Latest Illinois Headlines
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Illinois’ Main Street Insurance Group Joins VIAA
May 5 2022 // Main Street Insurance Group recently joined Valley Insurance Agency Alliance (VIAA), a cohesive family of nearly 150 independent insurance agencies in Missouri and Illinois. Founded in 2006, Main Street Insurance Group was...
Woman Whose Son Was Killed in Illinois Tornado Criticizes Amazon
May 5 2022 // The mother of a man who was killed in December when a tornado slammed into an Amazon facility in Illinois said on Tuesday that her son was only in the building because he was called into work on his day off. “It...
2 Tornados Spotted in NE Illinois; Minimal Damage Reported
May 3 2022 // At least two twisters reportedly touched down briefly as part of a storm system that rolled across northeastern Illinois. One EF-0 tornado snapped tree branches and uprooted some trees as it traveled about two miles (3.2...
Illinois Contractor Faces $360K Fine Over OSHA Violations
May 2 2022 // A Waukegan, Illinois contractor – with a history of violating federal safety standards and ignoring safety citations – was cited again by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health...
Reliance Global Acquires Illinois’ Barra & Associates
Apr 28 2022 // Reliance Global Group, Inc. acquired Schaumburg, Illinois-based Barra & Associates a provider of both personal and commercial insurance products, including property and casualty insurance, life insurance, health...
Illinois Contractor Faces $360,000 in Penalties Over OSHA Violations
Apr 21 2022 // A Waukegan, Illinois contractor – with a history of violating federal safety standards and ignoring safety citations – was cited again by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health...
Arthur J. Gallagher Acquires Illinois’ G.A. Mavon & Mavco
Apr 19 2022 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. announced the acquisition of Hinsdale, Illinois-based G.A. Mavon & Co. and its Mavco Insurance Agency, Inc. subsidiary. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Founded in 1916, G.A....
Mercury Insurance Launches Usage-Based App in Illinois
Apr 8 2022 // Mercury Insurance announced that the company has made its usage-based insurance app, MercuryGO, available to drivers in Illinois to help improve driving skills and traffic safety. Mercury says the app acts as a virtual...
Illinois HVAC Company to Pay $29,000 Penalty Over Clean Air Act Violations
Apr 8 2022 // The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced a settlement with JTR Heating and Air Conditioning, Inc. in Monee, Illinois, to resolve alleged violations of Clean Air Act stratospheric ozone regulations. EPA’s...
Lawmakers Probing Amazon Labor Practices Following Illinois Tornado Deaths
Apr 5 2022 // The U.S. House Oversight Committee is opening an investigation into Amazon.com’s labor practices during extreme weather events, following the death of six workers during a swarm of tornados last year. In a letter...
Illinois Court: Insurer Must Defend IT Company in BIPA Suits
Mar 30 2022 // An insurer must defend an information technology company facing a pair of Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) lawsuits, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois said in a March 30 ruling. In...
Illinois Based Insurance Agency Insurance King® Enforces Trademark
Mar 30 2022 // Rockford, IL., March 29, 2022 – Insurance King has been actively enforcing the trademarks registration numbers 4628341 and 4628343 for several years. “It all started with a person that walked in to our office and...
Seafood Chain to Pay $200K over Sexual Harassment Suit in Illinois
Mar 17 2022 // Long John Silver’s will pay $200,000 and furnish other relief to settle a sexual harassment lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced. The EEOC charged...
First Chicago Launches Commercial Auto Insurance Program in Illinois And Indiana
Mar 15 2022 // First Chicago Insurance Company announced it recently launched its augmented commercial auto insurance program in Illinois and Indiana. The program covers owned or leased Vehicles, hired autos, non-owned, temporary...
Illinois District Court: Insurer Cannot Rely on Employment-Related Exclusion in BIPA Suit
Mar 9 2022 // An Illinois federal judge said a policy exclusion for employment-related practices does not protect State Automobile Insurance Co. from defending a grocery chain accused of violating the Illinois Biometric Information...
Hub Acquires Illinois’ Kuhl Insurance Agency
Mar 7 2022 // Hub International Limited has acquired the assets of Kuhl Insurance Agency, Inc. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Located in Morton, Illinois, Kuhl Insurance is an independent agency providing commercial and...
Illinois Expects $760 Million From Opioid Settlement
Mar 1 2022 // Illinois is expected to receive $760 million as part of a settlement with pharmaceutical distributors sued for their role in the opioid crisis, the state attorney general announced Feb. 25. Attorney General Kwame...
Verisk Acquires Illinois’ Infutor
Feb 24 2022 // Verisk, the global data analytics provider, has acquired Infutor, a provider of identity resolution and consumer intelligence data. Verisk plans to integrate Infutor with Jornaya, which it acquired in 2020, to form Verisk...
Illinois Supreme Court: Privacy Claims Not Barred by Workers’ Comp Act
Feb 4 2022 // The Illinois Workers’ Compensation Act (IWCA) does not bar claims for statutory damages under the state’s Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA), the Illinois Supreme Court unanimously ruled in a Feb. 3...
Chemical Explosion at Illinois Manufacturing Plant Kills 1, Leaves 1 Injured
Jan 25 2022 // A chemical explosion on Jan. 21 at a northern Illinois manufacturing plant killed one person and left another critically injured, authorities said. The incident occurred about 10:45 a.m. when two employees at the W. R....
