Several new Illinois laws and tax increases take effect on July 1, 2025, including new rules for single-use plastics, a tipped minimum wage increase, and taxes on sports bets, vaping and gas.

Gov. JB Pritzker signed several bills dealing with higher education Monday morning. Among them: a new direct admissions ...

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed a series of new laws Monday relating to education, law enforcement and more.

Most new laws in the state of Illinois take effect at the start of the year, but there are several big changes that will take ...

Illinois enacts new laws in July including minimum wage increases, higher tobacco taxes, gas tax adjustments, and a ban on ...

Chicago will host its fireworks extravaganza on Saturday, July 5, while suburbs like Mount Prospect and Northbrook will hold ...

Chicago officials have begun a series of public budget discussions as the city grapples with a deficit of more than $1 ...

Legislation focused on access and affordability of college in Illinois is now law, something advocates say could keep younger ...

County data show that Chicago could be on track to record fewer than 500 homicides this year, which would be the lowest total ...

The Joint Economic Committee projects 163,674 people in Illinois would lose Affordable Health Care Act coverage and 335,000 would lose Medicaid with passage of the current President Trump-backed ...

Attorneys accused two government agencies of arresting 25 people in the Midwest without warrants and probable cause in ...