insurance premiums

Abe Scarr, Illinois Public Interest Research Group state director, said the massive increase will “impact countless families across the state," as 1.5 million State Farm policyholders will be impacted by the near half-billion rate hike — a 27% increase.

Gov. Bruce Rauner's office arranged to pay half of the salary for the political ally he hired last month from an employee health care account that is $4…