Like everywhere else, the cost of car insurance in Illinois has gone up: Annual full coverage premiums in the state averaged about $2,376 in 2025, or just under $200 a month. CNBC Select reviewed ...

While homeowners insurance premiums have been rising sharply in the post-pandemic landscape across the U.S. — from wildfire-ravaged California to hurricane-flooded North Carolina — rates are ...

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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WLS) -- The cost of auto insurance spiking, an ongoing issue for consumers since the pandemic. New proposed Illinois legislation could provide drivers with some relief. There are ...

Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias is calling for changes in how auto insurance is calculated in the state. During a press conference Wednesday, Giannoulias introduced the “Driving Change” ...

"Get Covered Illinois" announced today that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services approved Illinois' transition to a statebased health insurance marketplace. Launched in 2013 as a branded ...

Gift Article 10 Remaining As a subscriber, you have 10 articles to gift each month. Gifting allows recipients to access the article for free. Illinois home insurance rates jumped by nearly 60% between ...

It's almost time for open enrollment, and an important change is coming soon for Illinois residents seeking coverage on the open marketplace. Illinois is moving from Healthcare.gov to Get Covered ...

Gift Article 10 Remaining As a subscriber, you have 10 articles to gift each month. Gifting allows recipients to access the article for free. There’s an industry in Illinois that employs 160,000 ...

Federal tax credits that help people pay for health plans on the open marketplace are set to expire in 2026, and that means insurance costs for many will go up. That's especially true in southern ...

Penny Gusner is a senior insurance writer and analyst at Forbes Advisor. For more than 20 years, she has been helping consumers learn how insurance laws, data, trends, and coverages affect them. Penny ...