Illinois House set to pass bill increasing pre-judgment interest for personal injury plaintiffs – Madison St.-Clair Record

The bill would would lengthen the pre-judgment interest accrual period to when an alleged wrongdoer has notice of the injury versus when a plaintiff files suit. Because of the state's statute of limitations law, that could add as much as two years of interest at 9 percent a year owed by defendants.

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