( June 26, 2025, 10:00 AM EDT) -- XE "Chemical
Exposure" CHICAGO — Permits or regulations authorizing toxic emissions have no bearing on whether a pollution exclusion applies as a bar to coverage for bodily injury claims related to chemical discharges from an insured facility, a commercial general liability insurer tells the Illinois Supreme Court, which agreed to answer a certified question posed by the Seventh Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals regarding what effect, if any, a permit or regulation that authorizes emissions has in determining how a pollution exclusion XE "pollution exclusion" should be applied....