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January 24, 2023

NRA challenges Illinois semiautomatic gun ban in court: 'Blatant violation' of Second Amendment rights

The NRA filed a lawsuit against the state of Illinois over Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker signing gun control legislation that bans semiautomatic rifles and some gun attachments.

January 24, 2023

Missing body found in Chicago days after van stolen from funeral home; police searching for suspect

Police in Illinois have recovered the body of a man in Chicago after a van holding the remains was stolen from a funeral home 90 miles away in Rockford over the weekend.

January 24, 2023

Chicago police searching for suspects after 2 killed, 3 wounded in 'targeted' home invasion

Police in Chicago continued to investigate what authorities called a "targeted" home invasion that left two people shot dead and three others critically wounded.

January 24, 2023

Illinois fights back after judge slaps restraining order on gun control law

Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul has appealed a judge's decision to slap the new gun control law with a temporary restraining order, arguing the order was improper.

January 24, 2023

2 killed, 3 injured in Chicago apartment shooting in the South Shore neighborhood

An apartment shooting in Chicago's South Shore neighborhood killed two people and critically injured three others. Multiple suspects fled from the apartment following the shooting.

January 24, 2023

MO man sentenced to life in prison for killing a 24-year-old Illinois police officer

Caleb Campbell was sentenced to life in prison for killing an Illinois police officer. The man had a gun and active warrants in his car when he fled from a traffic stop.

January 24, 2023

Illinois sheriff refuses to enforce new gun control law: ‘Clear violation of the 2nd Amendment’

An Illinois sheriff made himself a target of gun control advocates after he argued that a new state law was in "clear violation of the 2nd Amendment."

January 23, 2023

Van stolen from Illinois funeral home, body reported missing

A van belonging to a Rockford, Illinois, funeral home was stolen Saturday, with the body of an unidentified man reportedly still inside.

January 23, 2023

Illinois man pleads guilty to covering up murder of woman whose baby was cut from womb in 2019: reports

An Illinois man pleaded guilty to obstruction of justice after he cleaned up a murder scene where two women strangled and cut an unborn child from a woman's womb.

January 23, 2023

Illinois woman pleads guilty in connection with death of her disabled son, sentenced to 4 years of probation

A woman whose 15-year-old disabled son died has been sentenced to four years of probation. The teen was allegedly not provided appropriate hydration, nutrition, and medical care.