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

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.

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 ...

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 ...

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

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

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

1934: When Brookfield Zoo opened to the public on this day, Cookie was there to greet the almost 60,000 visitors. And though the pink cockatoo was never “top banana” at the zoo, he outlived every ...

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

Regional animosities have existed in Illinois since before it was admitted to the Union in 1818 as the 21st state, and only ...

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