The city building inspector of suburban Joliet says the sprinkler system of the Empress Casino’s pavilion was disconnected when a fire destroyed the building. David Mackley said the sprinklers had been shut off just before Friday’s blaze because work was …
The chief executives of Google, Cisco, Micron, Palm and 24 other executives have written to President Barack Obama urging support for patent reform now before congress that they hope would reduce expensive litigation. Bills before the U.S. Congress would reduce …
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Oxbow Calcining LLC of Kremlin and Kansas City, Mo.-based Geo. P. Reintjes Co. Inc. for alleged safety and health violations following the death of a worker on …
Denver-based IMA of Colorado Inc., an insurance broker offering risk management, insurance and employee benefits, announced Russ Ulrich has been promoted to account executive in Claim Services. Ulrich, who holds an ARM (associate in risk management) designation, has been with …
A money manager accused of trying to fake his death in a plane crash took another financial hit when an Indiana judge ordered him to pay nearly $600,000 in restitution and fines. Under the administrative law judge’s order, Marcus Schrenker …
Three Eastland County residents have been charged with five counts of arson and one count of organized criminal activity in connection with a series of West Texas wildfires that destroyed five structures in Eastland and Callahan counties. The Texas Forest …
The U.S. Coast Guard is monitoring the cleanup of an estimated 300 gallons of oil that spilled into the waters off New York Harbor on Monday. Coast Guard officials say it happened while a barge was transferring the oil to …
A firefighter whose mother was displaced by a December arson in a struggling steel town beset by them was charged Monday with lighting two small trash fires there last week. The fact Robert Tracey Jr. is a firefighter in Coatesville, …
The Georgia Supreme Court has affirmed sovereign immunity and thrown out a $5.1 million jury award to the family of a man killed while performing community service in DeKalb County. Vincent Currid died in October 1999 from injuries sustained after …
Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services has revised its outlook on Toronto-based property and casualty insurer ACE INA Insurance (ACE Canada) to positive from stable. S&P also affirmed the long-term ‘A’ financial strength and counterparty credit ratings on the company. “The …