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New Illinois laws for 2019

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Dec 31, 2018
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More than 250 Illinois laws take effect Jan. 1. Here's what you need to know.

Monday, December 31, 2018, 9:07 AM CT

Some take on serious issues such as the safety of children, sexual harassment or synthetic marijuana that led to multiple deaths in 2018. Another abolishes a task force on farmers markets that hasn't met in two years.

Here's a sampling of Illinois' hundreds of new laws for 2019.


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Here's what will mess with your commute in 2019

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Here's what will mess with your commute in 2019

Monday, December 31, 2018, 9:02 AM CT

Chicago-area commuters in 2019 will see plenty of road construction — from the closed Chicago Avenue bridge and ongoing repairs on the Jane Byrne Interchange to rebuilding on the Central Tri-State Tollway.

Transit riders will see some new stations, new service, and new train cars in 2019.

The region also can look forward to wrangling in the state legislature over the possibility of the first new capital infrastructure bill in 10 years. 


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