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Nearly 300 New Illinois Laws Take Effect in 2025

by Ben Szalinski, Capitol News Illinois
December 23, 2024

Time to study up, Illinois. When the clock hits midnight on New Year’s Day, 293 new state laws will take effect.

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Those include some of the defining bills of the 2024 legislative session and others that will change how people get IDs, evaluate job postings and even cancel gym memberships.

In addition to the laws taking effect on Jan. 1, the state’s minimum wage will rise…

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