New Analysis: Illinois car insurance rates hiked by more than $1 billion in 2022
Top car insurance companies raised Illinois drivers’ rates by more than $1.1 billion in 2022.
Abe
Scarr
State Director, Illinois PIRG Education Fund
Started on staff: 2002
B.A., Haverford College
Abe Scarr is the director of Illinois PIRG. He is a lead advocate in the Capitol and in the media for stronger consumer protections, utility accountability, and good government. In 2017, Abe led a coalition to pass legislation to implement automatic voter registration in Illinois, winning unanimous support in the Illinois General Assembly for the bill. In 2019, he co-authored “Tragedy of Errors,” a report documenting decades of mismanagement in the Peoples Gas pipe replacement program, and has built a large coalition to end wasteful gas utility spending. Before moving to Illinois in 2014, Abe worked as the state director for ConnPIRG, where he helped pass a landmark solid waste and recycling law. He also serves as a board member for the Consumer Federation of America. Abe lives in Chicago, where he enjoys biking, cooking and tending his garden.
Posts by Abe Scarr
Peoples Gas pipe replacement program behind schedule for 19th consecutive quarter
The Peoples Gas pipe replacement program failed to meet its pipe retirement goal for the 19th consecutive quarter, according to a new report filed Tuesday to the Illinois Commerce Commission.
Executive misstatement highlights fundamental problem with the Peoples Gas pipe replacement program
The parent company of Peoples Gas, WEC, held its quarterly earnings call Tuesday, and faced a question about the future of its failing pipe replacement program. WEC Executive Chairman Gale Klappa’s response highlights one of the ways the program is in desperate need of reform.
New Superbugs in Stock report: grocery stores failing to stop antibiotic overuse in meat supply chains
Illinois Attorney General appeal could lead to greater refunds for ComEd customers
ComEd used creative accounting to boost its profits off of paying its federal criminal penalty