January 11, 2023 Semiautomatic weapons ban becomes Illinois law Democratic Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed off on a sweeping semiautomatic weapons ban Tuesday, making the Prairie State the ninth to fully ban such firearms.
January 11, 2023 Massive fire erupts at Carus Chemical plant in Illinois following reported explosion Officials in LaSalle, Illinois, asked residents near the Carus Chemical plant to shelter in place after a fire broke out at the plant on Wednesday morning.
January 11, 2023 Plane makes emergency landing on Chicago-area highway A small plane made an emergency landing on the right shoulder of I-355 near Bolingbrook on Tuesday. No injuries or deaths have been reported.
January 11, 2023 The union loophole that could save police from 'America’s most dangerous law' Sheriff Jeff Bullard says Illinois police unions are looking into using collective bargaining to nullify SAFE-T Act provisions that target law enforcement.
January 10, 2023 Illinois family of slain teen begs to keep killer locked up: 'Do not release her murderer' An Illinois family asked the Illinois Prisoner Review Board to keep the killer of their daughter locked up during a clemency hearing on Tuesday.
January 10, 2023 Second Amendment groups warn of Illinois gun control bill heading to governor's desk Gun rights advocates say a proposed assault weapons ban in Illinois is unconstitutional and have promised to launch legal challenges if the bill becomes law.
January 10, 2023 Indiana man found dead in Lake Michigan identified Police identified a dead body that washed ashore in Chicago as that of John Puza, Jr., 48, of Gary, Indiana. Puza's cause of death remains undetermined.
January 10, 2023 IL Senate passes semiautomatic weapons ban The Illinois Senate passed a semiautomatic weapons ban Monday night, with the State House expected to approve the bill and send it to the desk of Gov. J.B. Pritzker.
January 10, 2023 Owner of Chicago facility where 3 seniors died in heat reaches $16 million settlement The owner operators of a Chicago senior center have reached a $16 million settlement with the families of three women who died in extreme heat in May 2022.
January 9, 2023 Illinois Gov. Pritzker sworn in for 2nd term Democratic Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker was sworn in for his second term in office Monday, and outlined a fiscally left-wing education proposal in his inaugural address.