Gov. JB Pritzker signed several bills dealing with higher education Monday morning. Among them: a new direct admissions ...

A tipped minimum wage increase in Chicago, and higher state taxes on vaping and tobacco products also go into effect July 1.

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed a series of new laws Monday relating to education, law enforcement and more.

High school students in Illinois will soon be able to earn direct admission to most in-state public universities and ...

Several new Illinois laws and tax increases take effect on July 1, 2025, including new rules for single-use plastics, a tipped minimum wage increase, and taxes on sports bets, vaping and gas.

Legislation focused on access and affordability of college in Illinois is now law, something advocates say could keep younger ...

Most new laws in the state of Illinois take effect at the start of the year, but there are several big changes that will take ...

Pritzker said at his announcement Thursday that his goal in 2026 is to preserve his legacy and “protect” the story of ...

Illinois enacts new laws in July including minimum wage increases, higher tobacco taxes, gas tax adjustments, and a ban on ...

The Joint Economic Committee projects 163,674 people in Illinois would lose Affordable Health Care Act coverage and 335,000 would lose Medicaid with passage of the current President Trump-backed ...

State lawmakers failed to pass a proposal that would have restricted the use of cellphones in classrooms by 2026-27, but they ...

Illinois students won’t need to fill out applications for most state universities to be admitted — if they have high enough ...