By: Charlie De Mar

Illinois has some of the strictest laws in the nation when it comes to fireworks. Now there's a push to lift the ban on most fireworks.

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By: Mike Miletich

Illinois will soon require water bottle filling stations inside most public buildings. The change will only apply to any new public buildings with an occupancy of over 100 people and properties that are 5,000 square feet or larger.

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By: John Ferak

More than an hour after ex-Crest Hill Police Officer Phil Flores walked out on Will County Circuit Judge John Anderson and ran down the ninth story hallway to escape the Will County Courthouse, a world-renowned DNA expert testified in Friday's wrongful death prove-up hearing involving Flores' late girlfriend, Samantha Harer.

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By: Mikaela Schlueter

Gov. Pritzker has signed numerous bills into law after the legislative session ended. Here's some that will be taking effect this weekend.

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By: John Dodge

Based on all of the amateur shows exploding over the holiday every year, one might mistakenly think the answer is "yes."

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By: Matt Masterson

A former ethics officer with the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office has been nominated to become Chicago’s first female top federal prosecutor, President Joe Biden announced during his visit to the city Wednesday.

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By: Danny Connolly

A new law signed by Governor J.B. Pritzker earlier this month is trying to curb bullying at Illinois schools. One part of the law requires schools to report bullying incidents to parents within 24 hours of the school learning about it.

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By:  Ray Prather,  J.D., CPA, CFF

On July 23, 2021, Gov. Pritzker signed Public Act 102-0160 amending the Illinois Notary Public Act. The amendments permanently allow notary publics to perform remote notarial acts, bring electronic notary publics to Illinois, and add education and journal requirements for notary publics. On June 5, 2023, the Illinois Secretary of State’s Office (IL SOS) adopted administrative rules (Rules) that make Public Act 102-0160 effective and provide guidance for Illinois notaries moving forward. 

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By: Erin Heffernan

ST. LOUIS — Victims of a former Kirkwood family law attorney who falsified dozens of court documents confronted the lawyer on Monday and recounted the “nightmare” he imposed on clients.

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By: Charlie Wojciechowski

Under the bill, Illinois would not authorize state grants to libraries that do not endorse the American Library Association’s Library Bill of Rights or otherwise promise not to take from the shelves books already in their collections.

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