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#1 State Farm Implements 27% Rate Increase for Illinois Homeowners
Jul 15 2025 // State Farm is implementing a significant rate hike for Illinois homeowners, citing more frequent severe weather events and rising home replacement costs that are driving up the cost and frequency of claims. The rate hike...
#2 Illinois Chiropractor Sentenced to 20 Months in Prison for Insurance Fraud
Jun 26 2025 // An Illinois chiropractor was sentenced to 20 months in prison and ordered to repay more than $2.3 million, following convictions on multiple charges related to a scheme to defraud Medicare and twelve other insurance...
#3 Illinois Woman Sentenced to 15 Years for Insurance Fraud and Arson Scheme
Jul 17 2025 // A district judge this month sentenced sentenced Evette “Betty” Osuegbu, 62, of Granite City, Illinois to 15 years in federal prison for her role in a string of arsons and insurance fraud stretching from 2014 to...
#4 First Mid Insurance Group Expands Presence in Illinois With Acquisition
Jul 1 2025 // First Mid Insurance Group, a provider of comprehensive insurance solutions, announced its acquisition of certain assets from AAdvantage Insurance, including the former Waterman-Neely agency based in Chatham, Illinois. This...
#5 Illinois Settles Wage-Fixing Case with Staffing Agency for $1M
Jul 1 2025 // Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul announced a settlement with Midway Staffing Inc. (Midway) that resolves allegations the temporary staffing agency entered into no-poach agreements and engaged in wage fixing with other...
#6 Illinois Manufacturer to Pay $520K Settlement Over Clean Air Act Violations
Jun 19 2025 // The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced a settlement with manufacturer Eakas Corp. for alleged Clean Air Act emissions violations at the company’s facility in Peru, Illinois. The company will pay $520,200...
#7 Survivors’ Lawyers Allege Decades of Systemic Abuse in Illinois Detention Facilities
Jul 18 2025 // Illinois has one of the nation’s worst problems with child sex abuse at juvenile detention centers, attorneys representing more than 900 survivors who have filed lawsuits said Wednesday. Dozens of complaints,...
