20+ hour ago   (505+ words) The federal holiday of Martin Luther King Jr. Day falls on Monday, Jan. 19, and some Illinois schools -- including the state's largest district -- will be closed because of it. According to the'Illinois State Board of Education, Martin Luther King Jr. Day…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (836+ words) Hundreds of new laws covering a variety of topics took effect on New Year's Day. Marion Brooks shares some highlights. More than 200 new laws took effect in Illinois Jan. 1, 2026, and that means a number of things will look different for…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (642+ words) Starting in January, insurance companies must cover a brand name when the generic version isn't available. That's one of many new Illinois laws that take effect in January. NBC 5's Mary Ann Ahern reports. Hundreds of new laws will take…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (354+ words) The Illinois Fighting Illini won't just be going for their ninth win of the season Tuesday, but they'll also be saying goodbye to one of the school's all-time great quarterbacks. Luke Altmyer will suit up for his final game for…...

3+ week, 7+ hour ago   (622+ words) Starting in January, insurance companies must cover a brand name when the generic version isn't available. That's one of many new Illinois laws that take effect in January. NBC 5's Mary Ann Ahern reports. Hundreds of new laws will take…...

3+ week, 17+ hour ago   (367+ words) Check your Powerball tickets, Illinois: You may not have won the $1.87 billion jackpot in Wednesday's Christmas Eve drawing, but three lucky tickets sold somewhere in the state won $50,000 each, and nearly 400 tickets won cash prizes of at at least $100. It…...

3+ week, 20+ hour ago   (392+ words) Along with the $50,000 winning tickets, nearly 400 tickets sold in Illinois scored at least $100. Three lucky Illinois Powerball players scored $50,000 each from Wednesday's Christmas Eve drawing -- and two of those tickets were sold in the Chicago suburbs. According to the Illinois…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (459+ words) Among the hundreds of new laws taking effect in Illinois in 2026 will be bills related to gun ownership, as well as crime reporting and other public safety issues. One of the biggest pieces of legislation that passed the General Assembly…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (306+ words) According to the office, more than 55,600 requests for vanity and personalized plates were made in 2025, but more than 550 of them were denied. Illinois drivers got creative when it came to their license plate requests in 2025, but not enough to get…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (227+ words) The rollout begins Wednesday, for iPhone users only Beginning Saturday, fans attending Chicago Bears games at Soldier Field can use their digital driver's licenses and IDs for age verification purposes. Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias announced that starting with…...