Illinois may expand free landowner hunting permits to 10 across parcels, covering deer and turkey; antlerless-only limit ...

Scott’s Law, also referred to as the “Move Over Law,” was enacted in Illinois in 2002 and named after Chicago Fire Department ...

Greg Bishop discusses the status of several gun control cases being considered by the U.S. Supreme Court, including one challenging the state's gun and magazine ban and another about challenging the ...

Illinois ushered in the new year with hundreds of new laws ranging from expanded employee protections to strengthened gun safety requirements, physician-assisted death and more. The laws brought ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Chicago police are still working to find out how exactly an 8-year-old boy was able to get his hands on a gun before allegedly shooting another child at a Northwest Side home on ...

Hundreds of new laws will take effect in Illinois in 2026, impacting areas from healthcare to education. New education laws will guarantee free public education regardless of immigration status and ...

Safe Gun Storage Act requires guns be locked in certain situations, with exceptions. New eviction law clarifies police may enforce trespass laws against “squatters.” Updated Missing Persons Act ends ...

Illinois gun owners will need to take new steps to secure firearms in their homes in 2026, especially when children are present. Senate Bill 8, also known as the Safe Gun Storage Act, prohibits gun ...

Hundreds of new laws will take effect in Illinois in 2026, but some could impact you more than others. There will be changes to insurance coverage in the state, women's healthcare coverage, AI rules, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Gov. JB Pritzker speaks at a Springfield grocery store in 2022 in favor of temporarily eliminating the state’s grocery tax. Four ...

It’s not only a new year that began at the stroke of midnight Jan. 1, but new public health laws in the state have gone into effect. From new requirements for providers caring for pregnant women to ...