Illinois Requires Cash for Purchases Under $500 as Pritzker Signs 87 Bills
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Updated · Block Club Chicago · Aug 3
Illinois Requires Cash for Purchases Under $500 as Pritzker Signs 87 Bills
3 articles · Updated · Block Club Chicago · Aug 3
Summary
Illinois retailers with staffed in-person checkout must accept cash for purchases under $500 starting in 2028 under a law Gov. JB Pritzker signed Friday; bills over $20 can still be refused.
The cash mandate exempts self-checkout, overnight sales, membership-only businesses, online and phone purchases, and cases where a business runs out of cash; violations will bring fines.
A second major measure took effect immediately, requiring employers to pay workers their full wages during jury duty, though businesses with 25 or fewer employees are exempt.
Pritzker’s broader 87-bill signing package also set new rules on CPR training in schools, faculty workload reporting, anti-trafficking signs at interstate rest stops, airport noise studies and ambulance transport to mental health facilities.