Robocalls and scam calls in Illinois

People in Illinois filed 116,978 complaints with the FTC's Do Not Call registry about calls from December 2025 to Nov 13, 2026: 919.7 per 100,000 residents, #11 of the 50 states and DC. 71% were about robocalls.

FTC data through Nov 13, 2026. Population: U.S. Census Bureau, Vintage 2025 population estimates (July 1, 2025).

Complaints per month

FTC Do Not Call complaints from Illinois per month, by date of the call (the latest month is partial); peak 12,112 in a month.

FCC unwanted-call complaints from Illinois per month (9,663 in all); peak 592 in a month.

Top call types in Illinois

FTC complaints in the last 12 months that named a type.

Reducing your debt (credit cards, mortgage, student loans) 34,585 · 30%
Calls pretending to be government, businesses, or family and friends 11,395 · 10%
Dropped call or no message 10,219 · 9%
Medical & prescriptions 5,119 · 4%
Home improvement & cleaning 1,279 · 1%
Warranties & protection plans 1,033 · 1%
Energy, solar & utilities 691 · 1%
Computer & technical support 539 · 0%

What FCC complainants in Illinois said the call was about

Health Insurance 1,440 · 25%
Medicare Medicaid 1,201 · 21%
Auto Warranty 710 · 12%
Political 669 · 12%
Mortgage Loans 639 · 11%
Credit Card Debt 486 · 8%
Home Improvement 352 · 6%
Amazon 243 · 4%

Share of FCC complaints that named a category (recorded since August 2021).

Most-reported numbers in Illinois

FTC complaints from Illinois, Sep 2026 – Nov 2026.

Active campaigns calling Illinois

Groups of numbers first reported for the same kind of call within days of each other, active in the last 90 days, where Illinois is among the top three states complaining: likely one operation each, not certain.

Calls pretending to be government, businesses, or family and friends: 4 numbers 4 complaints
First reported on Nov 12, 2026 · e.g. (708) 301-0179
Reducing your debt (credit cards, mortgage, student loans): 14 numbers 14 complaints
First reported Oct 29, 2026 – Nov 12, 2026 · e.g. (708) 464-0361
Reducing your debt (credit cards, mortgage, student loans): 16 numbers 17 complaints
First reported Oct 27, 2026 – Nov 12, 2026 · e.g. (828) 831-0117
Reducing your debt (credit cards, mortgage, student loans): 19 numbers 20 complaints
First reported Oct 27, 2026 – Nov 12, 2026 · e.g. (980) 509-0929
Reducing your debt (credit cards, mortgage, student loans): 6 numbers 6 complaints
First reported Nov 3, 2026 – Nov 12, 2026 · e.g. (681) 687-1117
Reducing your debt (credit cards, mortgage, student loans): 7 numbers 7 complaints
First reported Nov 9, 2026 – Nov 12, 2026 · e.g. (938) 278-2256
Calls pretending to be government, businesses, or family and friends: 6 numbers 12 complaints
First reported Nov 8, 2026 – Nov 11, 2026 · e.g. (650) 215-5245
Reducing your debt (credit cards, mortgage, student loans): 6 numbers 6 complaints
First reported Nov 8, 2026 – Nov 11, 2026 · e.g. (609) 632-4136

Area codes in Illinois

217 224 309 312 331 447 464 618 630 708 730 773 779 815 847 861 872

Monthly reports

Illinois robocall report, October 2026 · All US monthly reports · All states

Complaints filed by consumers with the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (Do Not Call registry, published daily) and the Federal Communications Commission (Consumer Complaints data); neither agency verifies them. A complaint is counted in the complainant's state. Methodology.