Jan 1, 2025 · Digital licenses, shampoo bottles, $15 wage: Illinois’ new laws for 2025. New Years’ Day means hundreds of new laws on the books, including one allowing residents to get a …

Use the maps to find the legislators representing you. You can search for Illinois state senators, house representatives and Chicago alderman.

Jul 18, 2024 · How to get your Illinois driver’s license on your phone. Legislation allowing Illinois residents to carry a digital driver’s license or ID on their smartphone will take effect in 2025.

Illinois’ low social mobility: causes and cures. Illinois Policy Institute Center for Poverty Solutions, in partnership with the Archbridge Institute By Joshua Bandoch, Ph.D., head of policy ...

May 16, 2024 · Chicago’s population first began declining in 2015. Since then the city has lost more than 128,000 residents. Last year’s population drop was the third-worst of any city in the …

Oct 30, 2024 · Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson delivered his 2025 budget Oct. 30, including a nearly $1 billion deficit, runaway spending and low revenues that have him breaking his …

Oct 24, 2024 · The Chicago budget has grown by over $6 billion since 2019. Despite being bolstered by billions in federal relief, the city is facing nearly a $1 billion deficit in the coming …

Nov 14, 2024 · The concern arises because Tier 2’s maximum pensionable salary is growing more slowly than the Social Security wage base. In 2011, both were set at $106,800, but by …

Nov 22, 2024 · Residents in Central Illinois are feeling sticker shock from exponential property tax growth. One woman’s $756 property tax bill is skyrocketing to $10,000 in one year.

Nov 18, 2022 · Standard 3: Petition to deny pretrial release – the state has the burden of proving by clear and convincing evidence that (1) there is proof or great presumption that the …