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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.