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Facts & Statistics
STATE STATISTICS | |
Population 2020 |
12,587,530 |
Population 2019 | 12,667,017 |
Population 2018 |
12,741,080 |
Population 2017 | 12,786,196 |
Population 2016 | 12,826,895 |
Below Poverty 2019 | 11.5 |
Below Poverty 2018 | 10.3 |
Below Poverty 2017 | 12.6 |
Below Poverty 2016 | 13 |
Employment – Population Ratio 2019 | 61.9 |
Employment – Population Ratio 2018 |
61.7 |
Employment – Population Ratio 2017 | 61.4 |
Employment – Population Ratio 2016 | 61.4 |
Unemployed 2020 | 7.6 |
Unemployed 2019 | 4.3 |
Unemployed 2018 | 4.3 |
Unemployed 2017 | 4.9 |
Unemployed 2016 | 5.8 |
Foreclosure Rate 2018 | 1 of 1,098 |
STATE FACTS |
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The four stars on the Chicago flag represent Fort Dearborn, the Great Chicago Fire, the World’s Columbian Exposition, and the Century of Progress Exposition. |
The world’s first Skyscraper was built in Chicago in 1885. |
Before Abraham Lincoln was elected president he served in the Illinois legislature and practiced law in Springfield. Lincoln is buried just outside Springfield at the Lincoln Tomb State Historic Site. |
Government
ELECTED OFFICIALS | |
Governor |
JB Pritzker (D) |
Lieutenant Governor | Juliana Stratton (D) |
Attorney General | Kwame Raoul (D) |
Secretary of State | Jesse White (D) |
State Senate Control | D – 40; R – 17 |
State House Control | D – 73; R – 45 |
Legislative Process
LEGISLATIVE DATES AND DEADLINES | |
Convenes | January 9, 2019 |
Sine Die Adjournment | May 31, 2019 |
Committee Action Deadlines | N/A |
Crossover Deadline | N/A |
Carryover from Previous Session | No |
Governor’s Signing Deadline (in session) | 60 days |
Governor’s Signing Deadline (after adjournment) | 60 days |
Veto Override | 3/5 majority |
Legislation Effective Date | January 1 for bills passed prior to June 1; June 1 of the following year for bills passed after May 31 |
Notable Laws & Legislation
SAFE Act
- IL HB 4011 (now 205 ILCS 635)
- HUD review of Illinois SAFE Act
Security Breach Notification Law
Retail Installment Sales Contract Law
AFSA Comment Letters
- Illinois SB 2470 – Vehicle titles (April 19, 2018)
- Illinois SB 2521 – Payment assurance devices (April 10, 2018)
Enforcement
Consumer Complaints
Consumer Complaints
Regulatory Actions
Featured Regulations
Regulatory Guidelines
Advocacy, Initiatives & Reports
Advocacy
- 23 State & DC Letter to FDIC re: “Rent-A-Bank” Predatory Lending (February 2020)
- 25 State & DC Letter to Education Department re: Student Loan Debt Relief (February 2020)
- 23 State & DC Amicus Brief re: Constitutionality of CFPB (January 2020)
- 21 State & DC Letter to OCC re: “Rent-A-Bank” Predatory Lending (January 2020)
- 19 State & DC Letter to Congress re: Education Department Borrower Defense Rule (January 2020)
- 20 State & DC Amicus Brief re: Public Student Loan Forgiveness (November 2019)
- 22 State Letter to Education Department re: Student Loan Forgiveness (November 2019)
- 21 State & DC Letter to HUD re: Housing Discrimination (October 2019)
- 29 State & DC Letter to Education Department re: Student Loan Fraud (October 2019)
- 12 State & DC Letter to CFPB re: Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (October 2019)
- 20 State & DC Letter to Congress re: Cannabis Banking (September 2019)
- 27 State & DC Letter to CFPB re: Debt Collection Rule (September 2019)
- 31 States & DC Amicus Brief re: Student Loans (August 2019)
- 11 States & DC Letter to Education Department re: Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program (August 2019)
- 50 States & DC Letter to FCC re: Robocalls (August 2019)
- 24 States & DC Letter to CFPB re: Overdraft Rule (July 2019)
- 40 States & DC Letter to FTC re: Data Privacy (June 2019)
