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License Plate Fees For Some To Drop In Illinois In 2023 License plate fees for low-income older drivers and people with disabilities are set to drop in Illinois January 1st. Eligible older adults and ...

Illinois Minimum Wage Increasing Jan. 1 The Illinois minimum wage is set to increase another dollar on January 1st. Beginning Sunday, the new required minimum wage will be 13-dollars an hour. There ha...

Illinois Motorists Urged To Driver Sober This Holiday Season Illinois officials and law enforcement are reminding motorists to drive sober this holiday season. The annual "Drive Sober or Get Pulled Ov...

State Senator Melinda Bush Resigning Illinois State Senator Melinda Bush is leaving office. The Illinois State Senate Democrats announced that the Grayslake Democrat is resigning effective Saturday. T...

Illinois' Smoke Detector Act Updates In 2023 Illinois' Smoke Detector Act will be updated with the start of the new year. Beginning January 1st, the measure will require Illinois homeowners to replace...

Illinois' Population Decreases For The Ninth-Straight Year Estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau show Illinois lost enough residents to populate Springfield in 2022. The point-eight-percent decrease w...

Millions In Winning Illinois Lottery Tickets Sold Last Week Four winning Illinois Lottery tickets were sold across the state last week. Each ticket was between 50-thousand and a million dollars. One o...

Winter Storm Still Impacting Central Illinois Central Illinois is still under a Winter Storm Warning as severe weather grips the Midwest. Scattered flurries and blowing snow are forecast today, but th...

City Officials have issued the following release: The City of Decatur would like to notify the public that City government offices at the Decatur Civic Center will close early at 3:30pm on Thursday, D...

Ways to maintain and protect your health during the cold, winter months DECATUR- The cold, winter months can pose a risk to our physical health - including our immune system, heart, balance, skin, bod...