Several new laws and taxes are set to go into effect on July 1st, 2025, including taxes on sports betting, vaping, gas, and new rules for single-use plastics.

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WTVO) — On January 1st, 2025, new laws passed in the Illinois statehouse and signed into law by Gov. JB Pritzker will take effect.

Residential solar is affected the most, but the bill also ends or reduces tax credits for EV buyers and battery and solar ...

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.

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 ...

The Illinois Department of Public Health expanded its list of zip codes where lead exposure testing is required for children, ...

Illinois' new laws enable automatic state university admission based on GPA and aim to simplify college cost and access.

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

Several new laws went into effect today in Illinois and one raises the prices for cigarettes and tobacco products. The tax on ...

In Illinois the gas tax is going up 1.3 cents a gallon, same for the diesel tax. There will also be a 25-cent tax on every sports bet in Illinois. Tobacco products like cigarettes, vapes and other ...

Law enforcement agencies across Illinois are adapting to new mental health training requirements mandated by the SAFE-T Act, ...

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.