Latest Illinois Headlines
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Dozens More Former Youth Inmates Sue Over Alleged Sexual Abuse at Illinois Detention Centers
Jun 5 2024 // Dozens more former youth inmates filed lawsuits seeking millions of dollars in damages for sexual abuse they allegedly endured at Illinois detention centers dating back to the late 1990s. Thirteen women and 95 men filed...
US Farmers Opt for Soy to Limit Losses as All Crop Prices Slump
Jun 4 2024 // Mark Tuttle planted more soy and less corn on his northern Illinois farm this spring as prices for both crops hover near three-year lows and soybeans’ lower production costs offered him the best chance of turning a...
Illinois Roofing Contractor to Pay $365K for Endangering Employees
May 28 2024 // Joshua Herion, a Waukegan, Illinois roofing contractor who has routinely endangered employees by ignoring federal workplace standards and penalties assesses for its violations since 2014, has paid $365,576 in fines and...
Caterpillar to Pay $800K Over Systemic Hiring Discrimination at Illinois Plant
May 24 2024 // Heavy equipment company Caterpillar has agreed to pay $800,000 to resolve allegations of systemic hiring discrimination against Black applicants at an Illinois plant, the U.S. Labor Department said on Tuesday. The money...
Zantac Not a Cause of Woman’s Cancer, Jury Says in First Trial Over Drug
May 24 2024 // A jury in Chicago on Thursday rejected an Illinois woman’s claim that the now discontinued heartburn drug Zantac caused her colon cancer, in the first trial out of thousands of lawsuits making similar...
Inszone Acquires Illinois’ ISU Coverall
May 22 2024 // Inszone Insurance Services announced the acquisition of ISU Coverall Insurance Group, a prominent full-service insurance broker serving the Chicago area. Founded in 2013 by Casey Brennan, ISU Coverall has carved out a...
Gallagher Updates Regulation for Artificial Intelligence
May 22 2024 // Gallagher’s Cyber practice remains laser focused on emerging technology and the potential for increased risks as organizations begin to use them. Throughout 2024, we’re concentrated on evolving compliance...
Illinois Indemnity Benefits Per Claim Rose in 2022: WCRI Study
May 15 2024 // Indemnity benefits per claim in Illinois increased 5% in 2022, driven by a 4% increase in workers’ wages, a new study from the Workers Compensation Research Institute (WCRI) found. A 0.8-week increase in the average...
Survivors of Alleged Abuse in Illinois Youth Detention Facilities Speak Out
May 10 2024 // CHICAGO (AP) — Three men who say they were sexually abused as children while incarcerated at Illinois juvenile detention centers came forward Tuesday as part of a lawsuit that chronicles decades of disturbing allegations...
Lawsuit Alleges Decades of Child Sexual Abuse at Illinois Juvenile Detention Centers
May 8 2024 // CHICAGO (AP) — Child sexual abuse at Illinois juvenile detention centers was pervasive and systemic for decades, according to disturbing accounts in a lawsuit filed Monday by 95 men and women housed at the youth centers...
Declarations
May 6 2024 // Travelers’ ‘Terrific Start’ “The year is off to a terrific start with strong profitability and production in all three segments, as well as higher investment income. In short, we’re firing on...
Minivan Crashes Into Baseball Dugout Wall in Illinois, Injuring 3 Children
Apr 30 2024 // WOODSTOCK, Ill. (AP) — Three children were hurt when the minivan they were in rolled down a hill Saturday morning into a concrete baseball dugout in northern Illinois’ Woodstock. The children, ages 12 and 13, were...
ALKEME Acquires Illinois’ Ralph Weiner & Associates
Apr 25 2024 // ALKEME announced the acquisition of Ralph Weiner & Associates, a retail insurance agency based in Wheeling, Illinois. Established in 1951, Ralph Weiner & Associates has earned acclaim for its specialized focus on...
DHL to Pay $8.7M to Settle Race Discrimination Lawsuit in Illinois
Apr 25 2024 // Delivery company DHL will pay $8.7 million and be subject to the oversight of a court-appointed monitor to settle a class race discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the...
How to Renew Your Insurance License with a Criminal Background: Part 2 – Hawaii through Maryland
Apr 18 2024 // This post is part of a series sponsored by AgentSync. Having a criminal charge or conviction in one’s background can make things more difficult for a licensed insurance producer. However, it doesn’t always have...
Illinois State Senator Ann Gillespie Named Acting Director of DOI
Apr 9 2024 // Illinois Governor JB Pritzker announced that Illinois Department of Insurance (DOI) Director Dana Popish Severinghaus will step down from her role on April 15th. Popish Severinghaus has served as Director of DOI since...
Illinois Hog Farm Sued for Gender Identity Discrimination
Apr 3 2024 // Sis-Bro, Inc., a hog farm in New Athens, Illinois, violated federal law when it allowed an employee to be harassed because of her sex and gender identity, forcing her to quit, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity...
Deadly Lithium Battery Fires Force Lawmakers to Play Catch-Up on Safety
Mar 28 2024 // For a decade, Illinois state Sen. Sue Rezin has recognized the technological and economic potential of lithium-ion batteries. Rezin, a Republican who serves in a district that is a major chemical and energy industry hub...
Barn Collapse in Southern Illinois Kills 1 Man, Injures Another
Mar 25 2024 // WATERLOO, Ill. (AP) — One man was killed and another was injured in southern Illinois when a barn partially collapsed into a burn pit and caught fire, authorities said. A man called 911 at 9:35 a.m. Saturday and said a...
Boundless Rider Expands Motorcycle, Powersport Coverage to Illinois
Mar 19 2024 // Boundless Rider, a new insurtech focused on insurance for motorcycle and powersport riders, announced that policy coverage is available for purchase in Illinois. Owners of on-road and off-road motorcycles, ATVs, UTVs,...
