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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 digital version of ...
How to get your Illinois driver’s license on your phone
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.
Chicago budget has jumped $6B since before COVID, faces $1B …
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 …
Some Montgomery County residents see 1,400% property tax hike
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.
Atlas Van Lines: Illinois 3rd in nation for residents leaving
Dec 9, 2024 · IRS data shows 56% of Illinoisans moving out make more than $100,000, the people with the greatest capacity to leave. And they also took $8.8 billion in income with them, …
National Education Association sees teacher exodus as political ...
Dec 6, 2024 · National Education Association sees teacher exodus as political spending balloons. NEA has lost nearly 400,000 members since its peak in 2009. It could be because just 9% of …
Illinois may take on massive public pension boost with no clue on …
Apr 23, 2024 · Illinois may take on massive public pension boost with no clue on costs. Several bills that enhance Tier 2 state worker pension benefits, reduce retirement ages, allow for large …
Chicago drivers face lower speed limit, more cameras after $28M …
Dec 10, 2024 · Late penalties more than double the cost of a speed camera ticket, turning a $35 fine into an $85 ticket or a $100 fine into a $244 ticket. About $35.2 million worth of the ticket …
‘Millionaire tax’ proposal would hike income tax rates by 62% for ...
Oct 28, 2024 · Illinois voters will see a series of non-binding advisory questions appearing on their November ballots. One of which is to change Illinois’ income tax structure from a single flat …