Latest Illinois Headlines
All the headlines from our Illinois Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Chicago-Area Nursing Home Workers Threaten Strike in Midst of Pandemic
Apr 29 2020 // Workers at 40 Chicago-area nursing homes announced they have set a May 8 strike date over wages as many of the facilities are treating patients suffering from the coronavirus. Members of the Service Employees International...
NAMIC Applauds Repeal of Illinois Workers’ Comp Expansion Rules
Apr 28 2020 // In a statement released by the National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies, Andrew Perkins, NAMIC regional vice president – Great Lakes, applauded the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission’s...
Illinois Business Groups Sue Over Expanded Workers’ Comp Eligibility Rules
Apr 24 2020 // New emergency rules enacted by Illinois workers’ compensation regulators have drawn a lawsuit by a pair of trade associations representing retailers and manufacturers in the state. The Illinois Manufacturers’...
Illinois Manufacturer to Pay $275K to Settle Disability Discrimination Lawsuit
Apr 24 2020 // An Illinois industrial device manufacturer will pay $275,000 and furnish other relief to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit brought by federal officials. In its lawsuit, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity...
Wisconsin’s Society Insurance Hit with Lawsuits Over Coronavirus Claim Denials
Apr 20 2020 // Two lawsuits have been filed in federal court in Illinois by a group of businesses that were forced to close their operations by government authorities as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic over the denial of business...
3 Employers Cited for Safety Hazards After Worker Injured in Illinois
Apr 8 2020 // Federal officials have cited three employers for workplace safety hazards after a worker suffered injuries at Northwestern University’s campus in Evanston, Ill. Northwestern University, Hill Mechanical Corp. and...
Estate of Walmart Employee Who Died From COVID-19 Sues for Wrongful Death
Apr 8 2020 // The family of a Walmart Inc. employee in Illinois who died after contracting COVID-19, the illness caused by the novel coronavirus, has filed a lawsuit accusing the retail giant of failing to adequately screen and protect...
Illinois Lawsuits Challenge Society Insurance’s Coronavirus Claim Denials
Apr 3 2020 // Two lawsuits have been filed in federal court in Illinois by a group of businesses — who were forced to close their operations by government authorities as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic — over the denial of...
Marsh & McLennan Acquires Illinois Independent Agency, Assurance
Apr 1 2020 // Marsh subsidiary Marsh & McLennan Agency LLC (MMA) has acquired Schaumburg, Illinois-based Assurance Holdings Inc. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. Founded in 1961, Assurance is a full-service brokerage...
Online Flood Insurer, Neptune, Offering Coverage in Arkansas, Illinois
Mar 23 2020 // Neptune Flood Inc., an all-digital, online flood insurance company, has opened for business in Arkansas and Illinois. Households in these states now have access to Neptune’s simple flood insurance solution. Neptune...
Illinois Manufacturer Fined $258K for Exposing Employees to Machine Hazards
Mar 18 2020 // An Arcola, Illinois-based manufacturer faces over $258,000 in penalties and numerous citations for violations of federal machine safety standards, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health...
Illinois Casualty to Suspend Billing to Restaurants, Taverns in COVID-19 Response
Mar 18 2020 // Beginning on March 20, Rock Island, Ill.-based Illinois Casualty Co. (ICC), a wholly owned subsidiary of ICC Holdings Inc., will temporarily suspend all insurance premium billing for 30 days. The company said the action is...
Fink Joins AAdvantage Insurance Group as Sales Agent in Illinois
Mar 17 2020 // AAdvantage Insurance Group in Glen Carbon, Illinois, has hired professional soccer player, Sam Fink, as a sales agent. In this position, Fink will be responsible for generating prospects, developing new relationships, and...
Evacuations Ordered After Fire Sweeps SW Illinois Recycling Center
Mar 12 2020 // A fire swept through a recycling business in southwestern Illinois early Wednesday, forcing the evacuation of nearby homes, officials said. The fire began about 2 a.m. Wednesday at a Madison, Illinois, industrial park in...
Ratings of Illinois’ Echelon Property & Casualty and Parent, Guardian, Downgraded
Mar 10 2020 // AM Best has downgraded the Financial Strength Rating (FSR) to B- (Fair) from B (Fair) and the Long-Term ICR to “bb-” from “bb” of Echelon Property & Casualty Insurance Co., based in Chicago. AM...
Business Moves
Mar 9 2020 // National ProAssurance, NORCAL Healthcare liability insurer ProAssurance Corp. has agreed to acquire medical professional liability insurer NORCAL Mutual Insurance Co. following NORCAL’s demutualization in a $450...
Illinois Limousine Service to Pay $30K to Settle EEOC Disability Lawsuit
Feb 28 2020 // M&M Limousine Service in Des Plaines, Ill., will pay a deaf job applicant $30,000 to settle a federal disability discrimination lawsuit. The lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)...
Illinois Parents Allege Daughter, 6, Was Sexually Assaulted At Recess
Feb 24 2020 // The parents of a 6-year-old southern Illinois girl are suing local school officials, alleging that their daughter was sexually assaulted by another kindergartner during recess. The lawsuit names the Edwardsville School...
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Acquires Illinois’ Affiliated Benefit Consultants
Feb 12 2020 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has acquired Oakbrook, Illinois-based Affiliated Benefit Consultants Inc. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Founded in 1986, Affiliated Benefit Consultants offers a full suite of...
Illinois’ Alera Group Names Santelli VP, Carrier Partner Management
Feb 7 2020 // Deerfield, Illinois-based Alera Group appointed Tina Santelli as vice president, Carrier Partner Management for Alera Group Employee Benefits nationally. Santelli will be responsible for leading key top-tier partnerships...
