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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.
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 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.
Some new Illinois laws to look out for in 2025
Forecasters are keeping an eye on a possible winter storm just days into 2025 that they believe could bring the first “significant” snowfall to our area. Kate Beckinsale posted a video on Instagram in which she detailed a handful of instances where she has suffered harassment and abuse on various sets.
New year brings hundreds of new laws to Illinois books: Here's what you need 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.

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