All the headlines from our Illinois Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Apr 17 2018 // Facebook Inc. may have to pay a real price for claims it invaded users’ privacy: billions of dollars.A federal judge ruled Monday that millions of the social network’s users can proceed as a group with claims...
Apr 6 2018 // National Weather Service survey teams have confirmed at least four tornadoes slammed through parts of Ohio. The NWS also confirmed that four tornadoes touched down in southern Illinois after a round a storms Tuesday.In...
Apr 3 2018 // Associated Agencies Inc. in Rolling Meadows, Illinois, has hired 35-year-old Talicia Bashford as chief operating officer, a newly created position.As the agency’s first COO, Bashford will focus on overall operations...
Feb 23 2018 // Shelters have been opened to assist people forced from their homes by flooding in the Midwest, as rivers swollen by heavy rain and melting snow continue to rise in Indiana, Michigan and other states.Flood warnings were in...
Feb 23 2018 // The federal government issued a recall of chicken salad made by an Iowa processing company and distributed by Fareway Stores which has now sickened more than 100 people in five states and prompted lawsuits in Illinois,...
Feb 22 2018 // Sandbags were holding back floodwaters in parts of Michigan as a storm system moved across several Midwest and Great Plains states on Wednesday, bringing heavy rain, snow and ice to the region.The weather has already been...
Feb 12 2018 // An Illinois jury’s medical malpractice award has been slashed by $15 million because the injured woman died the day before the 2015 trial verdict.The Chicago Daily Law Bulletin reports Illinois’ 1st District...
Jan 29 2018 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has acquired Crystal Lake, Illinois-based Market Financial Group Ltd. and its affiliate, Austin Consulting Group Inc.Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Market Financial Group is a...
Jan 26 2018 // Federal safety officials have cited an Illinois pallet manufacturer for machine safety violations after an employee was injured while conducting maintenance on equipment.The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational...
Jan 25 2018 // Preliminary test results show the possible presence of Legionella bacteria in the Illinois Capitol Complex’s hot water system and officials have removed aerators and shut off the showers to reduce the possibility of...
Jan 25 2018 // Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner’s administration cannot adequately account for more than $7 billion paid to Medicaid insurance providers in 2016, an audit released on Jan. 23 found.The critical review by Auditor General...
Jan 24 2018 // Prospect General Insurance Agency (Prospect General) has launched its admitted residential flood insurance product, Flood Guard, in Illinois.Written through Palomar Specialty Insurance Co., Flood Guard provides residential...
Jan 8 2018 // Grinnell, Iowa-based property and casualty insurer/reinsurer, Grinnell Mutual, named Dave Wingert, executive vice president and chief operating officer, to serve as acting president.Larry Jansen retired on Dec. 15, 2017,...
Dec 29 2017 // Chicago, Ill.-based Old Republic International Corp. has named Jeffrey Lange senior vice president in underwriting and distribution of the Old Republic General Insurance Group Inc. Concurrently, he will become a member of...
Dec 29 2017 // A bad broker, classic cars that got destroyed in a fire and insurer rating downgrades were among the most widely read news stories in Insurance Journal’s Midwest region in 2017.One story that generated much interest...
Dec 19 2017 // Deerfield, Illinois-based employee benefits, property/casualty, risk management and wealth management firm, Alera Group, has acquired Hallberg Commercial Insurers Inc. in Oakbrook, Illinois.Hallberg Commercial provides...
Dec 18 2017 // USI, Wells FargoUSI Insurance Services announced the closing on its acquisition of Wells Fargo Insurance Services USA, formerly part of Wells Fargo & Co. This purchase includes the commercial insurance brokerage and...
Dec 14 2017 // Olsick & Company Insurance, located in Willowbrook, Illinois, has joined Keystone Insurers Group (Keystone), the companies announced. The agency is Keystone’s 18th partner in Illinois.The announcement was made...
Dec 13 2017 // A central Illinois jury has awarded $5.2 million to a nurse who claims she was fired from a nursing home after reporting alleged abuse.The (Bloomington) Pantagraph reports Katrina Wesemann worked as a licensed practical...
Dec 12 2017 // A former Tennessee lawmaker is suing an Illinois trucking company for injuries he received in a vehicle accident.The Kingsport Times News reports that former state Rep. Jason Mumpower, who is currently the Tennessee...