4+ hour, 37+ min 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…...

2+ day, 7+ hour 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+ day, 14+ hour 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…...

6+ day, 8+ hour 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…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (566+ words) After the Chicago Bears CEO drafted a letter to fans announcing the team is considering Northwest Indiana for a potential stadium site, NBC Chicago's Charlie Wojciechowski takes a look at what it would take to keep the team in Illinois....

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (673+ words) A massive new transit bill signed into law by Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritkzer Tuesday is set to modernize public transit in Chicago and across the state, according to officials But it's also set to increase sales taxes in some counties and…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (314+ words) After years of "fiscal cliffs and "doomsday scenarios," Chicago transit now has a financial lifeline from Springfield, and Charlie Wojciechowski breaks down what's in the bill. Drivers who use the Illinois Tollway could face higher fees under a sweeping overhaul…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (305+ words) After years of "fiscal cliffs and "doomsday scenarios," Chicago transit now has a financial lifeline from Springfield. On Tuesday at Union Station, Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed a sweeping transit bill designed to modernize public transportation throughout the state, but especially…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (213+ 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. A new Illinois law taking effect…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (297+ words) Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker has signed a bipartisan law making a host of changes, including making cocktails-to-go permanent in the state. The idea took hold during the COVID-19 pandemic, but under provisions of Senate Bill 0618, the program will now be permanent,…...