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It's going to be a busy start to 2024 in Illinois as authorities begin to put into practice new laws that were passed this year. The new measures involve teen voting, book bans and distracted driving among many other issues.

Illinois lawmakers are hard at work trying to be your child's parent and this time they're involving restaurant owners. This is a bit much.

This new bill will go into effect January 1, 2020.

If you thought becoming a ride-share driver in Illinois would be an easy way to make some extra cash, be aware the state made it tougher to do. Not just anyone can be a driver for Lyft, Uber, and the like.

Just over two weeks ago the Illinois Senate passed the measure to place the question of legalizing marijuana in our state on our November ballot. Cook County asked their voters on Tuesday the same thing and the results... They're on board with this too.

The Illinois Senate will be considering several bills to ban and surrender guns in the state this Wednesday, March 14th. It's a good idea that all citizens know exactly what these bills are about and what they want to do.

The bill Illinois Senator Carol Sente proposed to ban kids under the age of 12 from playing football has been agreed upon and passed by the house committee.

Illinois Legislation that would have banned bump stocks failed by a vote of 48-54. So, how did your Rockford area Representative vote?

Could Illinois be the next Colorado? Maybe. Illinois lawmakers on Wednesday introduced legislation in the Senate and House that would make marijuana legal in Illinois. Could this solve Illinois' revenue problem?

Although it's been a few weeks since it's first inception, Pokemon Go is still as hot as ever. People are out in droves searching to capture those illusive characters. Legislators in Illinois have proposed a bill to protect our parks and other sensitive sites from the game and it's players.