CHICAGO (WGN) — Dozens of states have taken action to curb cell phone use in schools. Now, this month Illinois lawmakers are expected to vote on a bill to limit what some educators claim is a major ...

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A battle over credit card transaction fees continues after a federal appeals court on Friday sent the case about a new Illinois law seeking to limit so-called swipe fees back to District Court. When ...

Despite a federal effort to decrease the number of vaccines required for children, new data shows vaccination rates remain high among school-aged children in Illinois. The measles vaccination rate is ...

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May 7 (Reuters) - Illinois lawmakers have amended and advanced a proposed bill that would place ethical firewalls between law firms and outside capital, as interest in back-office partnerships and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Illinois lawmakers are expected to vote on a bill this month to limit cell phone use in schools. WGN Investigates' Lourdes Duarte ...

Illinois lawmakers are expected to vote on a bill this month to limit cell phone use in schools. WGN Investigates' Lourdes Duarte has the full story. 'Storage Wars' star Darrell Sheets' cause of death ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WAND) — An Illinois Senate committee approved a bill Wednesday to help local governments lower their default speed limit to enhance safety, as communities would be able to adopt ...

The disastrous 2026 campaign for the New York Mets gets even worse after another infielder joins the IL to the stretch their roster depth to the limit. The New York Mets endured a horrendous April, ...

Illinois grows more soybeans than any other state, harvesting more than 639 million bushels in 2025, well ahead of Iowa’s 595 million bushels and Minnesota’s 371 million bushels. Boaters who travel ...