Raoul details his price-gouging efforts
Thursday, Mar 26, 2020 - Posted by Rich Miller
* ABC 7…
The coronavirus pandemic has led to complaints about price gouging at stores across the state of Illinois.
Many consumers say they’ve seen prices soar on certain products.
Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul says he does not take price gouging lightly and if a store is caught doing it, there could be stiff consequences.
Several consumers have called the ABC7 I-Team after spotting what they call price gouging in local stores across the Chicago area and online, with toilet paper rolls being sold for $59.99 and $11.99 for a 24 pack of bottled water.
Attorney General Raoul says his office has so far received 526 complaints related to price gouging during the COVID-19 crisis.
* AG Raoul was on Maze Jackson’s radio show today to talk about price gouging. I kid you not. The last time we talked about Raoul and Jackson was when the two almost got into a fist fight. But all appears well between them now. Crises can bring people together sometimes…
* The AG appeared a bit grizzled when I watched his ABC 7 interview. He told me he uses isopropyl to disinfect after he shaves, but he’s preserving his stash as much as he can during the crisis…
Caption?
- Rich Miller - Thursday, Mar 26, 20 @ 12:44 pm:
No captions? C’mon, peeps!
- Oswego Willy - Thursday, Mar 26, 20 @ 12:46 pm:
Oreo Supremes cost what?
- Oswego Willy - Thursday, Mar 26, 20 @ 12:47 pm:
That feeling when you forget the Zoom url
- Oswego Willy - Thursday, Mar 26, 20 @ 12:48 pm:
Tribune Editorial Board, line 3
- Oswego Willy - Thursday, Mar 26, 20 @ 12:50 pm:
You were right, stay off of Twitter
- Oswego Willy - Thursday, Mar 26, 20 @ 12:52 pm:
That feeling when you realize the personal bathroom ran out of TP too.
- revvedup - Thursday, Mar 26, 20 @ 12:53 pm:
You’re out of Oreos?? You’re kidding(banned punct.)
- Oswego Willy - Thursday, Mar 26, 20 @ 12:55 pm:
Wow, standing up there, Mike Frerichs is tall…
- Oswego Willy - Thursday, Mar 26, 20 @ 12:58 pm:
Watching videos of Chris Kaergard on proper facial hair care…
- Oswego Willy - Thursday, Mar 26, 20 @ 12:59 pm:
General, we see you’re growing facial hair currently, have you been to the barber?
- Oswego Willy - Thursday, Mar 26, 20 @ 1:01 pm:
That feel when your Skype meeting goes long and you *need* to get up… but you have shorts on with your coat and tie visible.
- Oswego Willy - Thursday, Mar 26, 20 @ 1:09 pm:
That feel when you seemingly gave your Netflix password to too many people and they lock your service.
- Jocko - Thursday, Mar 26, 20 @ 1:13 pm:
When you think you’re looking like Edris Elba and someone says Morgan Freeman.
- Sayitaintso - Thursday, Mar 26, 20 @ 1:15 pm:
Please don’t beg for comments again. Lol
- NIU Grad - Thursday, Mar 26, 20 @ 1:19 pm:
“I picked a hell of a week to quit isopropyl.”
- unclesam - Thursday, Mar 26, 20 @ 1:25 pm:
President of the Lovie Smith at Illinois booster club
- Cubs in '16 - Thursday, Mar 26, 20 @ 1:42 pm:
A hair-owing experience for all involved
- Henry Francis - Thursday, Mar 26, 20 @ 1:50 pm:
But he’s still shaving his head?
- Token Conservative - Thursday, Mar 26, 20 @ 3:12 pm:
Kwame and Surgeon General Jerome Adams… separated at birth.