New state labor laws also provide time off for employees participating in military honors and protection against employment ...

A host of new laws in Illinois will take effect on Jan. 1, 2026. From gun safety to rogue towers, protection from squatters, ...

Illinois workers with a newborn in a neonatal intensive care unit will soon have additional access to job-protected, unpaid ...

Illinois further restricted the way employers can respond to notices about an employee’s work status, under an immigrant-rights bill signed into law by Gov. JB Pritzker (D).

More than 200 new laws are going into effect in Illinois on January 1, and many will have significant impacts on the state’s ...

A series of new Illinois laws set to take effect in 2026 will impact workers’ rights, including limiting the use of artificial intelligence. Stream NBC 5 for free, 24/7, wherever you are. An amendment ...

The conservative-majority U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday denied a request from President Donald Trump’s administration to allow the Republican president to deploy National Guard troops to ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WTVO) — When the clock strikes midnight on January 1, 2026, Illinois will usher in a slate of new laws, signed by Gov. JB Pritzker, that promise to reshape workplaces, redefine ...

The Illinois "Squatter Bill" will make it easier for police to remove squatters from someone's home, bypassing a possibly months-long eviction process. Previously, squatters were allowed to stay at ...

DHS's handling of the incident raises questions about the department's oversight mechanisms to investigate employee misconduct.

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker on Friday signed legislation that will allow eligible terminally ill adult patients to obtain life-ending medication in consultation with their doctors, making Illinois the ...