My dear wife has asked me to write a short post about the accomplishments of the governor of our home state, J.B. Pritzker, who is receiving a Crooks & Liars Crookie "Good Guy" Award for 2024. Which ...

Illinois lawmakers could soon make it easier for children in foster care to live with their relatives or other people close to them.

Illinois voters have approved advisory referendums recommending a 3% income tax surcharge on millionaires. The path forward after voters approved the referedum again last month remains uncertain.

More than 300 new laws are taking effect in Illinois in the New Year. They range from increasing the minimum age to making it ...

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

Effective Jan. 1, a new law expands the statute of limitations on non-housing cases from 300 days to two years. The measure ...

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

There are close to 300 new Illinois or Chicago-area laws going into effect with the arrival of the new year. Here are the ...

As the progressive Chicago Democrat nears a decision on whether to seek a third term as Illinois’ chief executive, he’s having to balance conflicting forces and overcome a conservative, anti-incumbent ...

The minimum wage in Illinois will increase to $15 an hour on Jan. 1, completing a six-year transition period since the ...

Time to study up, Illinois: 293 new state laws take effect on Jan. 1. Those include some of the defining bills of the 2024 ...