Latest Illinois Headlines
All the headlines from our Illinois Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Declarations
Feb 11 2013 // Loss Prediction “State insurance regulators should require auto insurers to explain why they believe factors such as education and income are better predictors of losses than are at-fault accidents.” —J....
Illinois Officials Warn About Home Warranty Scam
Feb 8 2013 // The Illinois Department of Insurance is warning consumers that a Florida-based company is illegally marketing home warranty services to Illinois residents. The agency said that Arkidus Home Protection continues to market...
Fraud Concerns Linger Over Illinois Driver License Law
Jan 29 2013 // As Illinois becomes the fourth and most populous U.S. state to issue driver’s licenses to illegal immigrants, nagging concerns remain about whether there are enough safeguards to avoid the identity fraud and other...
Illinois House OKs Illegal Immigrant Driver’s License Bill
Jan 11 2013 // Illinois has moved a step closer to becoming the next state to allow illegal immigrants to obtain driver’s licenses after House lawmakers approved a bill requiring one-year proof of state residency, form of...
USI Insurance Services Buys Illinois-Based Pediatrics Insurance Consultants
Jan 10 2013 // USI Insurance Services LLC has acquired Pediatrics Insurance Consultants (PIC), based in Chicago, Ill. PIC is the insurance member benefits broker, marketer and administrator for the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)....
Louisiana: All Racehorses from Illinois Must Be Checked for Virus
Jan 9 2013 // Any horse coming into Louisiana from Illinois must have a health certificate showing that it has not been at Hawthorne Race Course in the past 30 days because nearly 70 horses at Hawthorne have tested positive for a very...
Illegal Immigrant Driver License Bill Advances in Illinois
Jan 9 2013 // A proposal to issue driver’s licenses to illegal immigrants has received committee approval in the Illinois House, despite concerns by both Democrats and Republicans whether it goes far enough to prevent fraud. The...
Drought Persists in U.S. Plains; Slight Improvement in Midwest
Jan 3 2013 // Snowfall in parts of the U.S. Plains last week had little impact on historic drought gripping the region, but parts of northern Illinois and southern Wisconsin showed slight improvement, weather experts said. A weekly...
Arthur J. Gallagher Acquires Heiser in Illinois
Dec 28 2012 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. acquired Heiser Insurance Agency Inc. in Morton, Ill. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Heiser Insurance Agency is a retail insurance broker providing retail property/casualty, employee...
Blizzard Hits Southern Illinois
Dec 27 2012 // A gusty winter storm has slammed into southern Illinois, forcing the closures of courthouses and leaving roads covered in snow and ice. The National Weather Service says 4 inches to a foot of snow fell on the region as of...
Former Illinois Policeman Accused of Worker’s Comp Fraud
Dec 26 2012 // A former police officer in a southwestern Illinois village is accused of collecting nearly $190,000 in fraudulent benefits. A Madison County grand jury indicted 43-year-old Richard Turner of Glen Carbon on Thursday of two...
Illinois Judge Rejects Bid to Revive Cigarette Lawsuit
Dec 14 2012 // An Illinois judge has refused to reopen a class-action lawsuit that produced a $10.1 billion verdict against cigarette-maker Philip Morris, handing the plaintiffs their latest setback in legal action now more than a decade...
Illinois Work Comp Medical Fee Schedule Rates to Increase 1.69%
Dec 13 2012 // Workers’ compensation medical fee schedule rates in Illinois will increase 1.69 percent in 2013, according to the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission (IWCC). The IWCC said the hike is less than half the...
Dallas Cowboy Charged After Player Dies in Auto Accident
Dec 11 2012 // Police charged Dallas Cowboys defensive lineman Josh Brent with intoxication manslaughter after he flipped his car in a pre-dawn accident that killed teammate Jerry Brown. Irving police spokesman John Argumaniz said the...
GOP Support Helps Move Illinois Immigrant Driver’s License Bill
Dec 6 2012 // A plan that would allow illegal immigrants in Illinois to get driver’s licenses cleared another hurdle on Dec. 4, with the state Senate approving the measure hours after Republican leaders in the General Assembly...
Top Illinois Republicans Back Immigrants’ Drivers’ Licenses
Dec 5 2012 // Top Illinois Republicans have announced their support for providing driver’s licenses to illegal immigrants. House Minority Leader Tom Cross of Oswego and Senate Minority Leader Christine Radogno joined former GOP...
Illinois Senate Panel OKs Drivers Licenses for Illegal Immigrants
Dec 2 2012 // Supporters of licensing illegal immigrants to drive say it would make Illinois roads safer with trained motorists required to carry insurance. The Senate Executive Committee voted 12-2 to advance the plan for some of the...
Board Suspends License of Ex- Illinois Workers’ Comp Arbitrator
Nov 28 2012 // An attorney disciplinary board has suspended the license of a former workers’ compensation arbitrator citing misconduct. The Belleville News-Democrat reports that Jennifer Carril formerly known as Jennifer Teague has...
ISU Network Adds Offices in Illinois, Nebraska
Nov 21 2012 // San Francisco-based ISU Network announces two independent insurance agencies in the Midwest have joined the agency group. ISU welcomes ISU Northwest Insurance Services of Schaumberg, Ill., and ISU RHD Insurance of Lincoln,...
Alcohol Raises Injury Risk, But Also Survival Rate
Nov 21 2012 // Lee Friedman, Assistant Research Professor, University of Illinois at Chicago School of Public Health Injured patients were less likely to die in the hospital if they had alcohol in their blood, according to a study from...
