IRMA, AG Raoul to file bill to tackle organized retail theft https://capitolfax.com/2022/02/07/irma-ag-raoul-to-file-bill-to-tackle-organized-retail-theft/
Illinois AG targets smash-and-grab crime with new legislation https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2022/2/7/22922138/organized-retail-crime-illinois-attorney-general-kwame-raoul-rob-karr-legislation
A new move to clamp down on ‘flash mob’ theft: Today’s Juice https://www.chicagobusiness.com/juice/organized-retail-theft-focus-proposed-illinois-law-crains-juice-newsletter
IRMA in the News IRMA Partners with Attorney General to Introduce Comprehensive Proposal to Fight Organized Retail Crime Download the Press Release Here FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February…Katherine SmithFebruary 7, 2022
Pritzker to dangle ‘substantial’ bailout of unemployment fund in new budget https://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/pritzker-bail-out-illinois-unemployment-fund-2023-budget
Retailers and municipal advocates discuss benefits of online sales taxes https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/retailers-and-municipal-advocates-discuss-benefits-of-online-sales-taxes/article_34adccde-7faa-11ec-aaa3-dbc9c63d1461.html
Report: Grocery stores closing in rural Illinois, presenting challenges for communities https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/report-grocery-stores-closing-in-rural-illinois-presenting-challenges-for-communities/article_094d9b72-7943-11ec-bbe8-df135b3986c0.html
Organized retail theft: How do you know if something you’re buying online is stolen? https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/organized-retail-theft-how-do-you-know-if-something-youre-buying-online-is-stolen
Karr: Organized retail theft a significant problem for merchants, municipalities, law enforcement https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/karr-organized-retail-theft-a-significant-problem-for-merchants-municipalities-law-enforcement/article_6add38f0-787d-11ec-b15d-a39658f2a183.html
How supply chain constraints and lack of workers are impacting retailers https://wgnradio.com/john-williams/how-supply-chain-constraints-and-lack-of-workers-are-impacting-retailers/