Mealey's (November 6, 2017, 2:34 PM EST) -- ELGIN, Ill. — A fungi and bacteria exclusion does not apply to preclude otherwise covered property damage from construction defects, an Illinois appeals panel affirmed Nov. 2, finding that an insurer had a duty to defend an underlying action (Pekin Insurance Co. v. JB Architecture Group Inc., et al., No. 15-MR-1755, Ill. App., 2nd Dist., 2017 Ill. App. Unpub. LEXIS 2236)....