SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – State Rep. Thaddeus Jones, D-Calumet City, is fighting to prevent unwarranted health insurance rate hikes by passing legislation stopping big insurance companies from taking advantage of their customers by raising rates for no reason.“People...
CHICAGO – State Rep. Fran Hurley, D-Chicago, will help connect residents with helpful consumer fraud-prevention resources by hosting the Illinois attorney general’s office for mobile office hours at her constituent service office from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. on Monday,...
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – Predatory notaries pretending to help immigrants but instead stealing their money can now be prosecuted under legislation supported by state Rep. John Connor, D-Lockport, which prevents unscrupulous notaries from taking advantage of language and...
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – Legislation sponsored by state Rep. Jonathan Carroll, D-Northbrook, that would give seniors more time to review and cancel fraudulent door-to-door contracts passed the Illinois House.“Seniors are far too often the targets of door-to-door scams that...
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – To help protect senior citizens from door-to-door scams, state Rep. Joyce Mason, D-Gurnee, passed legislation this week giving consumers over the age of 65 up to 15 days to cancel certain contracts. “As I speak with residents in my community, I...