Here are nine of 'em coming to Illinois next year...
1) Driving while talking on your cellphone is now illegal state-wide. $75 fine.
2) Medical marijuana is legal for certain medical conditions. (High cholesterol, sadly, is not one of them. I checked.)
3) Tanning is illegal for children under 18.
4) Voting in a primary is legal for 17 year olds, if you will be 18 by the general election.
5) If you buy a sick puppy, the pet store either has to take it back or pay your vet bills.
6) Cigarette butts now count as litter. Littering is subject to a $50 fine.
7) The new speed limit is 70 (but most of Chicago can still opt out)
8) Fines for speeding in work zones will now be lower if nobody is there working.
9) Sex Ed in school will now include discussion of birth control in addition to abstinence.
There are more rules coming, and you can find out about them here.
