MAY 2023 — The five biggest auto insurers in Illinois have raised automobile insurance rates a whopping $527 million since January, an analysis by two consumer groups shows. State Rep. Will Guzzardi wants to require getting prior state approval for rate hikes, ban “excessive” increases and outlaw consideration of gender, occupation and credit scores in car insurance pricing.

MAY 2023 — Besides being able to raise rates as they like, only needing to notify state officials of their plans, Illinois insurers can consider non-driving factors in setting those rates — such as gender, occupation and whether a person rents or owns a home. Now, state Rep. Will Guzzardi, D-Chicago, has introduced legislation to address those issues and crack down on insurers.

MAY 2023 — Unhappy with the direction state budget talks are going, a group of Springfield’s leading progressive lawmakers today announced a new drive to move two much-discussed ideas that repeatedly have been shot down in the General Assembly.

MARCH 2023 — An effort to make it easier for people to get fentanyl testing strips is getting bipartisan support in the Illinois House.

MARCH 2023 — Needing to take a mental health break, tending to a family emergency, or driving a child to and from a doctor’s appointment shouldn’t be punished with a smaller paycheck, and this legislation is a bold step in ensuring Illinois workers are valued and respected,” Rep. Will Guzzardi (D-Chicago) said in a statement

FEB 2023 — "Certainly as we head towards the budget-making process, the question of how we back up this document with the dollars that it's going to take to really deliver on these promises is a question that I know we all care very deeply about," said Rep. Will Guzzardi (D-Chicago).

MARCH 2023 — Consumer advocates, environmentalists and Chicago residents gathered in front of the Chicago offices of Peoples Gas this week to call on the Illinois Commerce Commission to reject a proposed rate increase from the gas utility.

Under the proposed HB 2203, introduced last week by state Rep. Will Guzzardi and state Sen. Javier Cervantes, the state’s Department of Insurance would be given broad authority to regulate auto insurance rate hikes

FEB 2023 — “For the past 15 years, Logan Square has been on the front lines of gentrification and displacement,” Guzzardi said.

MARCH 2023 — Reset discusses what’s driving the shortage in Illinois, how a lack of affordable housing can put a family’s health at risk, and how organizations and lawmakers are working to close the gap

MARCH 2023 — State Rep. Will Guzzardi, D-Chicago, has introduced a bill that would prohibit auto insurers in the state from considering consumer credit information in setting rates

MARCH 2023 — “Our endorsed slate of legislation this spring reflects the wide diversity in representation, perspectives, and talents of our Illinois House Progressive Caucus,” said House Majority Whip Rep. Will Guzzardi, co-chair of the Caucus.

MACRH 2023 — Rep. Will Guzzardi (D-Chicago) and former Sen. Andy Manar (D-Bunker Hill) championed a plan in 2019 to cap the monthly cost of insulin at $100.

FEB 2022 — On the centennial of the drug’s discovery, a new bill can help our state lead the nation in making insulin accessible to everyone with diabetes in our state.

AUG 2022 — The 20% Medicaid reimbursement rate increase will give additional resources to providers facing new burdens in the wake of increased restrictions on reproductive care in surrounding states.

JUNE 2022 — Members of Palenque LSNA and State Rep. Will Guzzardi are urging the city to gather more community input before putting out a bid for developers. "You don't see a lot of this size getting redeveloped very often."

JULY 2022 — New legislation will make it easier for incarcerated individuals to access information that is crucial to their self-advocacy.

MAY 2022 — "As Chairperson of the Housing Committee, we are committed to addressing housing needs and disparities to assist our underserved communities and vulnerable residents," said State Representative Will Guzzardi (D-Chicago).

JULY 2022 — Our purpose in passing the Affordable Housing Grant Program was to help close the gap and allow for some of those projects that are receiving the federal tax credit to get the resources they need to be fully financed and get to fruition,” Rep. Will Guzzardi (D-Chicago) said.

APRIL 2022 — Rep. Will Guzzardi, D-Chicago, said that many opioid deaths occur in people who did not know they were ingesting a substance that was "cut with fentanyl, a synthetic, cheap, and extremely deadly opioid."

JAN 2022 — A new state law went into effect this year requiring schools to teach the contributions of Americans of different faith groups, including Muslims.

DEC 2021 — “The answer to unhoused people is housing,” said Rep. Will Guzzardi (D-Chicago). “It’s not complicated. If we have unhoused people, let’s build them housing and put them in homes.”

DEC 2021 — How post-judgment interest became the net debt collection battleground.

DEC 2021 — To get the word out, the offices of Rep. Will Guzzardi and Sen. Cristina Pacione-Zayas, Democrats representing parts of Chicago, are holding a virtual phone bank.

NOV 2021 — “And when we head into the budget-making process, we will work together in our bipartisan process to think about how much of this American Rescue Plan money we’re gonna dedicate,” Guzzardi said.

JAN 2020 — The bill show how momentum is building for long-neglected economic issues at the state-level.

NOV 2021 — Rep. Denyse Stoneback (D-Skokie) and Rep. Will Guzzardi (D-Chicago) speak during a House Housing Committee meeting on Tuesday.

APRIL 2021 — “I believe that housing is a basic right that we have the guarantee to everybody,” state representative Will Guzzardi (D-Chicago) said.

APRIL 2022 — “We want to make sure that people with high-deductible plans, with no insurance, can get the insulin that they need even if they’re not covered by the cap,” Guzzardi said.