This article was produced for ProPublica’s Local Reporting Network in partnership with Capitol News Illinois and Lee Enterprises. As Blaine Reichard rose from a breakfast table at…
SPRINGFIELD – Officials from the Illinois State Police faced questioning Wednesday from Republican lawmakers who said the agency had authority to reject a gun permit application…
A mass shooting in Highland Park at a Fourth of July parade prompted questions about how the suspect was able to obtain a gun in a state with some of the strictest gun laws in the nation….
SPRINGFILED – Owners of firearms that do not have serial numbers – referred to as ghost guns – will have 180 days to take them to a federal firearm dealer to have them serialized…
SPRINGFIELD – A pair of bills on Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s desk would expand a state roadway camera monitoring program to 21 additional counties while also expanding the number of crimes…
SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois State Police announced Monday, July 18 they will start using a broader definition of what constitutes a “clear and present danger” when reviewing a…
SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois State Police announced Friday, June 3 that all sexual assault evidence is being processed within the 180-day timeframe outlined in state law — bringing…
SPRINGFIELD – As rain steadily fell in Springfield Thursday morning, May 5there was a somber feeling among the law enforcement officers and elected officials that gathered at the…
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