All the headlines from our Illinois Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Sep 8 2008 // Kimberly Moreland, vice president of Rising Medical Solutions, a medical-financial organization, was named one of nine governor-appointed seats on the State of Illinois Workers’ Compensation Medical Fee Advisory...
Sep 1 2008 // Aon Corporation, Benfield GroupChicago-based Aon Corporation and UK-based broker Benfield Group Limited reached agreement for Aon to acquire Benfield for £3.50 ($6.55) per share in cash and assume £91 million ($170...
Sep 1 2008 // An American stabbed to death in China in an attack that also critically injured his wife had ties to the Metro East, Ill.Sixty-two-year-old Todd Bachman was the board chairman at Edwardsville-based Hortica. That company...
Sep 1 2008 // $15 MillionIowa officials estimate it will cost $15 million to bring the state up to speed on flood plain maps. Only 50 of Iowa’s 99 counties have complete maps that meet federal standards. The outdated or incomplete...
Aug 29 2008 // DeKalb, Ill.-based Northern Illinois University (NIU) officials say the school has added 16 full-time security officers.NIU Lieutenant Todd Henert says the Public Safety Department now has 59 full-time officers. NIU Police...
Aug 28 2008 // A jury awarded $5 million to James Wisniewski, a former altar boy on Wednesday, August 27, in a widely watched sexual abuse trial. Rev. Raymond Kownacki was convicted of sexually abusing Wisniewski and other youths and top...
Aug 26 2008 // The president of Northern Illinois University says he’s pleased that Governor Rod Blagojevich has signed the state’s new Campus Security Enhancement Act.The law was written partially in response to the February...
Aug 26 2008 // Niles, Illinois’ long-time mayor, Nicholas Blase, is stepping down after 47 years. In a statement on the village Web site, Blase, 80, said his retirement would be effective Monday, Sept. 1. The Village Board will...
Aug 19 2008 // An insurance company giant has agreed to pay $225 million to settle a lawsuit that accused it of discriminating against pregnant women and other high-risk patients in Illinois.The Illinois attorney general’s office...
Aug 12 2008 // An American stabbed to death in China in an attack that also critically injured his wife had ties to the Metro East, Ill.Sixty-two-year-old Todd Bachman was the board chairman at Edwardsville-based Hortica. That company...
Aug 6 2008 // Evacuate Wrigley Field and O’Hare Airport because of a summer storm? Unbelievable. Tornado sirens screeching within Chicago city limits–unheard of. Ninety thousand lightening strikes reported by the Chicago...
Aug 4 2008 // Buckle Up“There is an obvious correlation between safety belt use and the fatality rate.” —Illinois State Police Director Larry G. Trent comments on the announcement on July 15 that the number of motorists...
Aug 4 2008 // Insurance company Amerigroup Corp. said July 22 that it has agreed in principle to settle for $234 million a lawsuit accusing it of discriminating against pregnant women and other high-risk patients.The settlement includes...
Jul 24 2008 // Amlin, a leading Lloyd’s insurer, plans to open an office in Chicago. Amlin Illinois Inc, will work within the existing Lloyd’s infrastructure, utilizing the Lloyd’s licence in Illinois to write admitted...
Jul 24 2008 // Insurance company Amerigroup Corp. said on Jul 22 that it has agreed in principle to settle for $234 million a lawsuit accusing it of discriminating against pregnant women and other high-risk patients.The settlement...
Jul 18 2008 // After the Great Flood of 1993, thousands of properties in flood plains around the Midwest were bought out by the government. Now, weeks after the latest massive flood, buyouts are again being considered in at least five...
Jul 17 2008 // Governor Rod R. Blagojevich announced on July 15 that Illinois’ number of motorists and front seat passengers who buckle up in the state edged upwards and exceeded 90 percent for the second straight year. In...
Jul 14 2008 // Federal officials say they’ve approved more than $3.6 million in disaster assistance grants for severe flooding in Illinois last month.The Federal Emergency Management Agency announced the funds Saturday. The money...
Jul 11 2008 // Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services said it does not expect the 2008 Midwest floods to impact ratings or outlooks for the majority of companies that it rates.However, property/casualty writers that are...
Jul 8 2008 // Indiana Insurance, a Liberty Mutual Agency Markets regional company, today announced the appointment of. Jessica M. Frankovich to Inland Marine underwriting manager.Frankovich will be based in Indiana Insurance’s...