Latest Illinois Headlines
All the headlines from our Illinois Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Car Smashes Through Illinois Building, Killing 4 Young People and Injuring Others
Apr 30 2025 // A car smashed through a building Monday afternoon, killing four young people and injuring several others during an after-school program in a small city outside of Springfield, Illinois, police said. Officers responded at...
EEOC Sues Illinois Shipping Company Under Pregnant Workers Fairness Act
Apr 14 2025 // The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) sued R&L Carriers Shared Services, LLC, a freight transportation and logistics company, to enforce a subpoena that the EEOC issued during their investigation of a...
Hub Acquires Illinois’ Dansig
Apr 3 2025 // Hub international Limited announced that it has acquired the assets of Dansig, Inc., d/b/a Dansig Insurance Risk Advisors (Dansig). Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Located in Decatur, Illinois, Dansig is an...
Over 800 File Complaints of Sexual Abuse in Illinois Youth Facilities
Feb 13 2025 // Marcus Walker said the sexual abuse he experienced two decades ago as a teenager at an Illinois youth detention facility has haunted his life. After a staff member gave him drugs and sexually abused him, he joined a gang...
Deere & Co. Accused of Forcing Farmers to Use Authorized Dealers for Equipment Repair
Jan 17 2025 // Deere & Co. unfairly forces farmers to visit authorized dealers to repair their equipment, resulting in higher prices than if they could fix it themselves or get help from independent shops, the Federal Trade...
Relation Acquires Illinois’ Forest
Jan 6 2025 // Relation Insurance Services acquired the assets of Forest Insurance Agency. The transaction went into effect on December 1, 2024; terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Specializing in personal and business...
Illinois Contractor Faces $266K in Fines for Endangering Workers
Dec 31 2024 // Federal inspectors have again cited a Zion, Illinois contractor with an extensive history of endangering workers by exposing them to fall hazards. The latest violations were discovered when employees were found roofing a...
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Acquires Illinois’ Afina Insurance
Dec 26 2024 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. announced the acquisition of Oakbrook Terrace, Illinois-based Afina Insurance Advisors Inc. (Afina Insurance). Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Afina Insurance is a...
Grubhub to Pay $25M in Deceptive Business Settlement With Illinois AG and FTC
Dec 20 2024 // SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Grubhub Inc., an online food ordering and delivery platform, will pay $25 million to settle a dispute over alleged deceptive business practices with the Illinois attorney general and the Federal...
Illinois Man Arrested for Defrauding Victims in Roofing Scheme
Dec 18 2024 // An Illinois man accused of defrauding individuals by claiming to be an insurance adjuster doing roof repair after a recent hailstorm was arrested in Florida on Dec. 13. Scott A. Lennington of Morton, Ill. was taken into...
Snack Maker Hearthside Settles Illinois Child Labor Probe
Dec 9 2024 // Private equity-backed snack producer Hearthside Food Solutions has agreed to pay $4.5 million to end an investigation by Illinois authorities into allegations the business used child labor at facilities in the...
Summit Expands Workers’ Comp Coverage to Illinois
Dec 5 2024 // Florida-based Summit, a regional provider of workers’ compensation insurance services, announced the expansion of its coverage into Illinois. Summit-managed carriers, Bridgefield Casualty Insurance Co., Bridgefield...
Illinois Roofing Contractor Cited Eighth Time for Safety Violations
Dec 5 2024 // For the eighth time since 2020, federal workplace safety inspectors have cited a Lake Zurich, Illinois roofing contractor for exposing workers to falls from elevation, the leading cause of fatal and serious injuries among...
Illinois Contractor Faces $287K Fine for Safety Violations
Nov 13 2024 // Federal inspectors have cited 595 Construction LLC – a Crystal Lake, Illinois contractor with a history of exposing employees to fall hazards – for eight safety violations after finding employees framing a...
Illinois Contractor Cited for Exposing Workers to Fall Hazards
Nov 6 2024 // Federal inspectors have cited 595 Construction LLC – a Crystal Lake, Illinois contractor with a history of exposing employees to fall hazards – for eight safety violations after finding employees framing a...
Big I Illinois Announces Annual Awards
Oct 25 2024 // Big I Illinois, an association representing Trusted Choice® independent insurance agents throughout the state, presented awards to top agents and agencies during the association’s annual convention and 125th...
Illinois Manufacturer to Pay $1.3M After Plant Explosion
Oct 8 2024 // Chemical products manufacturer AB Specialty Silicones LLC will pay $1.3 million in penalties after an explosion and fire at its Waukegan, Illinois plant in May 2019 claimed the lives of four workers. The U.S. Department of...
Teen Concedes Cutting Off Tanker in Crash That Killed 5 in Illinois
Oct 7 2024 // SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — A federal report on a tanker-truck crash a year ago in central Illinois that spilled a toxic chemical and killed five people includes an interview with a 17-year-old Ohio girl who concedes that...
Xceedance Acquires Illinois’ Millennium Information Services
Sep 26 2024 // Xceedance announced it has acquired Millennium Information Services, a property inspection and data analytics company based in Chicago. With the acquisition, the Xceedance Americas team adds nearly 200 team members and a...
Hundreds Sue Over Alleged Sexual Abuse at Illinois Juvenile Detention Centers
Sep 25 2024 // CHICAGO (AP) — More than 200 men and women were sexually abused as children while in custody at juvenile detention centers in Illinois, according to lawsuits filed Monday, the latest in a string of complaints alleging...
