All the headlines from our Illinois Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Oct 11 2007 // The family of a teenager killed in a car crash last year has sued a suburban Chicago family, claiming it was negligent in allowing the victim to drink alcohol at a house party.In a lawsuit filed Monday, Oct. 8th in Lake...
Oct 8 2007 // From the executive office of the Greater New York Mutual Insurance Companies on Madison Avenue in the heart of New York City, Warren Heck, chairman and chief executive officer, can see Illinois.“It’s fantastic,...
Oct 4 2007 // A safety group is speaking out about the what they say are the dangers of the override of Illinois SB 540, which allows large tractor-trailer trucks to travel on rural, four-lane highways at the same speed limits as...
Sep 26 2007 // The Federal government is suing Illinois over a new state law it says complicates federal efforts to crack down on illegal immigration.The Illinois law would prevent employers from participating in a federal program that...
Sep 24 2007 // From the executive office of the Greater New York Mutual Insurance Companies on Madison Avenue in the heart of New York City, Warren Heck, chairman and chief executive officer, can see Illinois.“It’s fantastic,...
Sep 20 2007 // Encompass Insurance recently announced that Ken Branch, 48, has been promoted to assistant vice president, Sales and Distribution..Part of the Allstate group of companies, Encompass sells automobile, homeowner and related...
Sep 19 2007 // Former GOP Illinois State Representative Terry Parke has joined Secure Services Corp. (SSC) as director of Business Relations, the company recently announced.. An insurance agent, Parke was the state representative for the...
Sep 14 2007 // Illinois attorney general Lisa Madigan says the office must refile a lawsuit against more than 20 Chicago-area radiology centers it accuses of getting referrals by paying kickbacks to doctors.A state judge says he needs...
Sep 4 2007 // Illinois residents who want to know about the safety of local bridges can’t get the information easily. Deciphering what they do get is even harder.The Illinois Department of Transportation won’t release...
Sep 3 2007 // Years ago in the late ’60s after Chicago had received in excess of 27 inches of snow, bringing the city to a quiet halt, then NBC-TV Tonight talk show host Johnny Carson in his opening monologue said, “I...
Sep 3 2007 // Years ago in the late ’60s after Chicago had received in excess of 27 inches of snow, bringing the city to a quiet halt, then NBC-TV Tonight talk show host Johnny Carson in his opening monologue said, “I...
Aug 30 2007 // Poverty dropped in Illinois last year, but the number of residents without health insurance increased, U.S. Census data released this week shows.About 1.39 million, or 11 percent, of state residents last year were poor,...
Aug 24 2007 // Thunderstorms raced through an already waterlogged northern Illinois, leaving people who live near swollen rivers and streams warily watching rising water levels on Thursday.The storm, which included lightning and winds...
Aug 21 2007 // A fire on a railroad track crossing the Ohio River left Kentucky and Illinois firefighters with a conundrum.They were surrounded by water, but it wasn’t close enough to the flaming crossties on the Canadian National...
Aug 17 2007 // Democratic attorney general candidate Margaret Donnelly on Wednesday called for Missouri to enact a children’s product safety law that could penalize business that don’t quickly inform consumers of product...
Aug 10 2007 // Austin, Texas-based Medicus Insurance Co. recently announced its entry into the professional medical liability insurance market in Illinois.Supporters of more companies entering the Illinois market credit the passage of...
Aug 6 2007 // About the Commercial Lines Leaders:The Commercial Lines Leaders in this special feature are taken from Insurance Journal’s Top 100 Property Casualty Independent Agencies as reported in April. This list utilizes only...
Jul 25 2007 // Ill.-based Abbott Laboratories Inc. dropped a lawsuit against a French AIDS group on Monday over an alleged cyber-attack against the company’s Web site.The pharmaceutical and medical products maker filed the lawsuit...
Jul 17 2007 // Ill. Gov. Rod Blagojevich used his executive authority last week to make a rule that prevents insurance companies from considering someone’s health when deciding what premium to charge when renewing an individual...
Jul 16 2007 // Northbrook, Ill.-based Encompass Insurance recently announced a product specifically for Illinois drivers and homeowners. The new product, Encompass Edge, helps agents provide a wider variety of coverages and prices to...