All the headlines from our Illinois Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jun 8 2015 // Illinois House Democrats came back to Springfield carrying what they called an olive branch to Gov. Bruce Rauner on business reform.However, Republicans derided the Democrats’ ideas on employment insurance for...
Jun 5 2015 // Michael Tipsord, State Farm president and chief operating officer who first joined the insurer in 1988, will succeed outgoing CEO Edward B. Rust Jr. in September as chief executive officer.Rust, in speaking during a...
Jun 3 2015 // Blue Cross Blue Shield and Blue Care Network, which sell medical insurance to more than half of Michigan residents who buy their own coverage under the federal health care law, are seeking 2016 premium increases that...
Jun 1 2015 // Pinnacle Actuarial Resources Inc., headquartered in Bloomington, Ill., added Lyn Landon has as controller in its home office.Landon has more than 30 years of accounting and finance management experience, most recently...
Jun 1 2015 // The Elgin City Council in Illinois has approved rules that make it legal for Uber and other ride-hailing services to operate in the city.The (Arlington Heights) Daily Herald reports the Elgin ordinance mirrors a state law...
Jun 1 2015 // Gov. Bruce Rauner says he will appoint the acting commissioner of the Connecticut Insurance Department to be director of the Illinois Department of Insurance. Rauner’s office made the announcement on May 29 about...
Jun 1 2015 // Michael E. LaRocco has been officially named president and chief executive officer of State Auto Financial Corp., taking over those duties from Robert P. Restrepo Jr., who is retiring.LaRocco also has been elected as a...
May 22 2015 // Law enforcement officials say Illinois boaters should be aware of new laws taking effect this year. Lake County Sheriff Mark Curran Jr. says the laws will keep boaters safe. It’s now a requirement to display a bright...
May 20 2015 // Sentry Insurance a Mutual Co. and Florists’ Mutual Insurance Co. have entered into an affiliation agreement, under which upon completion of the affiliation and approval by the applicable insurance departments Hortica...
May 20 2015 // A $10.1 billion verdict against Philip Morris USA over misleading consumers about the safety of “light” cigarettes should be overturned, lawyers for the company argued in the Illinois Supreme Court.The award...
May 19 2015 // A proposal to extend the Illinois medical marijuana pilot program beyond 2017 may soon gain passage in Springfield. That would mean the industry’s prospects could come to rest with Gov. Bruce Rauner. Rauner has said...
May 18 2015 // Few of the tourists who drive old Route 66 through this rural Illinois town are aware of its true economic engine: a booming business in asbestos lawsuits that attracts law firms from across the country.Since 2005, those...
May 18 2015 // Business groups and injured employees had a chance on May 5 to tell Illinois lawmakers their thoughts on a possible revamp of the state’s workers’ compensation insurance program.Democratic House Speaker Michael...
May 15 2015 // A Peoria, Ill., auto parts manufacturer has been fined $114,100 for federal workplace safety violations that the government says put workers at risk of amputation and other injuries. The U.S. Department of Labor’s...
May 7 2015 // Business groups and injured employees weighed in May 6 as Illinois lawmakers began debating whether to revamp the state’s workers’ compensation insurance program to reduce costs for employers.Democratic House...
Apr 30 2015 // Few of the tourists who drive old Route 66 through this rural Illinois town are aware of its true economic engine: a booming business in asbestos lawsuits that attracts law firms from across the country.Since 2005, those...
Apr 21 2015 // A southern Illinois fire chief says a string of fires at rental properties do not appear to be connected.The (Carbondale) Southern Illinoisan reports there have been 12 fires at rental homes since May 2014. Seven of them...
Apr 21 2015 // A.M. Besthas downgraded the financial strength rating to B- (Fair) from B (Fair) and the issuer credit rating to “bb-” from “bb” of Unique Insurance Co. (Unique) of Chicago, Ill.The outlook for both...
Apr 20 2015 // High on the list of Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner’s legislative priorities is reducing the amount employers pay for workers’ compensation insurance.Illinois currently has some of the highest workers’ comp...
Apr 17 2015 // A.M. Best has downgraded the financial strength rating (FSR) to B+ (Good) from B++ (Good) and the issuer credit rating (ICR) to “bbb-” from “bbb+” of Specialty Risk of America (SPRISKA) in...