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The Illinois Department of Revenue (IDOR) is reminding taxpayers who missed the April 15, 2025, deadline that there’s still time to file—and that filing promptly can help lower any penalties and interest owed. Illinois grants an automatic six-month extension to file individual income tax returns, moving the deadline to October 15, 2025. However, this does not extend the time to

The Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR) recently added 18 more professions available for licensure. The department’s new system, CORE (Comprehensive Online Regulatory Environment), completed Phase 1 in October of 2024 and has a total of 6 phases set to be fully implemented by August of 2026. Below is a description of what the next phases will include:

July is recognized as Extreme Heat Safety Month, and the Illinois Emergency Management Agency and the Office of Homeland Security (IEMA-OHS) are teaming up together to highlight the importance of staying safe during high temperatures.  IEMA-OHS is urging residents to recognize the serious risks that extreme heat poses to you, your family, and your pets. Extreme heat is defined as

The Illinois General Assembly has launched a major update to its website, www.ilga.gov, marking the most significant redesign in nearly two decades. While the new layout is more modern and mobile-friendly, it also comes with some changes that may affect how constituents engage with the legislative process. One of the most important tools available to the public is the witness slip,

Democrat lawmakers approved the largest budget in state history, even after the state collected a record $54 billion in tax revenue. The new spending plan includes nearly $1 billion in additional tax hikes and a series of short-term budget gimmicks that Republican lawmakers say point to a serious spending problem in Springfield. Over the past six years, government spending under