New Chicago Police are investigating the Wednesday shooting death of a 42-year-old Hammond man following a dispute.

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 ...

Beginning Jan. 1, 2025, all minimum wage employees in California - excluding fast food employers and certain healthcare ...

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

A new year means thousands of new laws on the books, nationwide. This year, millions of minimum wage workers are getting a ...

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 ...

Illinois is raising the minimum wage for hundreds of tipped workers, and Iowa motorists could see higher DMV fees in the new year.

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 ...

Increases in Delaware, Illinois and Rhode Island will bring those states' minimums to $15 an hour, meaning 10 states and ...