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Why Illinois Parents Are Rethinking Posting Their Kids on Social Media
More parents are starting to look at social media differently.

New Illinois Social Media Law for Kids Takes Effect in 2028
Illinois is taking a major step toward changing how children use social media.

Great Rockford Debate: What School Subject Gets The Green Folder?
I will die on this hill: the green folder belongs to science.

New Social Media Fee Coming to Illinois in 2027
If you've been wondering, "Am I going to get a new social media charge somehow," not directly.

E-Bike Riders, Pump the Brakes: New Illinois Law Just Dropped
Illinois is putting new statewide rules in place for electric bikes, scooters and other "micromobility" devices beginning January 1st, 2027.

$20 to $2 Million: Des Plaines Woman Hits Lottery Jackpot
A Des Plaines woman is celebrating a life-changing lottery win after a $20 instant ticket landed her a $2M top prize.

$800k Lucky Day Lotto Ticket Sold at 7-Eleven in Illinois Hasn’t Been Claimed
Someone in Elk Grove Village is sitting on an $800,000 lottery ticket and doesn't even know it yet.

Illinois Consumers Beware: BBB Warns of Tap-to-Pay Scams
Tap. Pay. Go. It's quick, convenient, and scammers are now finding ways to take advantage of that split-second transaction.

Wait, Halloween Already? Spirit Halloween Opens in Rockford
In true Spirit Halloween fashion, they've found another vacant storefront to occupy in Rockford.

Chicago Mom Turns $5 Scratch-Off Into $400,000 Win
Rather than blowing the money on something ridiculous, she plans to invest in her kids' education.
