After adding a per-bet fee to Illinois sports betting wagers, lawmakers may soon ban credit cards for bettors as well ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — A long-awaited bill to reform the Prisoner Review Board will soon go to Gov. JB Pritzker’s desk after receiving approval in the legislature Tuesday. The House voted 74-37 ...

Posted: Jun 4, 2025 / 03:37 PM CDT Updated: Jul 1, 2025 / 04:52 PM CDT SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WTVO / WGN) — On July 1st, 2025, several new laws and tax changes are set to go into effect in Illinois.

Lawmakers could also consider changes to the state’s pension system that grants greater benefits to recipients who were employed by the state prior to 2011, when changes to the massively ...

The Illinois General Assembly passed seven bills that expand the ability of professionals to work in Illinois. Lawmakers need ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WTVO/WGN) — On July 1st, 2025, several new laws and tax changes are set to go into effect in Illinois. Most of the newest laws in the state went into effect on January 1st ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WTVO) — On July 1st, 2025, several new laws and tax changes are set to go into effect in Illinois. Most of the newest laws in the state went into effect on January 1st, 2025 ...

But for the next weeks or months, the world is safe because the General Assembly is not in session.” Legislators are expected back during fall veto session, which hasn’t been scheduled yet.

Illinois state Rep. Ryan Spain, R-Peoria, discusses a dot chart prepared by University of Michigan researcher Jowei Chen showing diluted Republican voting power because of gerrymandering in the ...

The 2025 regular session of the Illinois General Assembly adjourned on June 1, 2025. The General Assembly passed a fiscal year (FY) 2026 budget package which includes corporate tax changes that ...