Secretary Of State Hosts Virtual Town Hall Tuesday Addressing Spiking Car Insurance Rates

ILLINOIS — Has your auto insurance gone up significantly in the past year? Has it gone up significantly several times in the past year?

Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias will host a virtual town hall meeting starting at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 26. Giannoulias is gathering input from south suburban residents to help inform legislation for the General Assembly to consider.

The Secretary of State’s office has launched a statewide campaign aimed at preventing insurance companies from using data, such as credit scores, ZIP codes and age, to charge Illinois consumers higher auto insurance rates.

As part of the Secretary of State’s “Driving Change” campaign, Giannoulias’s office is asking south suburban residents to share their stories about unfair and discriminatory ratemaking practices employed by auto insurance companies.

To RSVP for the virtual town hall, visit Driving Change Town Hall: Chicagoland, South Suburbs. Registrants will receive an email and/or text with more information to join the town hall.

Over the next several weeks, the Secretary of State’s office is conducting a series of statewide town hall meetings to gather local input and help inform legislation to be filed in the next general assembly session.