REPORT: Needless red tape delaying Illinois solar transition
Routine applications can take months, cost hundreds of dollars; Report recommends instant permitting
Media Releases
Consumer Protection Week 2025: ‘The best laptops of 2025 are repairable’ guide helps you choose fixable devices
Updated guide helps consumers know which laptops will last
Airline passengers can travel with more rights this year – Consumer Protection Week 2025
Airports likely to be crowded as passenger volume predicted to increase by 7% over 2024
Consumer Protection Week 2025: Freeze your credit report from all three bureaus in a half-hour online — we walk you through it
A half-hour could save you hours and hours of aggravation and a lot of stress
Consumer Protection Week 2025: How to lower your medical bills
When people know their rights, they can better fight erroneous medical bills, appeal insurance company denials of coverage and budget better.
Consumer Protection Week 2025: Spotlighting the CFPB’s first-of-its-kind credit card shopping tool
The CFPB's Explore Credit Cards comparison tool on its website uses unbiased, public data collected by the CFPB.
Consumer Protection Week 2025: How to store important documents in the cloud safely
Disaster-proofing documents can include storing copies in the cloud, but poses security risks. Here’s how to do it safely.
RELEASE: New report details environmental, consumer costs of AI, crypto and data centers
Chicago third largest data center market in U.S.; electricity demand growth exacerbating electric bill increases for northern Illinois residents
New interactive map, corporate disclosure show progress on lawn care electrification
As leaves fall – and leaf blowers roar – in neighborhoods across Illinois, Illinois PIRG Education Fund and Environment Illinois Research & Education Center unveiled a new interactive map Wednesday showing nationwide progress on transitioning away from highly polluting, noisy, gas-powered lawn equipment.
NEW DATA: Illinois’ Prairie State is number 12 top climate polluter in country
Analysis finds Prairie State is among the top 50 climate polluters in America, who together emit more greenhouse gasses than most entire states