Lack of Fire Protection Closes Illinois Haunted Houses October 17, 2013 Two Halloween haunted houses in west central Illinois won’t be operating this year because organizers aren’t able to meet state...
20 Tornadoes Recorded in Illinois so Far This Year October 11, 2013 Illinois has received only a third of the number of tornadoes typically recorded over the course of a year, weather...
Analysis: Health Insurance Prices for 3 Illinois Households October 10, 2013 By Carla K. Johnson How much will an Illinois fast food cook pay for insurance under President Barack Obama’s health care law? How about...
Illinois Farm Deaths at Lowest Level in 35 Years September 23, 2013 The number of laborers and others killed in accidents on Illinois farms is falling. The (Champaign) News-Gazette reports that the...
Zuraitis Named President, CEO of Horace Mann September 23, 2013 Springfield, Ill.-based Horace Mann Educators Corp. announced that Marita Zuraitis has been named president and chief executive officer and elected...
New Rules for Civil Settlement in Illinois: What Defendants and Insurers Need to Know September 20, 2013 By James Craney and Michael Haggerty On August 26, 2013, Gov. Quinn signed into law Public Act 098-0548, which amends the Illinois Code of Civil Procedure,...
U.S. Crop-Insurance Claims Jump Amid Planting Delays, USDA Says September 18, 2013 U.S. farmers who were prevented from planting by rain this year filed crop-insurance claims on six times more land than...
Illinois Based Company Fined $185K for Injury at Wisconsin Plant September 11, 2013 Federal safety officials fined an Illinois-based company more than $185,000 after a worker suffered severe burns at the same northern...
American Westbrook Appoints New Director of Communications September 10, 2013 Westchester, Ill.-based American Westbrook Insurance Services LLC, a full-service insurance brokerage firm, has appointed Christine Seitz as vice president and...
Proof of Insurance Law Puzzling Some Illinois Police September 3, 2013 A new Illinois law that allows motorists to provide proof of insurance using their smartphones is puzzling some police departments....