Prairie State Wire

Uihlein donation leads consolidation of business backing for Dabrowski campaign

By Prairie State Wire News Service | Sep 29, 2025

Richard Uihlein, CEO of Uline and one of the most influential Republican donors in recent elections, has contributed $250,000 to Ted Dabrowski’s campaign for Illinois governor.

Illinois one of 20 states, plus D.C. and Puerto Rico, that bans copay accumulators

By Prairie State Wire News Service | May 28, 2024

Illinois is one of twenty states, plus the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico, that bans copay accumulators.

Report: Illinois ranked No. 14 for per-capita credit card fraud reports in 2023

By Prairie State Wire News Service | Apr 25, 2024

Illinois ranked No. 14 in the country for per-capita credit card fraud reports in 2023.

Electronic Payments Coalition Chair: Durbin ‘weaponizing the federal government’ as retribution for opposition to credit card regulations

By Prairie State Wire News Service | Apr 15, 2024

Richard Hunt, executive chairman of the Electronic Payment Coalition (EPC), said yesterday that U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) has requested a federal hearing on airline credit card and rewards programs as “retribution” for the airline industry’s opposition to Durbin’s proposed credit card regulations.

Illinois statewide officeholders mark ‘Kwanzaa,' created in 1966 by man convicted of torturing two women

By Prairie State Wire News Service | Dec 28, 2023

Illinois' two governor, U.S. senators, secretary of state, and attorney general all this week marked “Kwanzaa,” which was created in 1966 by a man convicted of torturing two women.