Price Gouging?

Attorney general’s office fields more than 1,200 price-gouging complaints

Here’s what we know today about the continuing spread of coronavirus and its ripple effects in Chicago and Illinois.

By Sun-Times staff Updated Apr 10, 2020, 9:29am CDT

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Attorney general’s office fields more than 1,200 price-gouging complaints

Andy Boyle / Sun-Times

More than 1,200 complaints related to price-gouging have been filed across the state with the Illinois attorney general’s office, officials say.

Investigators have found businesses were unfairly inflating the price of water, toilet paper, hand sanitizers, disinfectant wipes and sprays, surgical masks and other medical equipment.

Businesses found to be marking up their prices have been asked to sign agreements with the attorney general’s office not to engage in further gouging.

“We have not yet needed to take enforcement action as businesses are being responsive to us,” said Annie Thompson, a spokeswoman for Attorney General Kwame Raoul.

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