On New Year’s Day, dozens of new state laws will take effect in Illinois. Some are minor technical changes to state law, some are major overhauls. Keep reading to find out what changes are in store for Illinoisans in the New Year.
In the run-up to the early morning April 9 adjournment of the spring legislative session, the Democrat-led General Assembly passed a spate of public safety measures backed by hundreds of millions of dollars. Republicans took less of an issue with what was contained in the public safety package than what was excluded.