Hundreds of new laws take effect in 2025, impacting the minimum wage and how Illinoisans can get IDs, cancel their gym memberships, manage subscription renewals, clear their criminal records, use ...

The serving process in Cook County looks a little different in the new year as a new law now allows the initial use of private process service in civil filings, but it comes at a price.

Time to study up, Illinois. When the clock hits midnight on New Year’s Day, 293 new state laws will take effect.

The minimum wage in Illinois has increased to $15 an hour as of Jan. 1, completing a six-year transition period since the ...

Former City Councilman Kevin Coyne is taking over as chairman of the DuPage County Republicans. He succeeds Jim Zay, a ...

At least 293 new laws went into effect in Illinois at the start of 2025. Here are some that every state resident should know.

Hundreds of new laws take effect in 2025, impacting the minimum wage and how Illinoisans can get IDs, cancel their gym memberships, manage subscription renewals, clear their criminal records, use ...

On January 1st, the minimum wage in Illinois increased from $14 to $15. For tipped workers, it went from $8.40 to $9.For ...

Minimum wages increased in 21 states on Jan. 1, and more hikes are expected later in the year. The federal minimum wage remains at $7.25 an hour, a rate last adjusted in July 2009. However, states ...

Last year in a trio of cases, the Illinois Appellate Court reviewed how a circuit court should handle questions from a jury during deliberations: Edson v. Horwich¸ 2024 IL App (1st) 221877-U; Galich v ...

The move marks the seventh and final hike of the state's minimum wage, as part of legislation Gov. JB Pritzker signed in 2019 ...

The state's minimum wage is now $14.01, and the fees to register electric vehicles rose to $89. Roy Wood Jr. Turns Down Andy ...