All the headlines from our Illinois Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jun 17 2005 // Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan has filed suit against a Cook County roofing company that last year allegedly swept into neighborhoods damaged by recent storms and accepted nearly $49,000 in deposits and total...
Jun 14 2005 // Citing the protection of Oklahoma lakes and streams, drinking water and public health, Oklahoma Attorney General Drew Edmondson announced his office has filed a lawsuit against several out-of-state poultry companies for...
Jun 6 2005 // Also, Comp Deal That Imposes Fee Schedule, Ups Benefits Will Get Guv’s SignatureThe latest turn in the battle over capping medical malpractice jury awards in Illinois may have the state’s trial bar singing the...
Jun 6 2005 // The latest turn in the battle over capping medical malpractice jury awards in Illinois may have the state’s trial bar singing the old Righteous Brothers tune, “You’ve Lost That Lovin’...
May 31 2005 // The first major overhaul of Illinois’ workers’ compensation system in nearly two decades was headed to the governor’s desk Friday night.The reforms, a compromise between business and labor groups, would...
May 30 2005 // As state lawmakers prepared to approve a deal on medical malpractice, Illinois doctors and hospitals celebrated a big victory Thursday but also braced for the sour medicine they will likely have to swallow to get their...
May 27 2005 // The Property Casualty Insurers Association of America (PCI) is expressing mixed emotions over the medical liability proposal likely to pass in the Illinois Legislature.SB 475, which focuses on several key aspects of the...
May 23 2005 // SPRINGFIELD, Ill.–A House committee voted 12-2 last month for proposal backed by doctors and Republicans to cap noneconomic damages such as pain and suffering that malpractice victims can win in court, only to see it...
May 23 2005 // SPRINGFIELD, Ill.-A House committee voted 12-2 last month for proposal backed by doctors and Republicans to cap noneconomic damages such as pain and suffering that malpractice victims can win in court, only to see it...
May 22 2005 // Court statistics were improperly used in a study released last week that concluded the Illinois tort system is not the cause of medical malpractice premium increases, according to the American Insurance...
May 18 2005 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. on Wednesday reached a comprehensive agreement with the Illinois Attorney General and the Director of Insurance of Illinois to resolve issues related to industry-wide investigations...
May 13 2005 // An Illinois House committee voted 12-2 last month for a proposal backed by doctors and Republicans to cap noneconomic damages such as pain and suffering that malpractice victims can win in court, only to see it stymied in...
May 9 2005 // When her husband Tim died, JoAnn Osmond inherited the family agency … and a career in Illinois Politics.Near the edge of the Illinois-Wisconsin border, closer to Milwaukee than Chicago, in a little town called...
Apr 18 2005 // SPRINGFIELD, Ill.–Members of a government oversight committee haccused Gov. Rod Blagojevich’s administration of mismanagement for its handling of an auto insurance fund that ran out of money. The $1.6 million...
Apr 18 2005 // The first test of an incentive in which an automaker paid the insurance on every new car concluded March 31 with a 23 percent rise in year-to-year sales, according to sponsors of the promotion.Two-thirds of buyers said the...
Apr 15 2005 // On behalf of Gov. Rod Blagojevich, Illinois State Police (ISP) Director Larry Trent and Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) Secretary Timothy Martin announced Thursday that the number of teen deaths on Illinois...
Apr 13 2005 // Members of a government oversight committee accused Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich’s administration Wednesday of mismanagement for its handling of an auto insurance fund that ran out of money.The $1.6 million...
Apr 12 2005 // The first test of an incentive in which an automaker paid the insurance on every new car concluded March 31 with a 23 percent rise in year-to-year sales, according to sponsors of the promotion.Two-thirds of buyers said the...
Apr 4 2005 // Cincinnati-based Great American Insurance Group recently announced three promotions in its Schaumburg, Ill.-based executive liability division.Michael D. Pierce was promoted to corporate senior vice president of Great...
Apr 1 2005 // Illinois R. B. Jones, a Kaufman Group Company, announced that Barry Starbuck and Morris Nelson have joined its newest office in Denver. In his new role as director, Nelson will administer the national program of...