Car-insurance requirements in Illinois (2026)
Illinois requires 25/50/20 in the usual shorthand, unchanged for more than a decade. It is widely misreported as having raised its property-damage minimum; it has not, and this site does not publish an Illinois increase.
- Minimum liability limits
- 25/50/20
- Fault system
- At-fault (tort)
- Tort threshold
- not applicable
- Restricted rating factors
- none found
What the statute requires
| Coverage | Amount | Status | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bodily injury liability, per person | $25,000 | required | 625 ILCS 5/7-203 |
| Bodily injury liability, per accident | $50,000 | required | 625 ILCS 5/7-203 |
| Property damage liability | $20,000 | required | 625 ILCS 5/7-203 |
Source of record: the legislature’s own statute text, corroborated against the state insurance department or motor-vehicle agency. Verification status: primary text confirmed.
How old is this minimum?
Illinois’s $20,000 property-damage minimum took effect in 2015. $20,000 in January 2015 corresponds to $28,579 at the June 2026 price level, measured on the Bureau of Labor Statistics all-items index (CUUR0000SA0). The limit has not moved; what it buys has.
What the property-damage minimum leaves exposed
A $42,000 property-damage claim against Illinois’s minimum of $20,000 leaves $22,000 above the limit. That difference is the at-fault driver’s own exposure. The claim figure is an illustration; the limit is the statute.
Rating rules in Illinois
| Factor | Status | Authority |
|---|---|---|
| Credit information | No restriction found | — |
| Gender | No restriction found | — |
| ZIP code | No restriction found | — |
| Rating territory | No restriction found | — |
| Age | No restriction found | — |
| Marital status | No restriction found | — |
| Occupation | No restriction found | — |
| Education | No restriction found | — |
The same factor across every jurisdiction: credit-based rating by state, gender rating by state, age rating by state, marital-status rating by state, occupation and education rating by state, zip code and territory rating by state.
Premium data for Illinois
No regulator-published premium data exists for Illinois
Illinois’s insurance department does not publish a per-insurer premium comparison, so this site shows no premium figures for Illinois at all. We will not substitute a figure from a quote engine, a trade body or a national aggregate: none of those is a published record of what insurers filed in Illinois.
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Illinois — minimum limits 25/50/20
| Coverage | Amount | Status | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bodily injury liability, per person | $25,000 | required | 625 ILCS 5/7-203 |
| Bodily injury liability, per accident | $50,000 | required | 625 ILCS 5/7-203 |
| Property damage liability | $20,000 | required | 625 ILCS 5/7-203 |
Fault system: At-fault (tort).
General information, not insurance, financial or legal advice. Requirements change; verify with your state insurance department or the statute before acting.
Questions about Illinois
- What is the minimum car insurance required in Illinois?
- Illinois requires liability limits of 25/50/20 under 625 ILCS 5/7-203.
- Is Illinois a no-fault state?
- Illinois operates at-fault (tort).
- What does car insurance cost in Illinois?
- No regulator publishes premium data for Illinois, so this site shows no premium figures for Illinois. We do not substitute a figure from a quote engine or a national aggregate.
Statutory records for Illinois last verified against primary sources on 10 August 2026. Price level for the real-terms restatement: June 2026, all-items index 333.952. Every figure on this page is recomputed from committed data at build time.