Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker defends state's new sweeping gun ban
Gun rights advocates have filed at least three lawsuits challenging the state law.
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Gun rights advocates have filed at least three lawsuits challenging the state law.
Nearly 400 vanity and personalized plate requests were rejected last year, because of their "tawdry, lewd, or offensive nature, or because they were difficult to read," according to the Illinois Secretary of State's office.
Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul is asking the Illinois Appellate Court to throw out a temporary restraining order issued last week by a downstate judge, partially blocking the state from enforcing its new ban on assault weapons.
As the nation mourns the latest mass shooting in California, Highland Park moves forward with plans for a permanent memorial.
A downstate judge issued a temporary restraining order prohibiting the state from enforcing the ban against hundreds of gun owners and four gun dealers.
The Barrington Police Department has issued a community alert after several cars were stolen from a dealership Sunday morning.
Tory Bridgeforth is being held on $1 million bond.
Opponents of the new law argue the law violates their constitutional rights.
A judge in Effingham County issued a temporary restraining order, essentially a partial stop, on the new state law banning assault-style weapons and high-capacity magazines.
Attorneys for Peggy Finley and Peter Cadigan have said video shows a crime did not occur.
Emergency funds households received because of the COVID-19 pandemic are ending.
In just a few weeks, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, recipients will see their benefits decrease.
The couple, expecting a child, lost their home in a fire in June 2021, and that's when matters only got worse.
The law helps family members take guns out of the hands of those with violent tendencies.
Of the 19 states with red flag laws, Illinois ranks at or near the bottom for usage of the law for each of the three years it has been in the books. CBS 2's Chris Tye reports.
The victim was transported to a trauma center in critical condition.
Some of the sheriffs' statements vary – but all of them cite Second Amendment constitutional concerns.
Gov. JB Pritzker has responded that county sheriffs do not get to pick and choose what laws they enforce. CBS 2 Investigator Megan Hickey reports.
"Here in Illinois, we know that reproductive care is health care," Pritzker said. "A medical decision should be made between a patient and their health care provider."
Some of the sheriffs’ statements vary – but all of them cite Second Amendment constitutional concerns. CBS 2 Investigator Megan Hickey reports.
The victim was taken to Northwestern Hospital in Huntley where he was pronounced dead.
The sheriffs released similar statements arguing they believe the law violates the Second Amendment.
The sheriffs released similar statements arguing they believe the law violates the Second Amendment.
This current run starts today and goes through Monday, Jan. 16.
Illinois lawmakers on Tuesday approved a measure protecting Illinois' access to abortion from out-of-state meddling, making the state the latest to pursue such protections since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade last June.
