( January 26, 2026, 10:46 AM EST) -- XE "Chemical
Exposure" CHICAGO — A permit or regulation that authorizes emissions has no relevance as to whether a pollution exclusion XE "pollution
exclusion"
should be applied as a bar to coverage for bodily injury claims related to chemical discharges from an insured facility, the Illinois Supreme Court said Jan. 23 in answering a certified question from the Seventh Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals....