SPRINGFIELD Taking aim at the junk mail industry, Secretary ofState George Ryan said Tuesday that his office will stop sellinginformation on licensed drivers to direct-marketing companies.
Citing concerns about privacy, Ryan said he will end the30-year-old practice next January. He said doing so will cost thestate about $600,000 in lost business from bulk mailers.
That is less than 10 percent of the money Ryan's office collectsselling information from driver's license applications.This year, the state is expected to collect about $10 millionfrom those sales for the state highway construction fund.The state will continue to sell lists to insurance companiesthat use …
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