All the headlines from our Illinois Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jul 25 2018 // Two International House of Pancakes (IHOP) franchises in southern Illinois will pay $975,000 and furnish other relief to settle a systemic sexual harassment lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission...
Jul 19 2018 // Authorities say fire severely damaged a giant pyramid home that doubles as a tourist attraction in northern Illinois.Gurnee Fire Department firefighters responded to a report that an elderly man in a wheelchair and his dog...
Jul 16 2018 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has acquired North Barrington, Ill.-based The Jack Nebel Companies Inc.Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Jack Nebel, Brian Nebel and their associates will continue to operate from their...
Jul 12 2018 // Federal safety officials have cited an Illinois pallet manufacturer for exposing employees unsafe levels of carbon monoxide in the workplace. The company faces proposed penalties totaling $216,253.The U.S. Department of...
Jun 18 2018 // Amsted Rail Co. Inc., which manufactures steel castings for the rail industry, will pay $4.4 million and furnish other relief to settle a class disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment...
Jun 18 2018 // Chicago-based CNA appointed Bruce Dmytrow to senior vice president, Healthcare. He reports to Kevin Smith, president and chief operating officer, CNA Specialty.Dmytrow joined CNA in 1995, most recently serving as vice...
Jun 18 2018 // The Illinois General Assembly at the end of May passed a bill that requires the pre-approval of workers’ compensation insurance rates by the Illinois Department of Insurance. The legislation also “permits...
Jun 14 2018 // Prices paid for medical professional services vary significantly across states, ranging from 26 percent below the median in Florida to 158 percent above median in Wisconsin, according to a 35-state study.States with no fee...
Jun 7 2018 // Illinois officials are investing $240 million in two dozen projects designed to improve freight mobility throughout the state and relieve congestion. The Illinois Department of Transportation grants should also increase...
Jun 4 2018 // The Illinois General Assembly has passed a bill that requires the pre-approval of workers’ compensation insurance rates by the Illinois Department of Insurance.The legislation also “permits sensible corporate...
Jun 4 2018 // The average total cost per workers’ compensation claim in Illinois grew annually between 1 percent to 3 percent since 2012, according to a recent study by the Workers Compensation Research Institute.The growth was...
May 30 2018 // Rob Kepperling will step into the role of Illinois branch manager for Pennsylvania-based Erie Insurance on June 7, the company announced. Kepperling began his career with Erie Insurance in 2004 in the Claims division. In...
May 25 2018 // The Illinois House has sent the governor a measure legalizing industrial hemp.The House voted 106-3 this week to allow hemp cultivation for commercial use. Hemp is a form of the cannabis plant distinct from marijuana. It...
May 22 2018 // The average total cost per workers’ compensation claim in Illinois grew annually between 1 to 3 percent since 2012, according to a recent study by the Workers Compensation Research Institute.The growth was due to...
May 21 2018 // A retail store’s ability to authenticate customers by scanning their unique ear or retinal patterns may seem like something out of a sci-fi movie, but this type of identification technology isn’t...
May 15 2018 // A judge scolded Facebook Inc. for misconstruing his own rulings as he ordered the company to face a high-stakes trial accusing it of violating user privacy.The social media giant has misinterpreted prior court orders by...
May 14 2018 // Barb Strehmann, chief financial officer at Burr Ridge, Illinois-based Agent Support Network of America (ASNOA), has retired. Strehmann was the first employee hired upon the creation of ASNOA in 2003. She began at ASNOA as...
May 14 2018 // Illinois workplace safety officials reprimanded state veterans’ officials for how the agency told staffers about a deadly Legionnaires’ disease outbreak at a Quincy veterans’ home, according to...
May 11 2018 // A retail store’s ability to authenticate customers by scanning their unique ear or retinal patterns may seem like something out of a sci-fi movie, but this type of identification technology isn’t...
May 10 2018 // The family of a woman who died in 2012 after giving birth to twins at a suburban Chicago hospital has been awarded $4 million in a wrongful death lawsuit.The family of 36-year-old Evelyn Robinson contended in a lawsuit...