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1Collision Adds Collision Repair Center to Network in Illinois

June 23, 2021 By CollisionWeek Editor

1Collision announced the addition of Warren’s Collision Center in Braidwood, Ill. “We are looking forward to working with the 1Collision team, in assisting us in our business growth and performance, as well as benefitting from the value added programs and rebates they offer,” said Warren Wietting, owner of Warren’s Collision Center. “We are excited to […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: 1Collision Network, Illinois, Network Affiliations

Crash Champions Acquires 8 Collision Repair Centers Across the Midwest

May 6, 2021 By CollisionWeek Editor

Crash Champions, LLC announced it closed out the month of April with the acquisition of eight collision repair shops in Illinois, Missouri, Ohio, and Wisconsin. These acquisitions complement Crash Champions’ earlier purchase of nine repair shops located throughout the Midwestern market earlier this year. In East Moline, Illinois, Crash Champions completed the acquisition of Collision […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Acquisitions, Crash Champions, Illinois, Missouri, Ohio, Wisconsin

Crash Champions Acquires Collision Repair Center in Illinois

March 30, 2021 By CollisionWeek Editor

Collision Repair Center, Inc.

Crash Champions, LLC announced March 29 the acquisition of Collision Repair Center, Inc. in East Moline, Ill., adding to its growing national footprint. This acquisition follows the company’s 2020 acquisitions of Chicago Collision, DuPage Auto Body and Albany Auto Body in the greater Chicago area, as well as Arnold’s Auto Body, Inc., in nearby Davenport, […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Acquisitions, Crash Champions, Illinois

OEM Collision Repair Procedures Legislation Re-Introduced in Illinois

February 19, 2021 By CollisionWeek Editor

Illinois House Bill 3133

Legislation would require insurers to base claim payments on, and collision repairers to use, vehicle manufacturer compliant repair procedures. Excludes OEM parts mandates, but requires use of like, kind and quality. A bill introduced yesterday in Illinois seeks to require both auto insurance companies and collision repair facilities to comply with original equipment manufacturer (OEM) […]

Filed Under: Feature Tagged With: Advanced Driver Assistance Systems, Illinois, legislation, Non-OEM Parts, OEM Repair Procedures, Recalibration

Illinois Shop Operator Barbara Cellini Passes Away

February 10, 2021 By CollisionWeek Editor

Barbara L. Cellini longtime owner, with her husband Thomas and son Tiger, operated Broadway Auto Body Rebuilders in Chicago Heights, Ill for many years. She recently passed away at age 78. The Cellini’s were active with both local and national collision repair associations in the 1980s through 2000s. Barbara and Thomas, who passed away in […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Illinois, Obituaries, People

Crash Champions Acquires Nine Collision Repair Centers in Midwest

February 3, 2021 By CollisionWeek Editor

Crash Champions, LLC announced the acquisition of nine collision repair shops in several separate transactions in Ohio, Illinois, Missouri, Kansas, and Wisconsin. In the Cleveland, Ohio market, Crash Champions completed the acquisition of three Excalibur Collision repair shops, located in Streetsboro, Chagrin Falls, and South Euclid and comprising 34,200-sq. ft. total for conventional insurance work. […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Acquisitions, Crash Champions, Illinois, Kansas, Missouri, Ohio, Wisconsin

Kemper to Acquire American Access for $370 Million

November 24, 2020 By CollisionWeek Editor

Kemper Corporation (NYSE: KMPR) announced that it has an agreement to acquire American Access Casualty Company and its related captive insurance agency, Newins Insurance Agency Holdings, LLC, and its subsidiaries (AAC), in a cash transaction valued at $370 million. The transaction is expected to close in the first quarter of 2021, subject to regulatory approval […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Acquisitions, Illinois, Kemper Corporation

IAA Relocates St. Louis East Branch to Larger Facility

October 19, 2020 By CollisionWeek Editor

IAA, Inc. (NYSE: IAA) announced the relocation and expansion of its St. Louis East branch to Caseyville, Illinois. This new location, approximately twelve miles from St. Louis, Mo., updates the branch facilities and supports IAA’s growth in this expanding market. The new site accommodates the increased capacity needs of the company’s customers.  “IAA is pleased […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Illinois, Insurance Auto Auctions, Openings

Cushman & Wakefield Brokers $30 Million Sale/Leaseback of Crash Champions Collision Repair Center Properties

September 17, 2020 By CollisionWeek Editor

Crash Champions

Cushman & Wakefield announced today the firm successfully executed a $30 million sale leaseback of a multiple collision repair facility operator Crash Champions property portfolio in the Greater Chicago region. The deal transacted during the COVID-19 pandemic. Managing Director Jack Chang with Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller and sourced the buyer in the deal. […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Acquisitions, California, Crash Champions, Cushman & Wakefield, Illinois, Ohio

Collision Repair Education Foundation November 20 Fundraiser to Benefit Chicago’s Kennedy-King College

September 9, 2020 By CollisionWeek Editor

Kennedy-King College’s collision repair program, the only post-secondary collision program within the City Colleges of Chicago, will receive half of the funds raised during a Collision Repair Education Foundation’s (CREF) event at TopGolf Schaumburg on Friday, November 20th from 6-9 p.m. (CST). Funds raised during the networking event will help allow Kennedy-King’s collision program to […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Collision Repair Education Foundation, Fundraiser, Illinois

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