Three lawsuits against fraudulent home repair businesses accused of cheating Chicago area homeowners out of more than $600,000 for repairs never completed have been filed by the Illinois Attorney General’s office recently. The lawsuits were filed in Cook County Circuit …
Many Illinois students are learning to drive in cars that have low safety ratings or are more than a decade old, potentially putting them at risk as cash-strapped school districts place a bigger priority on cost and fuel mileage, a …
A Waukegan, Ill. man who was a mayoral candidate is being held in lieu of $2.5 million bond in connection with a fire that destroyed a vacant Salvation Army warehouse. Greg Flesher is accused of using fireworks and gasoline to …
A Collinsville man has died from the injuries he suffered when his legs became caught in a conveyor belt. Police Sgt. Marion Riddle says the 31-year-old man was working at Swansea Building Products Corp. The Belleville News-Democrat reports that the …
State Farm Insurance plans to give its Illinois customers a chance to lower – or raise -their rates depending on their driving habits. The Bloomington-based insurer says that in September it will start putting a monitoring device in vehicles driven …
Illinois state employees injured while committing crimes no longer will be able to get workers’ compensation under a new law signed by Gov. Pat Quinn. The law stems from a 2007 wreck involving former Illinois State Police Trooper Matt Mitchell. …
The father of a northwestern Illinois girl who was electrocuted while removing tassels from corn has filed a wrongful death suit against Monsanto Corp. Hannah Kendall and Jade Garza, both 14 years old and from Sterling, were killed July 25 …
It may take until next year to repair sidewalks damaged in Quincy during a severe storm in June. Jeff Steinkamp is the interim director of Central Services in Quincy. He tells The Quincy Herald-Whig that depending on the availability of …
A 51-year-old man is dead after an accident at the Keystone Steel & Wire Co. plant in central Illinois. Peoria County Coroner Johnna Ingersoll says maintenance worker David Hezlet of Cuba, Ill., was pronounced dead Sunday afternoon at OSF Saint …
Whiteside County Sheriff’s Lt. Andy Henson says deputies are trying to determine how two 14-year-olds were electrocuted detasseling corn in northwestern Illinois. Jade Garza and Hannah Kendall, both of Sterling, were killed Monday when they came into contact with a …