Latest Illinois Headlines
All the headlines from our Illinois Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Declarations
Jan 25 2009 // Name Change “While this name change reflects our vision for today and the future, it also brings into focus our long and rich history in this state.” —The Springfield-based Professional Independent Insurance...
Group Changes Name to Independent Insurance Agents of Illinois
Jan 15 2009 // The Springfield-based Professional Independent Insurance Agents of Illinois has unveiled a new name. The statewide group will now be known as the Independent Insurance Agents of Illinois (IIA of IL) It has also implemented...
Private, Independent and Free
Jan 11 2009 // Ohio-based The Hylant Group Has 12 Locations But Only One Philosophy — Give Customers and Staff What They Need to Succeed Top 100 Agency Profile RANKING: No. 7 Agency Name: The Hylant Group Headquarters: Toledo,...
Parents Sue Over Fatal Illinois Medical Helicopter Crash
Jan 9 2009 // The parents of a toddler killed in an October medical helicopter crash in suburban Chicago filed a wrongful death lawsuit this week, claiming known safety measures could have prevented the girl’s death. The emergency...
Illinois Prison Inmate’s Family Wins $13 Million Settlement
Jan 6 2009 // An Illinois prison inmate who killed his cellmate after apparently warning guards three times that’s what he planned to do must pay the dead inmate’s mother $13 million. A federal judge in Springfield ordered...
Illinois Attorney General Settles with Hotel Owner in Asbestos Removal Case
Jan 5 2009 // The owner of a now-demolished southern Illinois hotel has agreed to pay $30,000 as part of a settlement with Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan over asbestos that she says was improperly removed. The Illinois...
Government Appeals $8.6 Million Judgment in Illinois Malpractice Case
Dec 15 2008 // The U.S. government wants a federal judge in Illinois to trim his $8.6 million judgement over a former Scott Air Force Base doctor’s failure to properly treat a woman’s case of flesh-eating bacteria. Federal...
Illinois, North Dakota Join Regulator Sponsored State Based Systems
Dec 8 2008 // The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) recently announced that two state departments — the Illinois Division of Insurance within the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation and the...
Illinois Workers’ Comp Commission to Hear Changes to Medical Fees
Dec 8 2008 // Changes to the medical fee schedule proposed rules were submitted to the Illinois Joint Committee on Administrative Rules (JCAR) on Dec. 1 and will be heard at the Jan. 13, 2009 JCAR hearing at 9 am in Springfield, Ill. in...
Industry Contributes Big Bucks to Midwest Candidates
Nov 30 2008 // Candidates on Both Sides of the Aisle Benefit Interestingly enough, both Democrats and Republicans were on the receiving end of the industry contribution checks. With the 2008 election now behind us, it is interesting to...
Insurance Dollars an Electoral Force in Midwestern States
Nov 30 2008 // Congressional candidates from the Midwestern states of Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wisconsin pulled in big donations from a variety of insurance industry interests...
Air Force to Remove Asbestos at Former East-Central Illinois Base
Nov 25 2008 // Air Force officials say more than a mile of steam piping covered in asbestos will be removed from a former base in east-central Illinois. Air Force officials announced on Nov. 20 that they have awarded a $150,000 contract...
Illinois Gov. Names Masters Acting Chairman, Workers’ Comp Commission
Nov 24 2008 // Governor Blagojevich has named Amy J. Masters as acting chairman of the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission (IWCC), effective Nove. 21, 2008. Chairman Masters first joined the Commission in 2003. She has served...
Illinois Lawmakers Pass Autism Law; Only Six States Require Coverage
Nov 24 2008 // Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich is expected to sign a bill requiring insurers to cover autism treatment up to $36,000 a year until a patient turns 21. An estimated 4,500 Illinois families would benefit from the coverage....
Supporters Ask Illinois Supeme Court to Uphold Malpractice Caps
Nov 17 2008 // A 2005 law limiting the amount of money juries may award in medical malpractice cases unfairly targets those most seriously injured who deserve the most compensation, lawyers told the Illinois Supreme Court on Nov....
Illinois Presbyterian Minister Settles Sex Abuse Case for $150,000
Nov 17 2008 // A Presbyterian minister accused of having sex with a woman when she was a teenager kept working as a pastor and college administrator after the church’s insurance company paid the accuser $150,000. Rev. Ronald...
Former Illinois Mayor Pleads Guilty to Insurance Scam
Nov 16 2008 // The former mayor of the Chicago northern suburb of Niles has pleaded guilty to taking more than $420,000 from an insurance agency in a kickback scheme. Nicholas Blase appeared before U.S. District Judge Wayne Andersen on...
Illinois’ Archer Daniels Midland Co. Acquires Shares of Agriserve Inc.
Nov 12 2008 // Archer Daniels Midland Company announced on Nov. 11 that its wholly owned subsidiary, Agrinational Insurance Company, has acquired 50 percent of the shares of Agriserve Inc. (ASI). Agrinational has also acquired an option...
Former Illinois Mayor Pleads Guilty to Insurance Scam
Nov 3 2008 // The former mayor of the Chicago northern suburb of Niles has pleaded guilty to taking more than $420,000 from an insurance agency in a kickback scheme. Nicholas Blase appeared before U.S. District Judge Wayne Andersen on...
Illinois Attorney General Sues Distributor of Recalled Cribs
Oct 31 2008 // Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan has filed a lawsuit against a crib distributor for allegedly ignoring a nationwide recall of bassinets that can cause babies to suffocate. Madigan criticized federal regulators...
