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Pritzker signs bill to address organized retail crime; Raoul says task force recovered millions of dollars of stolen merchandise in December

May 15, 2022 | By GRACE KINNICUTT, Capitol News Illinois

SPRINGFIELD — Gov. JB Pritzker signed legislation Friday that is aimed at cracking down on high-profile “smash-and-grabs” and other organized retail theft. “This important piece of legislation will help to combat these unlawful activities by addressing the problem from multiple angles,” Chauncey Rice, government relations manager for the Illinois Retail Merchants Association, said at a…