Illinois has joined a federal lawsuit accusing discount retail giant Dollar General of making millions of dollars off its customers through deceptive pricing practices.
Goodlettsville, Tenn.-headquartered Dollar General Corp. has not yet responded to the lawsuit, which was being filed in U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee.
The scope of the legal action is massive. Dollar General has more than 21,000 locations nationwide, including 18 in or within 30 miles of Jacksonville. An estimated 80% of its locations are in towns of 20,000 or fewer people…