All the headlines from our Illinois Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Sep 11 2013 // A north-central Illinois man was sentenced to 12 years in prison after Henry County prosecutors say he was huffing chemicals before a high-speed rollover crash that killed three teenagers.Morgan Blakey was convicted of...
Sep 11 2013 // Federal safety officials fined an Illinois-based company more than $185,000 after a worker suffered severe burns at the same northern Wisconsin plant where five people have been killed since 2008.Packaging Corp. of America...
Sep 3 2013 // A new Illinois law that allows motorists to provide proof of insurance using their smartphones is puzzling some police departments.The Springfield bureau of Lee Enterprises reports some law enforcement agencies are still...
Aug 30 2013 // A major Illinois health insurance exchange has announced plans to double its workforce to serve those shopping for health insurance under the Affordable Care Act.GoHealth LLC announced it plans to create 450 additional...
Aug 21 2013 // The rate used to calculate workers’ compensation insurance premiums has dropped again, a direct result of reforms Gov. Pat Quinn signed into law in 2011, his aides said.The National Council on Compensation Insurance,...
Aug 20 2013 // Illinois gun owners who fail to report the theft or loss of a weapon will face tougher restrictions under a new law signed by Gov. Pat Quinn.The law closes a background check loophole for the sale or transfer of a firearm...
Aug 15 2013 // Gov. Pat Quinn has signed legislation to help Illinois communities prevent flooding by “going green.”Quinn signed the bill in the Chicago suburb of Orland Park, one of the communities hit hard by flooding this...
Aug 9 2013 // The National Council on Compensation Insurance (NCCI) has filed for an 4.5 percent decrease in voluntary advisory insurance rates in Illinois, effective Jan. 1, 2014. The Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission...
Aug 8 2013 // For the first time, an uninsured employer has been convicted of a Class 4 felony for failing to obtain workers’ compensation insurance in Illinois, the state workers’ compensation commission announced.Ahmed...
Aug 6 2013 // Starting next year, Illinois high schools must offer catastrophic insurance coverage for student athletes, under a bill Gov. Pat Quinn signed into law on Sunday.The law was inspired by the late Rasul “Rocky”...
Aug 5 2013 // When a tornado siren went off during a meeting at Belleville’s City Hall and nobody took charge to move people to safety, it got the attention of Alderwoman Lillian Schneider.Her formal complaint to the Illinois...
Aug 5 2013 // The family of one of 50 people who died in a fiery Canadian oil-train explosion is suing the train’s Illinois owners.The wrongful death case was filed in Cook County Circuit Court on behalf of relatives of Jean-Guy...
Aug 2 2013 // A southern Illinois businessman has paid off part of a court-ordered legal settlement with nearly four tons of quarters packed into dozens of bags.Roger Herrin, of Harrisburg, was ordered by an appellate court to repay...
Aug 2 2013 // Gov. Pat Quinn says $190 million in federal grants and loans will be awarded to help Illinois residents and businesses in 35 counties recover from April floods. Federal aid to the designated disaster areas includes $143...
Jul 31 2013 // The Obama administration has delayed by nearly a year a plan to boost safety standards for the type of rail car involved in a fiery explosion that killed at least 47 people in Canada this month.Officials began work on the...
Jul 22 2013 // Auto insurance was the line of coverage that topped the list of coverage complaints investigated by the Illinois Department of Insurance in 2012, with group accident and health insurance coming in second. The department in...
Jul 19 2013 // Gov. Pat Quinn says $27 million in federal funds will be distributed to 44 community organizations that will help educate the public and push enrollment in the Illinois Health Insurance Marketplace. The marketplace is a...
Jun 27 2013 // A Madison, Ill., man faced jail time after being convicted in for an auto theft scheme that spanned Illinois and Missouri, according to federal officials.The United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois,...
Jun 18 2013 // Fatal motorcycle accidents are up 13 percent in Illinois, according to data from the Illinois Department of Transportation.The State Journal-Register reported there were 131 motorcycle fatalities in 2010, a figure that...
Jun 10 2013 // Lt. Gov. Sheila Simon is urging Illinois communities to consider banning assault-style weapons before new legislation is signed that could prohibit local governments from doing so in the future.The General Assembly...