Benjamin Yount, Metro Networks
Chicago, IL -(Effingham Radio)- Illinois is joining 38 other states in trying to crackdown on robocalls.
Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan last week said she’s joining the national effort to block unwanted calls from automated numbers.
The states say they are working with the major telecom companies to find a way to stop unwanted calls.
Madigan says unwanted robocalls are a form of harassment.