Quick Tip: Skyrocketing insurance costsHere's an ABC7 I-team quick tip on a new LendingTree study finding the average Illinois homeowner now pays more than $2,700 a year for home insurance. Here's an ABC7 I-team quick tip on a new LendingTree study finding the average Illinois homeowner now pays more than $2,700 a year for home insurance. Here's an ABC7 I-team quick tip on a new LendingTree study finding the average Illinois homeowner now pays more than $2,700 a year for home insurance. Here's an ABC7 I-team quick tip on a new LendingTree study finding the average Illinois homeowner now pays more than $2,700 a year for home insurance. A new LendingTree study finds the average Illinois homeowner now pays more than $2,700 a year for home insurance.