On the morning of Nov. 6, Tara Bell woke up at 4:15 with a panic in her chest. After a stressful election night, she turned ...

Democrats who control the Illinois General Assembly return to Springfield this week facing an agenda that now includes considering how to address the implications of President-elect Donald Trump’s ...

On Friday, U.S. District Judge Stephen McGlynn calmed the dentist-turned-businessman’s nerves – ruling Illinois’ ban is “unconstitutional.” In a 168-page opinion, the downstate judge cited the law as ...

CHICAGO - Donald Trump won the presidential election Tuesday while many local offices were also up for grabs; tent ...

SPRINGFIELD – A federal judge in East St. Louis on Friday struck down Illinois’ assault weapons ban on the grounds that it ...

Officials in the state have already filed an appeal after the Trump-appointed judge’s ruling, which cites recent Supreme ...

Illinois' assault weapons ban was ruled unconstitutional by a U.S. District Judge, a decision that will be appealed by the ...

The 168-page ruling, by Donald Trump-appointee Stephen McGlynn, deals a sharp blow to reformers and marks the latest major court ruling to expand gun rights in the wake of the conservative-dominated U ...

Illinois' attorney general is asking an appellate court to intervene after a federal judge on Friday overturned the state's ...

A federal judge in East St. Louis found Illinois’ gun and magazine ban is unconstitutional and enjoined the state from ...