Hundreds of new laws take effect in 2025, impacting the minimum wage and how Illinoisans can get IDs, cancel their gym ...

Hundreds of new laws take effect in 2025, impacting the minimum wage and how Illinoisans can get IDs, cancel their gym ...

Starting on New Years Day, minimum wage in Illinois will reach $15 per hour. Tipped workers will also see a minimum wage increase, from $8.40 an hour to $9 an hour, thanks to a state law that says ...

Hundreds of new laws will hit the books in Illinois on New Year’s Day, and more than a dozen could have impacts on the health and well-being of residents.

A discussion of the legal issues related to book banning in public schools and public libraries, including pertinent debates, ...

Starting this year, public libraries in Illinois had a choice: adopt principles against book banning or give up state grants ... JB Pritzker signed it into law shortly thereafter. The law allows the ...

President Biden has issued an executive order blocking drilling for oil in more than 625 million acres of U.S. ocean. It's ...

There are plenty of new Illinois laws that will impact residents in 2025, but there are some bills hitting the books that you may not expect.

This makes New Jersey the latest state to enact a law prohibiting book bans, joining other Democrat-led states, including Illinois and Minnesota. Murphy signed the bill at Princeton's public ...