09/16/2026
🎯 State Farm's own data confirms what a lot of us felt this year: Illinois is getting hit harder by severe weather, more often.
I'm a State Farm agent, so I don't love delivering this news, but transparency matters more than a sales pitch.
✅ Nearly 50,000 claims were filed by State Farm customers in Illinois through just June 19, 2026
✅ Homeowner claims ran 47% above the 10-year average
✅ Auto catastrophe claims ran 101% above the long-term average
✅ 210 preliminary tornado reports came in through late June alone
✅ Illinois has led the nation in tornado activity three years running! 121 in 2023, 142 in 2024, 126 in 2025, against a 54 tornado historical average
✅ Illinois ranked in the top 3 nationally for hail losses each of the last three years, including $558 million in 2025 alone
Storms are also stacking now, tornadoes, straight-line winds, hail, and flash flooding hitting in the same event, which makes damage and recovery more complicated, not less.
I've lived in this area for 50+ years. I'm not going to tell you what this means for your premium or your coverage in a Facebook post! that's not honest, and it's not my call to make for you.
What I will say: if you haven't looked at your homeowners or auto coverage limits in a while, now's a good time. No pitch, no pressure, just sit down with me and make sure you're covered for what Illinois weather looks like today, not five years ago.
— Bob