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Chicago Sun-Times
chicago. suntimes. com > consumer-affairs > 04/16/2026 > illinois-car-insurance-premium-age-credit-zip-giannoulias

Car insurance premium inequities are driven by age, credit and ZIP code, study finds

1+ day, 9+ hour ago  (740+ words) A new study found that factors such as ZIP code, age or credit score could more than double a person's car insurance premium. Pat Nabong / Sun-Times It's well known that auto insurance companies charge more to people who have caused…...

Chicago Sun-Times
chicago. suntimes. com > other-views > 04/07/2026 > illinois-excessive-car-insurance-premiums-senate-bill-alexi-giannoulias

Illinois inches closer to reining in excessive car insurance premiums

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (732+ words) The 3200 block of West Walnut Street in East Garfield Park had some of the highest quotes for car insurance in the city " out of more than 300 tests the Sun-Times ran in an investigation of car insurance in 2019. Everyone knows auto…...

Chicago Sun-Times
chicago. suntimes. com > other-views > 10/04/2025 > illinois-car-insurance-rates-high-zip-code-alexi-giannoulias

Time to slam brakes on discriminatory car insurance rates

6+ mon, 1+ week ago  (749+ words) Too many Illinois drivers " seniors on fixed incomes, working families and communities of color " are being hit hardest with inequitable car insurance rates, writes Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias. At our South Side town hall, Kimberly cut straight to the…...