More than 250 new Illinois laws will take effect when the clock strikes midnight, including major changes for public safety ...

It's a new year, which means there are plenty of new laws that go into effect in Illinois that touch on several aspects of ...

By now, we trust you’ve heard that the Mahomet Aquifer is officially off limits to carbon sequestration activity and Illinois ...

Some of the new laws include the end of the statewide grocery tax, seniors not needing to take a driving test until they're ...

In these final days of 2025, we're taking a look back at the people and stories that moved Chicago over the past 12 months.

Horseheads top finishers: Champions Lily Vesek (132), Chloe Owen (138, Most Outstanding Wrestling) and Elisa Bly (235); ...

New laws in Illinois — impacting the environment, housing, public safety and more — take effect beginning Jan. 1, 2026.

Krysta Fitzgerald of Springfield, right, slow dances with her fiancé Hannah Cantrall, also of Springfield, during the Pride ...

The Illinois "Squatter Bill" will make it easier for police to remove squatters from someone's home, bypassing a possibly months-long eviction process. Previously, squatters were allowed to stay at ...

Capitol News Illinois published more than 500 stories in 2025, a year that began with longtime Democratic powerhouse Michael Madigan’s ...