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New laws in the new year
On New Year’s Day, 293 new state laws take effect in Illinois. The minimum wage in Illinois increases to $15 an hour on Jan.
The dill of a lifetime? In a nation that’s enduring its own sour patch, the pickle dominated 2024
Sour pickles sit in a bucket of brine at a stall at Picklesburgh, Pittsburgh, Pa., Thursday, July 18, 2024. The festival, ...
Nearly all of Puerto Rico is without power on New Year’s Eve
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A blackout hit nearly all of Puerto Rico early Tuesday as the U.S. territory prepared to ...
NPR Illinois8h
What was 'Disease X' and what can we learn from it?
Four weeks after a puzzling outbreak was reported in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the World Health Organization has ...
The Daily Journal21h
New name: Justice-impacted individuals
As of Jan. 1, offenders who go through the Adult Redeploy Illinois program will be called “justice impacted individuals.”House Bill 4409 sparked spirited debate when it passed last ...