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A new Illinois law makes it illegal to interfere with, obstruct, or impede a picket line, demonstration, or protest. It isn't clear if this can be used against counter protesters. Another new state law says that independent contractors count as "newly hired employees" under the Unemployment Insurance Act. And another…

Investigators specializing in cold cases and missing people have discovered the identity of an Illinois woman who went missing in the 1970s

After a lifetime of activism, a son of Jesse Jackson marks his first year as a politician representing Illinois

Here's a look at the Bears' updated roster heading into their Week 17 game vs. Falcons.

Primary meddling, dark money and self-funding loopholes help skew Illinois politics to favor moneyed candidates. But there are also solutions — like fighting big money with public funding of campaigns.

Illinois will usher in 320 new laws on New Year’s Day

The police should enforce the Chicago municipal code and ticket those who are not following common sense regulations while riding their bikes, a reader from Jefferson Park writes.

A wild elk wandering through northern Illinois for the first time in nearly 200 years and the new law allowing the use of certan centerfire single-shot rifles during firearm deer seasons lead the review of top outdoors stories around Chicago outdoors and beyond.

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