New laws in Illinois — impacting the environment, housing, public safety and more — take effect beginning Jan. 1, 2026.

More than 100 cases of egregious toll evaders, including several Bucks and Montgomery County drivers, have been referred by the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission to the state Attorney General’s Office ...

Wisconsin was the first state to let some incarcerated people work in the community, allowing them to save money and pay for room and board. Today, prisoners say there aren’t nearly enough of ...

After years of “fiscal cliffs and “doomsday scenarios,” Chicago transit now has a financial lifeline from Springfield.

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker is expected to sign a new transit funding bill on Tuesday.

NINE NEWS. MONTHS OF WORK AND NO PAY. TONIGHT WE ARE TRYING TO GET ANSWERS FOR A LOCAL VENDOR. SHE CONTACTED KMBC9 INVESTIGATES FOR HELP AFTER SHE SAYS SHE IS OWED THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS. INVESTIGATIVE ...

Naperville’s new eBill portal for utility payments debuts Jan. 1. Residents need to enroll to maintain uninterrupted eBill ...

A Mildura man who amassed more than $100,000 in tollway, parking and failure-to-vote fines has been given 28 years to repay his debts. Anthony Keith Heap, 35, fronted the Mildura Magistrates Court on ...

The Justice Department sued him and his wife, Cathy Justice. Sen. Jim Justice, R-W.V., and his wife have agreed to pay more than $5 million to the IRS in previously unpaid federal income taxes dating ...

A bus company based in New Jersey owes $290,000 in unpaid tolls, authorities announced Friday, Oct. 10. Somaya Elkaramay, the owner of Big Bus LLC company faces five charges of theft of service, ...

The Illinois Tollway has activated 24-hour cold-weather patrols to assist stranded drivers amid subzero wind chills and ...

BRIAN ROCHE EXPLAINS THE PROCESS. THE PENNSYLVANIA TURNPIKE COLLECTS ABOUT 93% OF ITS TOLLS WITHIN 60 DAYS, BUT NOW IT’S TEAMING UP WITH THE STATE ATTORNEY GENERAL’S OFFICE TO GO AFTER PEOPLE WHO ...