Abe Scarr, director of the Illinois Public Interest Research Group, said there is currently no regulatory oversight in Illinois over the rates State Farm sets.

Governor JB Pritzker issued the following statement in response to State Farm’s decision to increase homeowners' insurance rates in Illinois: ​ “I am deeply concerned by State Farm’s unfair and arbitrary insurance rate hike on Illinois homeowners. ​

Illinois-based State Farm Insurance says severe weather is increasing in Illinois, leading to a need for higher insurance rates. But Gov. J.B. Pritzker has one message for the company: prove it.