- 50 States & DC Letter to Education Department re: Student Loans for Disabled Veterans (May 2019)
- 24 States & DC Letter to CFPB re: Payday Rule (May 2019)
- 33 States & DC Letter to Congress re: Marijuana Banking (May 2019)
- 41 States & DC Letter to FCC re: Robocalls (May 2019)
- 20 States & DC letter to Education Department re: Student Loan Disclosure to Law Enforcement (April 2019)
- 24 State & DC Letter to CFPB re: Payday Lending Rule (March 2019)
- 50 States & DC Letter to U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science & Transportation re: Robocalls (March 2019)
- 30 States & DC Letter to FTC re: Identity Theft Rule (February 2019)
- 22 State AGs Letter to CFPB re: Regulatory Sandbox (February 2019)
- 14 State AGs Letter to FDIC re: Small-Dollar Lending (January 2019)
- 15 State AGs Amicus Brief re: Tribal Immunity for Payday Lending (December 2018)
- 43 State AGs Letter to Social Security Administration re: Identity Fraud (December 2018)
- 14 State AGs letter to Office of the Comptroller of the Currency re: Community Reinvestment Act (November 2018)
- 21 State AGs letter to Department of Education re: closed-school loan discharge regulations (October 2018)
- 33 State AGs letter to CFPB re: Military Lending Act (October 2018)
- 17 State AGs letter to HUD re: Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing rule (October 2018)
- 8 State AGs Amicus Brief re: Student Loan Debt Relief (October 2018)
- 12 State AGs letter to CFPB re: proposed revisions to disclosure sandbox program (October 2018)
- 35 State AGs Letter to Federal Communications Commission (FCC) re: Robocalls (October 2018)
- 11 State AGs letter to Department of Education re: Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Program (October 2018)
- 16 State AGs Amicus Brief re: States’ Oversight on Student Loan Servicers (September 2018)
- 14 State AGs letter urging CFPB to continue enforcing the Equal Credit Opportunity Act’s disparate impact liability provision (September 2018)
- 17 State AGs letter urging HUD not to undermine the Agency’s Fair Housing Act (FHA) disparate impact regulations (August 2018)
- 20 State AGs letter urging Secretary of Education to share student loan information with law enforcement (July 2018)
- 20 State AGs letter to Congress opposing valid-when-made legislation (June 2018)
- 14 State AGs letter urging to retain public database of consumer complaints (June 2018)
- 16 State AGs letter urging the Trump Administration to respect the CFPB’s investigative authority (April 2018)
- 30 AGs letter to Congress urging it to reject legislation that would block state oversight of student loan servicing industry (March 2018)
- 20 State AGs letter to Education Secretary re student borrower defense proposal (March 2018)
- 16 State & DC AGs brief calling on Trump Admin. to respect CFPB independence (February 2018)
- 18 State AGs urge Congress to incorporate cannabis industry into banking system (January 2018)
- 16 State AGs letter to President re CFPB (December 2017)
- Lawsuit opposing temporary CFPB director (December 2017)
- 36 State AGs Letter 1 and Letter 2 – Credit Freeze Fees (October 2017)
- 43 State AGs Letter – Major Data Breach (September 2017)
- 18 States Letter to CFPB – Proposed Arbitration Rule (August 2016)
- Nine State AGs & DC Joint Letter to Financial Corporation CEOs – Chip and PIN Technology (November 2015)
- IL AG Prepared Statement US Senate Subcommittee on Consumer Protection (February 2015)
- 31 State AGs Letter to CFPB – Debt Collection Rules (March 2014)
- AGs from 19 States ask JPMorgan Details on 2014 Data Breach (January 2014)
Trade Associations
- Illinois Financial Services Association
- Independent Finance Association of Illinois