People looking to hit the road, bet on sports, book a stay through a short-term rental platform or buy a vape at their corner ...

Make the most of a bigger paycheck or guard your budget from rising prices; minimum wage jumps impact everyone.

Dueling campaigns with conflicting statistics are debating whether Chicago restaurants face a crisis due to a 2023 ordinance ...

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.

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

Many of the changes and new taxes mean some things in the state will wind up costing more, including gas, cigarettes and ...

Several Republican and Independent hopefuls have announced campaigns to unseat Gov. JB Pritzker in the 2026 Illinois ...

Hundreds of thousands of workers will see more money in their paychecks starting next month due to minimum wage increases.

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 ...

Adults will have to buckle up in the back seat, students give up cellphones in school and large restaurants must quit packing ...

In 2010, Illinois’ minimum wage goes up to $8.25 an hour on Thursday, giving the state the third-highest minimum wage in the nation.

Washington, D.C. will raise its minimum by 45 cents to $17.95 an hour due to an automatic inflation adjustment, impacting an ...