SPRINGFIELD — A group of firearms dealers along with the Illinois State Rifle Association filed a lawsuit this week seeking to overturn a new state law that imposes new, stringent…
The Village Board of Deerfield was informed June 18 that its appeal of a permanent injunction placed on an assault weapons ban ordinance was stopped June 13 due to a procedural error,…
SPRINGFIELD – Gov. J.B. Pritzker and some state lawmakers said Feb. 19 the recent mass shooting at an Aurora manufacturing plant will lead to efforts to tighten enforcement of the…
Three men suspected of illegally bringing between 80 and 90 firearms to Chicago from Kentucky for sale to street gangs have been arrested by federal agents. John L. Phillips,…
State senators have approved three gun-control measures aimed at curbing the possibility of a future mass shooting. Senators last week passed bills banning bump stocks and trigger cranks…
SPRINGFIELD — Rep. Kathleen Willis’ bill to increase Firearm Owner’s Identification card fees and mandate fingerprinting was not brought to a vote by the Senate before the end…
They’re not out to seize firearms or gut the Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. But survivors of February’s fatal shootings of 17 in a rampage at Marjory Stoneman Douglas…
Illinois would see a significant drop in violent crime if gun dealers were licensed, according to one state senator. For 16 years, state Sen. Don Harmon (D-Oak Park) has tried to get…
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