The serving process in Cook County looks a little different in the new year as a new law now allows the initial use of private process service in civil filings, but it comes at a price.

Millions of workers across the country are starting the new year off with a raise. Here's which states are boosting their ...

Time to study up, Illinois. When the clock hits midnight on New Year’s Day, 293 new state laws will take effect.

The minimum wage in Illinois has increased to $15 an hour as of Jan. 1, completing a six-year transition period since the ...

Millions of workers across the country are starting the new year off with a raise. Here's which states are boosting their ...

At least 293 new laws went into effect in Illinois at the start of 2025. Here are some that every state resident should know.

Hundreds of new laws take effect in 2025, impacting the minimum wage and how Illinoisans can get IDs, cancel their gym memberships, manage subscription renewals, clear their criminal records, use ...

Minimum wages increased in 21 states on Jan. 1, and more hikes are expected later in the year. The federal minimum wage remains at $7.25 an hour, a rate last adjusted in July 2009. However, states ...

Two young children where found unsupervised after a wellbeing check Monday night in the River North neighborhood, Chicago police said. About 12:50 p.m., officers conducting a wellbeing check after ...

The move marks the seventh and final hike of the state's minimum wage, as part of legislation Gov. JB Pritzker signed in 2019 ...

Reports indicate that 21 states have raised the minimum wages in January 2025, and the change is expected to help over 9 ...

The attack in New Orleans left at least 15 people dead and dozens more injured. Here's what we know so far about the driver ...