{
  "id": 3981319,
  "title": "Illinois seeks to support cash use",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/illinois-seeks-to-support-cash-use",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-28T13:57:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Payments Dive",
    "slug": "payments-dive",
    "url": "https://www.paymentsdive.com/news/illinois-seeks-to-support-cash-use/828982/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A new state law will require retailers to accept cash for most transactions below $500, and fine repeat violators up to $5,000.",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}