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Alix McNulty, right, injury prevention coordinator at Advocate Lutheran General Children's Hospital in Park Ridge, shows Heather Hellstrom, how to properly install a rear-facing car seat in her vehicle on Dec. 27, 2018.

Starting in 2019, Illinois drivers must put children under 2 in rear-facing car seats or face fine

May 15, 2019 at 5:22 p.m.

As people look ahead to what’s coming up in the new year, 2019 will have more young Illinois children looking back. A state law that takes effect New Year’s Day...

More than 250 Illinois laws take effect Jan. 1. Here’s what you need to know.

May 15, 2019 at 5:23 p.m.

Some take on serious issues such as the safety of children, sexual harassment or synthetic marijuana that led to multiple deaths in 2018. Another abolishes a task force on farmers...

Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan, shown Aug. 16, 2018, has paid for a TV ad meant to "set the tone for our efforts to create a better Illinois and move beyond the failures of Bruce Rauner and the extreme agenda of Donald Trump," according to a memo distributed to lawmakers.

After election victories, Madigan to air statewide TV ad in new year saying, ‘Democrats are on your side’

May 15, 2019 at 5:25 p.m.

Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan will begin airing a TV ad in the new year, weeks before fellow Democrat Gov.-elect J.B. Pritzker is inaugurated, according to a memo distributed to...

Gov.-elect J.B. Pritzker greets voters at the Roosevelt Street Orange and Green Line station in Chicago on Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2018.

Gov.-elect J.B. Pritzker could get to sign gun dealer licensing bill approved under Gov. Bruce Rauner

May 15, 2019 at 5:25 p.m.

A proposal that would give the state more oversight over Illinois gun dealers could be among the first big issues that land on Democratic Gov.-elect J.B. Pritzker’s desk after he...

Rep. David Harris, R-Arlington Heights, speaks on the House floor in Springfield on May 31, 2013.

Democratic Gov.-elect J.B. Pritzker picks outgoing Republican lawmaker to lead Illinois Department of Revenue

May 15, 2019 at 5:24 p.m.

Democratic Gov.-elect J.B. Pritzker picked an outgoing Republican lawmaker to lead a key financial agency, his transition team announced Thursday. State Rep. David Harris of Arlington Heights will lead Prtizker’s...

Tourists visit Abraham Lincoln's home July 30, 2015, in Springfield, Ill.

Shutdown means Lincoln home closed for tours weeks after Illinois’ 200th birthday

May 15, 2019 at 5:24 p.m.

Two weeks after the Land of Lincoln celebrated its 200th birthday, tours of the Springfield home owned by Abraham Lincoln have stopped because of the federal government shutdown. The Lincoln...

Here’s what a partial government shutdown means for Chicago

August 22, 2019 at 10:06 a.m.

A partial federal shutdown took hold early Saturday after Democrats refused to meet President Donald Trump's demands for $5 billion a Mexican border wall. Many Chicago-area federal workers may find...

Cars zoom along the Dan Ryan Expressway near the 79th Street CTA Red Line station on Chicago's South Side on April 17, 2017.

Bill Daley wants to rename the Dan Ryan Expressway for former President Barack Obama, his ex-boss

May 15, 2019 at 5:24 p.m.

Chicago mayoral candidate Bill Daley wants the state to rename the Dan Ryan Expressway for former President Barack Obama, Daley’s onetime boss at the White House. Daley worked as Obama’s...

The legislative inspector general's post grew prominent as a wave of sexual misconduct complaints hit the Illinois Capitol in Springfield.

Illinois lawmakers to get new top watchdog with ‘strong background in sexual harassment’

May 15, 2019 at 5:23 p.m.

An ethics expert and former central Illinois judge is set to be the Illinois General Assembly’s next top watchdog, filling a role that came under increased scrutiny amid a flood...

J.B. Pritzker greets supporters with wife M.K. as he takes the stage to claim victory in the governor's race on Nov. 6, 2018, at the Marriott Marquis in Chicago. Pritzker will be inaugurated Jan. 14.

Ticket sales for Pritzker inauguration party will benefit group that helps low-income Chicagoans, state fair foundation

May 15, 2019 at 5:23 p.m.

Ticket sales for Democratic Gov.-elect J.B. Pritzker’s post-inauguration party in Springfield next month will benefit a group that helps low-income Chicagoans navigate the criminal justice system, as well as a...

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