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New year, 293 new laws: Digital driver’s licenses, hearing aid coverage and moreDec 31, 2024 5:15 am - New Illinois laws cover digital driver's licenses, banning AI-generated child pornography, allowing student athletes to earn money from universities, requiring hearing aid coverage, and more transparency around subscriptions.
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Bill aims to reduce state requirements for name changesDec 30, 2024 7:59 pm - Illinois lawmakers in early January could consider easing requirements for residents to change their names, a move proponents say will reduce risks for victims of domestic abuse, transgender residents and others.
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Illinois’ minimum wage to increase to $15 on Jan. 1, completing 6-year transitionDec 26, 2024 11:19 am - The minimum wage in Illinois will increase to $15 an hour on Jan. 1, completing a six-year transition period since the increase was approved in 2019.
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Why Illinois lawmakers might change pension benefits for some employeesDec 20, 2024 1:56 pm - Changes that would make Illinois pension systems compliant with Social Security by improving benefits for government employees hired since 2011 could be on the table when lawmakers return to Springfield in January.
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IBM to build new quantum computer in state-backed technology parkDec 17, 2024 2:40 pm - IBM, the tech giant known for revolutionizing computing over the past 70 years, is setting up shop on Chicago’s South Side to develop what could be the field’s next big l...
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Pritzker endorses hemp regulation billDec 16, 2024 1:19 pm - More than five years after Illinois began issuing permits for legal production of industrial hemp, Gov. JB Pritzker said Friday he now favors legislation to bring the ind...
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As budget tightens, report finds Illinois better prepared for recession than in recent pastDec 11, 2024 10:00 am - State lawmakers will face a projected budget deficit and slowing revenue when they return to Springfield in January, but a new report shows fiscal decisions made in recent years have put Illinois in a better position to handle a recession than in recent decades.
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How RFK Jr.’s health proposals could affect IllinoisDec 07, 2024 4:00 pm - Every new presidential administration comes with policy changes, but the incoming second administration of President-elect Donald Trump and his proposed secretary of Hea...
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Giannoulias calls for Kane County audit over unreported DUI for man involved in crash that killed deputyDec 06, 2024 4:13 pm - Four years before police said he caused a crash that killed a DeKalb County sheriff’s deputy, Nathan Sweeney pleaded guilty to driving under the influence and having 44 g...
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State’s largest private water provider to increase rates next yearDec 05, 2024 8:42 pm - The state’s largest private water utility, Illinois American Water, will increase customer bills in the new year.The move comes after state regulators at the Illinois Commerce Commission approved the requested increase on Thursday