Air travelers in the U.S. without a REAL ID or another acceptable form of identification are subject to a new fee starting Sunday.

An Illinois Senate proposal would put new pressure on state police to process firearm ID renewals faster — or face ...

Among the hundreds of new laws in effect in Illinois this year is a strengthened requirement for firearm owners reporting ...

SWANSEA, Ill. – Illinois U.S. Rep. Nikki Budzinski (D-13th District) paid a visit to Swansea, Illinois on Friday afternoon to push for the reauthorization of the “Older Americans Act.” The measures ...

Shana Everage was in bed when she heard the back door of her Broadview home open in the early morning hours of Sept. 16. She didn’t know it at that moment, but it was her older sister Nerissa, who ...

After President Donald Trump announced that his Gold Card program is officially up and running, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has released the application forms prospective applicants will ...

Gun owners in Illinois must take new steps in 2026 to secure their firearms in their homes, particularly when children are present. Gov. JB Pritzker signed Senate Bill 8, known as the Safe Gun Storage ...

Several new public safety laws will take effect Jan. 1. One new law requires gun owners to store their firearms in a locked and secure location when children are present or face big fines. A law ...

DIXON, Ill. (KWQC) - A man has been arrested for making threatening video calls showing a firearm, according to the Dixon Police Department. Andrew Keefer, 26, of Dixon was arrested Friday night after ...

The state of Illinois has paused issuance and renewal of non-domiciled CDLs for non-citizen drivers with temporary work authorization there, according to a Freedom of Information Act request for ...

House Bill 3139 could be seen as weakening the state’s power, but also might be the best move for long-term strength. The plan, according to Dominic Genetti in a recent Alton Telegraph story, would ...

CHICAGO — A law that would make Illinois the first jurisdiction in the world to ban financial institutions from charging “interchange fees” on the tax and tip portions of debit and credit card ...