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 ...

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 ...

Millions of workers across the country are starting the new year off with a raise. Here's which states are boosting their ...

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

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 ...

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

Reports indicate that 21 states have raised the minimum wages in January 2025, and the change is expected to help over 9 ...

The attack in New Orleans left at least 15 people dead and dozens more injured. Here's what we know so far about the driver ...

Chicago and Illinois are not in a good place right now. We have some suggested New Year’s resolutions for those in positions ...

January 1 not only ushered in 2025 but a slew of new laws.In 2024, states tackled issues ranging from abortion rights to gender-affirming care for minors, advancing legislation t ...

Twenty-one states and 48 local jurisdictions rang in the new year with an increase to the minimum wage on Jan. 1, according ...