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Thursday, January 01, 2004

200 new laws

Two hundred new laws go into effect in Illinois today. Among the highlights are:

  • Increase in the minimum wage to $5.50 an hour.
  • Automobile booster safety seats for children ages 4 through 7.
  • Police must now record the race of the driver in traffic stops.
  • No more slow pokes in the left lane.
  • Insurance companies are required to reveal their 19th Century slavery policies.
  • And [drum roll] popcorn is finally the offical state snack food.

For more, see: SJR: State has 200 new laws

Posted by Marie at January 1, 2004 1:31 PM

Comments

Just for the record. Does that mean anyone who violates the popcorn law goes to Joliet?

Posted by: T-Rexx at January 1, 2004 3:37 PM

Right. Unless you're female. Then they send you to Dwight.

Posted by: Marie at January 1, 2004 7:09 PM

I used to date a girl from Illinois ... Morton Grove I think ...

Posted by: GeeTee at January 6, 2004 2:58 PM