Colours Inc. announced the acquisition of Fox Valley Auto Paints’ locations in Rockford and Aurora, Ill. “We’re excited to welcome the Fox Valley team and their loyal customers into the Colours family,” said Ali Mahalak, President & CEO of Colours, Inc. “Our goal is to make this a seamless transition while enhancing what’s already working […]
Illinois Secretary of State Launches Auto Insurance Rate Reform Campaign
Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias launched a statewide campaign July 29 aimed at restricting insurance companies from using socioeconomic factors in auto insurance pricing, drawing immediate opposition from industry groups. The “Driving Change” campaign targets the use of credit scores, ZIP codes and age in rate-setting, with Giannoulias arguing that driving records should be […]
Illinois Instructor Recognized by ASE Education Foundation
Ken Kunz, an automotive instructor at Waubonsee Community College in Sugar Grove, Illinois, received the 2025 ASE Education Foundation Instructor of the Year Award at the ASE Instructor Training Conference this week. Kunz developed Waubonsee’s Automotive Technology Program over his 30-year career at the college. The program has produced more than a dozen graduates who […]
Auto Care Association Community Donates $30,000 in Tools to Illinois Career Center
Tool and Equipment Community supports automotive program serving growing number of female students. The Auto Care Association’s Tool and Equipment Community donated more than $30,000 in tools to Livingston Area Career Center’s automotive and diesel technology program in Pontiac, Ill. through partnerships with Cutting Edge Automotive Solutions and ATD Tools Inc. The donation came after […]
Safelite Settles Insurance Fraud Allegations for $31 Million in California and Illinois
Auto glass company denies all allegations in whistleblower lawsuits. Safelite Group, Inc. have agreed to pay $31 million to settle allegations of insurance fraud in California and Illinois, according to settlement documents released by the law firm representing the whistleblower in the lawsuits. The agreements resolve two qui tam whistleblower lawsuits, filed first in California […]
Doan Group Announces New Franchise Serving Iowa, Illinois and Missouri
The Doan Group announced the addition of a new insurance claim appraisal franchise serving the Iowa, Illinois and Missouri areas. Daryl and Kindra Kennedy, the owners of the new franchise locations, are a husband-and-wife team bringing an impressive 30 years of experience in managing appraisals, including previously operating as owners of an appraisal franchise for […]
Chicagoland CARSTAR Raises Funds for Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
Chicagoland CARSTAR swung for a cure for cystic fibrosis by participating in the fifth consecutive, and highly anticipated, Fairways for Airways Golf Tournament. The event raised over $28,000 for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, with 140 golfers participating. “Being part of the Fairways for Airways Golf Tournament has been an amazing experience for everyone at CARSTAR,” […]
Six State Attorneys General Reach Settlement with Oil Change Franchisor Over Use of Non-Compete Agreements
Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser and a coalition of six attorneys general from Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New York, and Pennsylvania announced an agreement to end the use of non-compete agreements, that they alleged were unfair labor practices under state law, for hourly employees at oil change and auto services company Valvoline LLC, Valvoline Instant […]
Sixteenth Maaco Location Opens in Illinois
Maaco announced that Bobby Kehagias has opened Maaco’s newest retail center located at 3232 W. Grandville in Waukegan, Ill. Kehagias has a longtime passion for the automotive industry and has loved being around cars since he was a child. After a 25-year corporate career for a retail company, Kehagias wanted to pivot to a new […]
Crash Champions Opens New Collision Repair Center in Chicago Market
Crash Champions announced it recently opened the doors to a newly constructed collision repair center in its home Chicagoland market. The new 22,000-square-foot facility is conveniently located at 1652 Waukegan Rd in Glenview, Ill., and officially opened for business on June 10. It marks Crash Champions’ fifth new location in the Chicagoland area in the […]
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