All the headlines from our Illinois Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Dec 18 2014 // A Cicero, Ill., landlord has been sentenced to life in prison for the deaths of seven people during a Valentine’s Day 2010 apartment fire that prosecutors say was set for insurance money. Cook County prosecutors say...
Dec 11 2014 // A national business group has begun a campaign to shine a spotlight on what it calls “systemic lawsuit abuse” in the Illinois suburbs of St. Louis.The U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal Reform unveiled its...
Dec 8 2014 // Peoria, Ill.-based specialty insurer, RLI Corp., announced three leadership promotionsTodd Bryant, vice president, controller, has been promoted to vice president, finance and controller. In this expanded role, Bryant will...
Dec 5 2014 // The Illinois Legislature has passed legislation regulating drivers in the emerging ridesharing industry.Both the House and Senate approved legislation creating statewide regulations for drivers working for ridesharing...
Dec 5 2014 // Ronald A. Rascia has been appointed acting chairman of the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission (IWCC).Rascia first joined the commission in 2011 as general counsel, and later added the duties of commission...
Dec 4 2014 // The Illinois House has approved a bill allowing more time to file a lawsuit over asbestos-related disease.The initiative was adopted 70-43 Tuesday and moves to the Senate. Rep. Elaine Nekritz is a Northbrook Democrat. Her...
Dec 3 2014 // The Cook County state’s attorney’s office in Illinois has filed a federal Fair Housing Act lawsuit against Wells Fargo & Co. for alleged predatory and discriminatory mortgage lending. In announcing the...
Dec 1 2014 // Illinois’ most populous county is accusing Wells Fargo & Co. in a lawsuit of subjecting minority and female borrowers to discriminatory and predatory lending.Cook County’s 152-page lawsuit filed last week...
Dec 1 2014 // A former high school quarterback followed in the steps of one-time pro and college players Saturday by suing a sports governing body – in this case the Illinois High School Association – saying it didn’t do...
Dec 1 2014 // The 1,200-pound steel cylinder in James Trudeau’s driveway certainly struck his Bourbonnais, Ill., neighborhood as odd, at least at first.Even Kankakee County’s planning department wasn’t sure what to...
Dec 1 2014 // Erie Insurance announced it has launched auto insurance coverage to protect drivers who use ridesharing services like Uber and Lyft in two Midwestern states.Erie’s new coverage, currently available in Indiana and...
Dec 1 2014 // Two subsidiaries of the American International Group – Granite State Insurance Co. and New Hampshire Insurance Co. — recently filed for approval a plan of redomestication that would change their state of domicile...
Nov 24 2014 // Two subsidiaries of the American International Group — Granite State Insurance Company and New Hampshire Insurance Company — recently filed for approval a plan of redomestication that would change their state...
Nov 21 2014 // A Democratic state lawmaker says he wants to pursue new legislation calling for regulations of the emerging ridesharing industry.Rep. Mike Zalewski of Riverside had originally planned to call for an override of Gov. Pat...
Nov 20 2014 // A Rock Island County judge has denied a lower bond for a man accused of setting a fire that destroyed or damaged a handful of buildings in downtown Rock Island, Ill., in September. Jason Earl Anderson, 34, is charged with...
Nov 19 2014 // Erie Insurance has launched auto insurance coverage to protect drivers who use ridesharing services like Uber and Lyft in two Midwestern states, eliminating confusion for ridesharing drivers over what’s covered and...
Nov 19 2014 // A suburban Chicago, Ill., landlord was found guilty in the deaths of seven people for a Valentine’s Day 2010 apartment building fire that prosecutors said was set for insurance money.Lawrence Myers, 64, was found...
Nov 17 2014 // Reforms enacted in 2011 continue to drive down the cost of medical care for injured workers in Illinois, according to a new study by the Workers Compensation Research Institute (WCRI).According to the report, CompScope...
Nov 14 2014 // Collisions between cars and deer in Illinois were down in 2013 compared to 2012 — though not by much.Figures released Nov. 12 show a 1 percent decline in numbers of cars hitting deer in 2013 compared to 2012. There were...
Nov 12 2014 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has acquired The Forker Company in Arlington Heights, Ill.Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Established in 2000, The Forker Company (Forker) is a retail insurance agency that offers...