CHICAGO (WLS) -- Chicago police are still working to find out how exactly an 8-year-old boy was able to get his hands on a gun before allegedly shooting another child at a Northwest Side home on ...

A notice at a checkout stand at Grocery Outlet in Santa Barbara alerts shoppers that plastic bags will no longer be offered starting Jan. 1. The state is expanding its ban on single-use plastic bags ...

Hundreds of new laws will take effect in Illinois in 2026, impacting areas from healthcare to education. New education laws will guarantee free public education regardless of immigration status and ...

From bans on declawing cats and plastic grocery bags to new anti-discrimination protections for students and cheaper insulin, a raft of new California laws takes effect Jan. 1, with others rolling out ...

Safe Gun Storage Act requires guns be locked in certain situations, with exceptions. New eviction law clarifies police may enforce trespass laws against “squatters.” Updated Missing Persons Act ends ...

Illinois gun owners will need to take new steps to secure firearms in their homes in 2026, especially when children are present. Senate Bill 8, also known as the Safe Gun Storage Act, prohibits gun ...

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A new Colorado law, set to go into effect on Thursday, will dramatically change how gun shows operate statewide. It's already sparking pushback from gun sellers and advocacy groups. Travis Kelce talks ...

IOWA’S HANDS FREE DRIVING LAW GOES INTO FULL EFFECT IN THE NEW YEAR. CURRENTLY, LAW ENFORCEMENT HAS ONLY BEEN ABLE TO ISSUE WARNINGS TO DRIVERS CAUGHT USING THEIR DEVICES BEHIND THE WHEEL. KCCI ...

Some 476 bills passed by the Colorado legislature in 2025 went on to be signed by Gov. Jared Polis. Most of them have already gone into effect. But some — along with laws approved in previous years ...