Rideshare unionization, drug-pricing oversight, plastic pellet and light pollution bills become law
The governor has signed more than 350 bills that passed in the spring session.
Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR)
Drought causing ongoing concerns, legislative hearings about Illinois water supply
Drought and data centers are driving concerns about water supply in Illinois.
What does Trump’s EPA reversal of landmark climate change ruling mean for Illinois?
Trump’s EPA reverses landmark climate change ruling, giving new life to coal plants.
What does Gov. JB Pritzker’s nuclear energy executive order do?
Order sets a timeline for identifying potential new nuclear sites and reviewing existing regulations.
Taxpayers could be on the hook for millions in cleanup costs from old oil and gas wells
Illinois could be on the hook for plugging and cleaning up thousands of inactive and abandoned oil and gas wells.
New laws: Illinois’ grocery tax to end, aquifer protections begin
More than 300 laws will take effect on Jan. 1.
Illinois unveils plans to celebrate 250 years of American independence
Illinois plans educational and cultural events to commemorate the nation’s 250th birthday.
Wasted waters: How Southern Illinois is coping with decades of sewage flooding
Cahokia Heights in Southern Illinois has been battling chronic sewer overflows for years with little or no success.
Native ancestors’ return to rest: A paperwork-laden process underway in Illinois
Inside Illinois museums’ efforts to repatriate Native American remains.
Illinois state parks draw highest number of visitors in more than a decade
Illinois state parks had more than 41 million visitors in 2024
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