Latest Illinois Headlines
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Illinois Man Sentenced for Multi-State Auto Theft Scheme
Jun 27 2013 // A Madison, Ill., man faced jail time after being convicted in for an auto theft scheme that spanned Illinois and Missouri, according to federal officials. The United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois,...
Illinois Motorcycle Fatalities Climb 13 Percent
Jun 18 2013 // Fatal motorcycle accidents are up 13 percent in Illinois, according to data from the Illinois Department of Transportation. The State Journal-Register reported there were 131 motorcycle fatalities in 2010, a figure that...
Illinois Lt. Governor: Cities Should Consider Assault-Weapons Bans
Jun 10 2013 // Lt. Gov. Sheila Simon is urging Illinois communities to consider banning assault-style weapons before new legislation is signed that could prohibit local governments from doing so in the future. The General Assembly...
Meteorologists: 9 Twisters Part of Missouri, Illinois Storm System
Jun 10 2013 // The National Weather Service says storms that last week ravaged the St. Louis area and portions of neighboring Illinois spawned nine tornadoes, amazingly not causing any serious injuries. KMOV-TV reports some of the worst...
10 Hurt After Shooting at North Illinois Gun Club
Jun 7 2013 // Kane County authorities say 10 people were injured this week when a shotgun accidently discharged inside a gun club in Blackberry Township, Ill., sending buckshot ricocheting around the facility. Sheriff’s...
Small Towns in Missouri Prepare as Flood Moves South
Jun 5 2013 // Volunteers were busy stacking sandbags in the tiny Missouri town of Dutchtown on June 3 as the rain-swollen Mississippi River threatened to send water into about a third of the town’s homes and make another nearby...
Weather Service Confirms St. Louis-Area Tornadoes
Jun 3 2013 // Portions of suburban St. Louis waged a soggy cleanup effort on June 1 after severe storms unleashed an outbreak of tornadoes across the region, damaging hundreds of homes and leaving tens of thousands without power. No...
PCI Asks Governor to Sign Illinois E-Card Law
May 30 2013 // The Property Casualty Insurers Association of America has asked Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn to sign Senate Bill 1775, which would allow Illinois drivers to present electronic proof of insurance to state officials. The bill,...
Illinois Lawmakers Seek Disaster Declaration in 16 Counties
May 23 2013 // Illinois’ congressional delegation has asked President Obama to add 16 Illinois counties to the list of those eligible to receive disaster aid after last month’s flooding. The letter was sent to support a...
Business Moves
May 20 2013 // Confie Seguros, Capital Insurance Hispanic market-focused insurance agency network Confie Seguros acquired Capital Insurance Agency of Trenton, N.J. Capital Insurance has been in business since 1935 and specializes in...
Three Insurance Companies Placed in Liquidation in Illinois
May 20 2013 // Lumbermens Mutual Casualty, American Manufacturers Mutual Insurance and American Motorists Insurance Cos. have been placed in liquidation in Illinois, according to the state insurance department. State insurance guaranty...
Three Insurance Companies Placed in Liquidation in Illinois
May 13 2013 // Lumbermens Mutual Casualty, American Manufacturers Mutual Insurance, and American Motorists Insurance Companies have been placed in liquidation in Illinois, according to the state insurance department. State insurance...
Keystone Insurers Group to Expand into Illinois
May 2 2013 // Property and casualty insurance franchisor, Keystone Insurers Group, announced it will begin adding partner agencies in Illinois during the fourth quarter of 2013. Illinois will become the ninth state represented in the...
Tainted Illinois Well Water Case Ends in Guilty Verdict
Apr 30 2013 // After a former suburban Chicago water official was convicted on April 29 for lying about secretly mixing carcinogen-tainted well water into the village’s drinking supply, the sense of bitterness and betrayal among...
J.M. Wilson Adds Assistant Transportation Underwriter in Illinois
Apr 29 2013 // Managing general agency, J.M. Wilson, has added Cherlyn Mims to its transportation team as assistant transportation underwriter in the company’s Arlington Heights, Ill., office. Mims provides assistance to the...
The Horton Group Expands Construction Practice in Illinois
Apr 26 2013 // The Horton Group, based in Orland Park, Ill., has expanded its construction practice with one new hire and one promotion in its construction practice. The company added Patrick White as a sales executive and promoted Kris...
Cautious Relief in Peoria, Illinois as Water Levels Fall
Apr 25 2013 // Floodwaters began a slow, inch-by-inch retreat on April 24 in inundated Peoria, Ill., offering hope to residents who watched helplessly as the Illinois River reached a 70-year high and swamped their homes and...
Big ‘I’ Honors Illinois Agent for Work on Crop Insurance
Apr 25 2013 // An Illinois agent has received an award from the Independent Insurance Agents and Brokers of America (IIABA or Big ‘I’) for his work on behalf of crop insurance agents. Brian McSherry of Illinois is the 2012...
Illinois Jury Sides with Johnson & Johnson in Hip Implant Case
Apr 19 2013 // An Illinois jury on Tuesday found in favor of Johnson & Johnson’s DePuy orthopedics unit in a second product liability trial of nearly 11,000 lawsuits over the company’s recalled ASR metal hip implant. The...
Rain Prompts Flood Worries in Missouri, Illinois, Iowa
Apr 18 2013 // The Mississippi River, so low for much of the winter that barge traffic was nearly halted, could reach up to 10 feet above flood stage by the middle of next week in parts of Iowa, Illinois and Missouri, National Weather...
