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Home, auto insurers respond to new Illinois laws

Illinois insurance companies are responding to new state laws that give regulators authority to review and approve home and auto insurance rate changes. Gov. JB Pritzker signed the bills Tuesday. Illinois and Wyoming were previously the only states without regulatory control over insurance rates. The new laws take effect July 1, 2027. House Bill 4273 addresses homeowners insurance. It requires insurers to give customers 60 days’ notice before raising premiums by more than 10 percent. The law also gives the […]

todayAugust 7, 2026

Business & Lifestyle

Fiscal bind may lead to police and fire layoffs in Decatur

Reductions in state subsidies are one reason for Decatur’s predicament, but long-running pension woes are an even larger source of pain. Decatur may soon have to shed police and fire personnel – a concern local leaders have linked to a recent reduction in funding from the state. Mayor Julie Moore Wolfe told a state Senate committee May 16 that further reductions in funding from Springfield would lead to layoffs. It’s true that a loss in state funding was one driver […]

todayMay 28, 2018

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