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Insurance Association Support Proposed Chicago Towing Ordinance

April 8, 2025 By CollisionWeek Editor

The American Property Casualty Insurance Association (APCIA), the Illinois Insurance Association (IIA), and the National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB) support the new towing proposal by Alderman Gilbert Villegas (36th Ward) to combat rogue towing in Chicago. The new proposal builds upon the ordinance that was introduced by Villegas and passed by the Chicago City Council […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: American Property Casualty Insurance Association, Chicago, Regulations, Towing

CARSTAR Chicagoland Business Group Showcases Collision Repair Careers at Lincoln Technical Vocational College

November 4, 2021 By CollisionWeek Editor

The CARSTAR Chicagoland Business Group is continuing its support for the future of the collision repair industry with its ongoing sponsorship of Lincoln Technical Vocational College over the past decade. Recently, CARSTAR hosted a booth at the Lincoln Technical Vocational College Career Fair to showcase careers in collision repair. Some 150 students and 30 vendor […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: CARSTAR, Chicago, Illinois, Workforce Development

Axalta Antimicrobial Technology Used In Chicago’s McCormick Place For Coronavirus Patients

April 20, 2020 By CollisionWeek Editor

Axalta (NYSE:AXTA) announced that it will supply E&R Powder Coating with more than 7,000 pounds of its Alesta AM powder coatings for bed frames at a temporary hospital at McCormick Place in Chicago, Ill., which is being used for coronavirus patients. “Axalta’s Alesta AM is being applied to these new beds to ensure that the […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Axalta Coating Systems, Chicago, Coronavirus, Illinois

September 15 Chicago Career Fair Expected to Draw More than 500 Students

September 5, 2017 By CollisionWeek Editor

The Collision Repair Education Foundation and ASE will hold its third annual Cars, Careers, & Celebrities Expo event on Friday, September 15 at the Chicagoland Speedway in Joliet, Ill. in conjunction with the NASCAR Cup race taking place that weekend. The event will bring together hundreds of high school and college collision and auto service […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: ASE, Career Fair, Chicago, Collision Repair Education Foundation

MSO Symposium Registration Open, Agenda Released

March 10, 2017 By CollisionWeek Editor

MSO Symposium, the exclusive meeting for executives in the collision repair industry, has announced that registration is open and the agenda has been released for the 2017 event. The sixth annual MSO Symposium, co-located with NACE Automechanika in Chicago, will take place Wednesday, July 26 at the Hyatt Regency McCormick Place. The agenda, detailed below, […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Chicago, MSO Symposium, NACE Automechanika

Registration Opens for Collision Repair Education Foundation 16th Annual Golf Fundraiser

February 7, 2017 By CollisionWeek Editor

Registration for the 16th Annual Collision Repair Education Foundation Golf Fundraiser and the LORD Fusor sponsored Helicopter Golf Ball Drop is now open. Organizers anticipate the Golf Fundraiser selling out during the spring, so early registration is encouraged. The event supports the Collision Repair Education Foundation (CREF) in their mission to provide support for collision […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Chicago, Collision Repair Education Foun, Golf Outing, Illinois, NACE Automechanika

Collision Repair Education Foundation Sets $100,000 Fundraising Goal to Help Chicago High School and College Collision Programs

January 26, 2017 By CollisionWeek Editor

The Collision Repair Education Foundation announced a goal of raising $100,000 for Chicago Public School and City Colleges of Chicago collision school programs by the NACE Automechanika Chicago show being held this July. Over the next the next 6 months, the Collision Repair Education Foundation will be gathering support and donations from individuals and businesses […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Chicago, Collision Repair Education Foundation, NACE Automechanika

Cars, Careers & Celebrities Returns to Chicago in September

March 14, 2016 By CollisionWeek Editor

The Collision Repair Education Foundation announced that the second annual Cars, Careers & Celebrities career fair event will take place at Chicagoland Speedway in Joliet, Ill) on Friday, September 16 in conjunction with the first race in The Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup . Hundreds of students are anticipated to attend to meet industry […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Career Fair, Chicago, Collision Repair Education Foundation, Illinois

 Allstate Creating Innovation Hub in Chicago

March 2, 2016 By CollisionWeek Editor

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New space will help attract data and innovation specialists to drive advancements in research, analytics and telematics. Allstate announced plans to establish an innovation hub at the Merchandise Mart in downtown Chicago. The 45,000-square-foot office will bring nearly four hundred jobs to Chicago, primarily in the company’s Quantitative Research & Analytics (QR&A) and Connected Car […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Allstate, Analytics, Auto Insurance, Chicago, Quantitative Research, Telematics

CARSTAR Chicago Business Group Supports Local Fisher House

November 30, 2015 By CollisionWeek Editor

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A friendly wager between the CARSTAR store owners in Chicago and St. Louis turned in a great benefit for the Hines Fisher House in Chicago when the Cubs beat the Cardinals in the playoffs. CARSTAR store owners from the CARSTAR Chicagoland Business Group gathered on Veterans Day to present the check to Hines Fisher House. […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: CARSTAR, Chicago, donation, Fisher House

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