Latest Illinois Headlines
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Lamb Insurance Services Acquires Illinois-Based Whittaker
Aug 24 2023 // Signers National announced the acquisition of nonprofit insurance company Eclipse Risk Insurance Services and Whittaker Agency, which will be be run under Lamb Insurance Services, a member company and retail agency in the...
Child Social Media Influencers in Illinois to Receive Compensation Under New Law
Aug 14 2023 // CHICAGO (AP) – Illinois is the first state in the U.S. to ensure child social media influencers are compensated for their work, according to Sen. David Koehler, of Peoria, who sponsored a bill that was signed into law...
Surplus Lines Premium Increases 16% to Nearly $36 Billion Through June
Aug 10 2023 // Surplus lines premium reached nearly $36 billion through the first six months of 2023, according to the 2023 Midyear Report of the U.S. Surplus Lines Service and Stamping Offices. Premium increased about 16% overall...
Illinois to Soon Outlaw Advertising for Firearms Allegedly Marketed to Kids and Militants
Aug 8 2023 // PRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – Illinois will soon outlaw advertising for firearms that officials determine produces a public safety threat or appeals to children, militants or others who might later use the weapons illegally,...
Business Moves
Aug 7 2023 // National World Insurance Associates, Schlegel & Schlegel Insurance Brokers, Shield Insurance Services Insurance broker World Insurance Associates has acquired the business of Schlegel & Schlegel Insurance Brokers...
Illinois Grain Bin Operator Faces $273K in Fines After Worker Found Trapped in Soybeans
Jul 27 2023 // A 43-year-old employee at a Westfield, Illinois grain elevator found himself trapped for five hours in February 2023 as co-workers and emergency responders worked to remove hundreds of pounds of soybeans to pull him out....
NTSB Looking at Risk Parked Semis Posed to Greyhound Bus in Fatal Illinois Accident
Jul 24 2023 // ST. LOUIS (AP) – Big rig driver David Cherno was hauling Jimmy Dean sausages on Interstate 70 when he had to stop for the night or risk violating federal regulations limiting driving time for truckers. An Illinois rest...
Northern Illinois Police Seize Carnival Ride After Boy Was Thrown From Ride and Seriously Injured
Jul 21 2023 // ANTIOCH, Ill. (AP) – Northern Illinois police have seized a carnival ride as they continue investigating a Sunday incident in which a 10-year-old boy was seriously injured when he was thrown from his seat. After the...
Northwestern’s ‘Rampant’ Hazing was ‘Devastating’ for Athletes of Color, Ex-Players Say
Jul 20 2023 // CHICAGO (AP) – Civil rights attorney Ben Crump said his law firm and other attorneys have received reports of hazing within Northwestern University’s baseball and softball programs, in addition to growing...
Illinois Supreme Court Refuses to Reconsider BIPA Ruling, Despite Warning About ‘Astronomical’ Penalties
Jul 20 2023 // The Illinois Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to reconsider its 4-3 decision that found violations of the state’s Biometric Privacy Act occur each time an unauthorized scan is made, rejecting arguments that such an...
Illinois Pizza Manufacturer Fined $2.8M After Worker’s Death
Jul 17 2023 // The operator of a specialty frozen pizza manufacturing plant in Illinois could have prevented the death of a 29-year-old sanitation worker by following proper machine safety procedures, a federal investigation has...
3 Dead, 14 Injured in Illinois Crash Involving Greyhound Bus and Tractor-Trailers
Jul 13 2023 // HIGHLAND, Ill. (AP) __ Three people were killed and 14 others injured, some seriously, early Wednesday when a Greyhound bus crashed into three tractor- trailers parked along a highway exit to a rest area in southern...
Marsh McLennan Acquires Illinois-Based Trideo Systems
Jul 12 2023 // -Marsh McLennan Agency, a subsidiary of Marsh, today announced the acquisition of Arlington Heights, Illinois-based Trideo Systems, a risk management information system (RMIS) provider for health care organizations. Terms...
Chicago Flooding a Reminder of Vulnerability of Major Cities During Extreme Weather
Jul 6 2023 // Heavy rains that flooded Chicago neighborhoods, rendered freeways impassable and wreaked havoc on NASCAR street races downtown Sunday are serving as stark reminders of urban centers’ vulnerability during extreme...
Springfield, Illinois Residents Go Days Without Power After ‘Widespread, Devastating’ Derecho Winds
Jul 5 2023 // SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – The fierce derecho that tore through Springfield late last week snapped massive utility poles and trees, causing widespread power outages that are expected to leave many homes in the dark for...
Anti-Stacking Provision Limits Liability Coverage for Fatal Illinois School Bus Crash
Jul 3 2023 // An insurance policy that covered seven vehicles, each with a $1 million per-accident limit, doesn’t provide $7 million in liability coverage for a fatal crash that involved only one of the covered vehicles, an...
BNSF Railway Wins New Trial in $228M Biometric Case
Jul 3 2023 // A U.S. judge on Friday ordered a new trial on damages against BNSF Railway in a privacy class action, in a ruling that wiped out an award of $228 million to truck drivers who accused the freight railway giant of unlawfully...
Illinois Pizza Manufacturer Fined $2.8M After Sanitation Worker’s Death
Jun 22 2023 // The operator of a specialty frozen pizza manufacturing plant in Illinois could have prevented the death of a 29-year-old sanitation worker by following proper machine safety procedures, a federal investigation has...
States Are Rushing to Regulate Deepfakes as AI Goes Mainstream
Jun 21 2023 // Images of former President Donald Trump hugging and kissing Dr. Anthony Fauci, his ex-chief medical adviser. Pornographic depictions of Hollywood actresses and internet influencers. A photo of an explosion at the...
7th Circuit: Insurer Must Defend Firm Sued for Selling Facial Recognition Program to Chicago Police
Jun 20 2023 // An ambiguous coverage exclusion prevents a liability insurer from dodging the cost of defending a data broker that was sued after selling the Chicago Police Department access to a facial recognition database that...
