ILLINOIS (WCIA) — New laws in Illinois — impacting the environment, housing, public safety and more — take effect beginning Jan. 1, 2026. Throughout the year, the Illinois statehouse passed new laws, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. SPRINGFIELD — Immigrant rights and artificial intelligence were two of the hot-button issues that influenced public education in ...

A proposed Illinois law hopes to create more oversight on private companies to protect consumers from skyrocketing utility ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Gov. JB Pritzker speaks at a Springfield grocery store in 2022 in favor of temporarily eliminating the state’s grocery tax. Four ...

The Prairie State’s most recent legislative session wrapped up with several significant new employment laws effective in the second half of 2025 and beyond. We summarize the key developments based on ...

Supplying Narcan at the library is a “no-brainer,” according to Ellen Riggsbee, the marketing and communications manager for ...

(TNS) — Immigrant rights and artificial intelligence were two of the hot-button issues that influenced public education in 2025. They are also the subject of new education-related laws that will take ...

Among the hundreds of new laws in effect in Illinois this year is a strengthened requirement for firearm owners reporting lost or stolen guns. Previously, state law required firearm owners to report a ...

SPRINGFIELD — Immigrant rights and artificial intelligence were two of the hot-button issues that influenced public education in 2025. They are also the subject of new education-related laws that will ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Immigrant rights and artificial intelligence were two of the hot-button issues that influenced public education in 2025. They are also the subject of new education-related laws ...