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Here Are Illinois’ New Taxes And Laws That Started On July 1st
Normally, you'd have to wait until January to see what new laws and/or rules and regulations the lawmakers down in Springfield saw fit to pass and send to the governor's desk for signature into law. I hesitate to use the word "luckily" here, but you don't have to wait until...
Restrictions on face masks proposed around country, but ACLU of Illinois has concerns
CHICAGO (CBS) -- Just four years ago, a mask requirement for indoor spaces was issued in Illinois at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, and masks were still required on the Chicago Transit Authority and other mass transit as recently as the spring of 2022.But now, there is a growing movement of lawmakers and communities who want to ban masks. Civil liberties advocates have some major concerns about that idea.In surveillance videos of crimes being committed, the perpetrators are often wearing masks over their noses and mouths. In many cases, the coverings help hide the faces and identities of those...
Illinois officials urge residents to avoid at-home fireworks this Fourth of July
After the Consumer Product Safety Commission reported that nearly 10,000 fireworks-related injuries and eight fatalities occurred in 2023, officials in Illinois are urging the public to leave the explosives to the pros. On Monday, the Illinois Fire Safety Alliance held an event ahead of the Fourth of July holiday, urging...
Undocumented immigrants now eligible for standard Illinois driver's licenses
CHICAGO (CBS) -- Under an Illinois law that went into effect Monday, undocumented immigrants are now eligible for standard driver's licenses in Illinois.It is a change that seeks to reduce the stigma around driving without citizenship, and to make the roads across the state safer.For more than a decade, undocumented immigrants have been able to drive legally in Illinois so long as they passed their road test and had proof of insurance—under legislation signed into law in 2013 by then-Gov. Pat Quinn. This new law takes things one step further by changing the look and language of their former licenses.What...
Pritzker signs 49 bills impacting elections, hunting, mobile park residents and more
(The Center Square) – Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker enacted 49 bills Monday that touch on elections, hunting, mobile home park residents, criminal justice, education and more. House Bill 4621, effective immediately with some provisions taking effect July 1, 2025, creates the Office of Statewide Pretrial Services within the Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts. The move allows the office to provide pretrial services to circuit courts and counties that don’t currently have pretrial services agencies. There has been an explosion of pretrial hearings since cash...
Pritzker could sign reusable tenant screening bill, further regulating landlords
(The Center Square) – Illinois could become the latest in a string of states to enact a measure seeking to save renters money on repeated application costs with House Bill 4926 on Gov. J.B. Pritzker's desk. The measure would amend the Landlord and Tenant Act to allow a tenant to use what’s called a reusable tenant screening report when applying to rent properties. Proponents say the bill can save renters money by letting them get their own basic screening from a third party. The screening...
“Convoy Against Cancer” BIG Truck Show in Ladd on July 20
The 2024 “Convoy Against Cancer” BIG Truck Show returns to Rte. 89/Main Street in Ladd on Saturday, July 20 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. All makes and models of new and restored, BIG trucks and pick-up trucks will be on display. Antique and restored farm tractors are also invited to the show.
1 dead, 1 hospitalized after shooting at Bishop Ford feeder ramp overnight on city’s South Side, police say
CHICAGO — An investigation into a deadly shooting early Wednesday morning, apparently stemming from road rage, shut down the feeder ramp from Stony Island Avenue onto the northbound Bishop Ford Freeway in the South Deering neighborhood on the city’s South Side. The ramp was reopened at around 8:30 a.m. Wednesday, Illinois State Police confirmed. ISP […]
Good news, bad news for NASCAR Cup teams ahead of Chicago Street Race on NBC
The NASCAR Cup Series returns to the streets of Chicago for a festival of cars and concerts. Shane van Gisbergen is back to defend his victory in last year’s inaugural event. NBC and Peacock will have coverage of Sunday’s race. Pre-race coverage begins at 4 p.m. ET. Here’s...
Bret Bielema leads seventh-inning stretch at Wrigley Field
Let’s just say Bret Bielema won’t be on The Voice anytime soon. The Illini’s head coach led a rousing rendition of Take Me Out To The Ballgame during the seventh inning stretch Tuesday night at Wrigley Field. It was part of the Cubs’ Illini Night. Illinois...
Chicago Sky Star Makes Strong Statement After Controversial All-Star Snub
The rosters for the 2024 WNBA All-Star Game were announced on Tuesday. Rookie icons Angel Reese and Caitlin Clark both made the team. And Clark had two teammates, Aliyah Boston and Erica Wheeler, both earned a spot as well. But Reese will be representing her team alone. This comes as a ...
Jamaicans in Chicago brace for Hurricane Beryl's impact on loved ones
As the historically early and strong Hurricane Beryl moves towards potential landfall in Jamaica, Jamaicans in Chicago are preparing for the storm's impact on loved ones. Previously of Category 5 strength, the storm was downgraded to Category 4 earlier Tuesday. Beulah Jones is a native of Kingston who has plans...
Cellphone of missing Chicago woman found in Bahamas as her mother asks U.S. for help
The cellphone of Taylor Casey has been located in the Bahamas, authorities said Tuesday as the mother of the missing 41-year-old Chicago woman calls on the United States to take over the investigation.
LAW$UIT CITY: Taxpayers paid $80M+ to resolve CPD misconduct lawsuits in 2023, records show
New records show Chicago taxpayers are continuing to fund a seemingly endless stream of legal payouts in police misconduct cases.In the last five years, Chicago taxpayers have paid out more than $378 million in CPD-related settlements, judgments, and other legal expenses, according to annual litigation reports prepared by the city's law department and reviewed by the I-Team.According to the city's latest report, released last week, $81 million was paid in 2023 to resolve litigation against the Chicago Police Department.A majority of that total includes a mammoth dollar amount spent to resolve "reversed conviction" lawsuits filed by people who were arrested,...
More than half of Chicago school board candidates face ballot challenges
Ballot challenges have been filed against 27 of 47 candidates for Chicago’s first ever school board elections. The objections due Monday to the Chicago Board of Elections questioned whether a candidate had properly submitted a minimum of 1,000 notarized signatures from residents in their voting district supporting their candidacy.
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