Illinois’ COVID-19 disaster proclamation to end in May
Exactly 38 months after the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a global pandemic, Illinois will no longer be under a...
Gun rights advocates file opening legal challenges to Illinois’ assault weapons ban
A trio of gun owners and a firearms retailer in southeastern Illinois have filed the first two lawsuits in what’s...
Sheriffs say they want no role in enforcing state’s assault weapon registry
Dozens of county sheriffs in Illinois — approximately “80-ish,” per Illinois Sheriffs’ Association head Jim Kaitschuck — say they’ll refuse...
After frenzied ‘lame duck’ session, 103rd General Assembly is sworn in
A mix of incumbents and newly minted lawmakers were sworn into their terms in the 103rd General Assembly Wednesday following...
Legal protections for abortion providers, seekers poised for Pritzker’s signature
Democrats in the General Assembly on Tuesday approved a wide-ranging measure aimed at shoring up Illinois’ position as a “haven”...
Illinois Democrats push to further expand abortion, gender care access
Six months after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned nearly 50 years of precedent providing for legal abortion, Democrats in the...
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