If those criteria are met, then the child would be protected under Illinois' child labor laws. Other new laws include an increase in higher education grants through the states' Community ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- A host of new laws went into effect in Illinois Monday, at the halfway point of the year. Some of the new laws mean you will pay more at the pump and at your favorite Chicago ...

BY: AMANDA HERNÁNDEZ For decades, state legislators and criminal justice advocates have worked to change the juvenile legal ...

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed 68 bills Friday that affect drivers, those who violate immigration laws, victims of child abuse, mobile homes and more. During the spring session that ended in May, ...

The new law represents a potential major economic boon for Illinois while taking concrete steps at reducing carbon emissions.

The Illinois Department of Juvenile Justice is facing new allegations from dozens of men and women who said they were abused as children when they were incarcerated. Nearly 200 have come forward ...

From the Summer 2009 issue of The News Media & The Law ... with this new "experience" in openness, a far stronger argument could be made that children deserve an institution with true public oversight ...

The Illinois Department of Juvenile Justice will host employment screening events for its Juvenile Justice Specialist ...

The handguns are being sent to the Illinois State Police Crime Laboratory for analysis. The teenager is being held at the ...

Today, there are only a handful of states -- including Alaska, Colorado, Kansas, New Mexico and Oregon ... Organization for Victims of Juvenile Lifers. The Illinois-based group has fought ...

The AR-15 has grown as the subject of public scrutiny and political concern over the past decade for its use in multiple ...

Several new laws took effect in Illinois as of July 1, and one raises prices at the pumps for drivers. Our Quad Cities News ...