(The Center Square) – Components of Illinois Safe Gun Storage Act go into effect Jan. 1.

A host of new laws in Illinois will take effect on Jan. 1, 2026. From gun safety to rogue towers, protection from squatters, ...

Opponents of the measure said it also infringes on the right to keep and bear arms by making home defense more difficult.

Hundreds of new laws will take effect in Illinois at the start of the new year, but there are some you might want to pay ...

Among the hundreds of new laws taking effect in Illinois in 2026 will be bills related to gun ownership, as well as crime ...

The elimination of Illinois’ statewide grocery tax, gun storage laws aimed at preventing shootings and suicides, rules protecting undocumented students, and a ban on fluorescent light bulbs ...

The Illinois "Squatter Bill" will make it easier for police to remove squatters from someone's home, bypassing a possibly months-long eviction process. Previously, squatters were allowed to stay at ...

"A lot of the theft that we see for firearms is someone who does not properly secure their firearm," said the Normal Police ...