Wealth Management practice leader.In this role, Hohman is responsible for wealth...
Aug 17 2020 // The family of a suburban Chicago woman who died of complications related to COVID-19 has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against a meatpacking plant where her husband worked and contracted the virus.The family of Esperanza...