All the headlines from our Illinois Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Oct 4 2023 // Five people died from exposure to a chemical that spilled after a semitruck overturned in central Illinois, according to autopsies.Effingham County Coroner Kim Rhodes said official results from the autopsies won`t be...
Oct 3 2023 // Authorities resumed their investigation of a central Illinois truck crash that killed five people, injured five others and prompted an evacuation for hundreds of residents after a toxic chemical leak.The tanker truck,...
Oct 2 2023 // SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – Five people were killed and five were seriously injured after a truck overturned in central Illinois, causing a toxic substance to leak from its cargo and forcing the evacuation of hundreds of...
Sep 29 2023 // SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – Illinois is the latest state to find invasive spotted lanternflies, a winged insect that`s spreading across the eastern U.S. and is subject to squish-on-sight requests in New York and...
Sep 28 2023 // A freight broker is not liable for an $18 million jury award to the mother of a teenage boy who suffered a brain injury when he was struck by a truck, an Illinois appellate court ruled Wednesday.A panel of the 1st District...
Sep 28 2023 // Executive Summary: Biometric litigation is a significant emerging risk that insurers must now take into consideration, says Jim Blinn, vice president, Client Solutions, Zywave.States are increasingly passing biometric laws...
Sep 21 2023 // The Hilb Group announced that it has acquired an Illinois-based property and casualty business, building on the company’s growing presence in the Midwest region and broadening its offerings to include specialized...
Sep 18 2023 // Origami Risk announced it has acquired Chicago, Illinois-based Dais Technology, a provider of no-code insurance technology. The acquisition increases Dais’ market reach and client support capabilities and expands...
Sep 18 2023 // One80 Intermediaries, GMI InsuranceOne80 Intermediaries, a specialty insurance broker headquartered in Boston, has acquired GMI Insurance, a Pennsylvania-based managing general agent specializing in commercial...
Sep 11 2023 // A Sunday evening explosion in Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.’s processing complex in Decatur, Illinois, has injured at least eight people, according to the Decatur Fire Department.The blaze was largely under control...
Aug 24 2023 // Signers National announced the acquisition of nonprofit insurance company Eclipse Risk Insurance Services and Whittaker Agency, which will be be run under Lamb Insurance Services, a member company and retail agency in the...
Aug 14 2023 // CHICAGO (AP) – Illinois is the first state in the U.S. to ensure child social media influencers are compensated for their work, according to Sen. David Koehler, of Peoria, who sponsored a bill that was signed into law...
Aug 10 2023 // Surplus lines premium reached nearly $36 billion through the first six months of 2023, according to the 2023 Midyear Report of the U.S. Surplus Lines Service and Stamping Offices.Premium increased about 16% overall...
Aug 8 2023 // PRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – Illinois will soon outlaw advertising for firearms that officials determine produces a public safety threat or appeals to children, militants or others who might later use the weapons illegally,...
Aug 7 2023 // World Insurance Associates, Schlegel & Schlegel Insurance Brokers, Shield Insurance ServicesInsurance broker World Insurance Associates has acquired the business of Schlegel & Schlegel Insurance Brokers Inc. of...
Jul 27 2023 // A 43-year-old employee at a Westfield, Illinois grain elevator found himself trapped for five hours in February 2023 as co-workers and emergency responders worked to remove hundreds of pounds of soybeans to pull him out....
Jul 24 2023 // ST. LOUIS (AP) – Big rig driver David Cherno was hauling Jimmy Dean sausages on Interstate 70 when he had to stop for the night or risk violating federal regulations limiting driving time for truckers. An Illinois rest...
Jul 21 2023 // ANTIOCH, Ill. (AP) – Northern Illinois police have seized a carnival ride as they continue investigating a Sunday incident in which a 10-year-old boy was seriously injured when he was thrown from his seat.After the...
Jul 20 2023 // CHICAGO (AP) – Civil rights attorney Ben Crump said his law firm and other attorneys have received reports of hazing within Northwestern University’s baseball and softball programs, in addition to growing...
Jul 20 2023 // The Illinois Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to reconsider its 4-3 decision that found violations of the state’s Biometric Privacy Act occur each time an unauthorized scan is made, rejecting arguments that such an...