An Illinois judge on Friday temporarily blocked Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker from enforcing a newly enacted ban on certain semiautomatic rifles and high-capacity magazines. Effingham County Judge ...

A bill awaiting Gov. JB Pritzker's signature marked a rare instance in which Democrats and Republicans largely agreed on a ...

Gun rights advocates once again are asking a federal appeals court in Chicago to overturn Illinois’ ban on assault-style ...

Kavanaugh predicted Monday the court will soon consider the question of whether assault weapons bans are unconstitutional, ...

Illinois is not the only place Raoul is defending gun control laws. He’s filed friends of the court briefs in other federal courts supporting gun control laws in Massachusetts, Minnesota and beyond.

Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC) asked the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals to uphold its critical victory over the Illinois ...

SPRINGFIELD | There is support from both sides of Illinois’ gun control debate for the latest get-tough-on-guns law. Gov. Pat Quinn signed legislation Thursday in Chicago that gives judges no ...

Gun violence is the leading cause of death of children in the U.S.—and states with loose gun control laws bear the heaviest ...

Now, Illinois lawmakers are pushing legislation that would strengthen gun storage laws. The Safe Firearm Storage ... its owner's "immediate possession or control" and increases the age to 18 ...

Illinois is not the only place Raoul is defending gun control laws. He’s filed friends of the court briefs in other federal courts supporting gun control laws in Massachusetts, Minnesota and beyond.

(The Center Square) — In defending gun control laws in Illinois and other states, Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul recognizes the challenges posed by recent U.S. Supreme Court precedent on ...