Illinois, New year

Nearly 300 new Illinois laws go into effect this week. Here are some of the most notable.
There are close to 300 new Illinois or Chicago-area laws going into effect with the arrival of the new year. Here are the 2025 laws that you should keep on your radar.
New year brings hundreds of new laws to Illinois books: What to 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 Artificial Intelligence and more.
Nearly 300 new laws take effect in Illinois with the new year. Here are some highlights
Time to study up, Illinois. When the clock hits midnight on New Year’s Day, 293 new state laws will take effect. Those include some of the defining bills of the 2024 legislative session and others that will change how people get IDs, evaluate job postings and even cancel gym memberships.
New Illinois Laws In 2025: What You Need To Know
State laws taking effect on or after Jan. 1 will impact Chicago workers and their employers, including drivers, firefighters and others.
Here are the new Illinois laws going into effect this week
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 Artificial Intelligence and more.
New Illinois laws for 2025: A look at what's changing this New Year
Nearly 300 new laws will take effect in 2025, including bills pertaining to driver's licenses, health insurance and more.
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New laws going in Illinois could benefit workers, tenants
At least 293 new laws went into effect in Illinois at the start of 2025. Here are some that every state resident should know.
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