The Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR) has launched a new program aimed at expediting the ...

The law aimed to undercut the power of the state’s largest metropolitan areas, home to the most Democratic-leaning constituents and leaders.

One state just reformed its occupational licensing standards for barbers and cosmetologists, sparking wider discussion over whether other states should follow.

More than 20 license-types have been added to a new professional online licensing system in Illinois. The changes aim to get licenses to people more quickly for things like barber school, cosmetology ...