Illinois gun groups report mass confusion after assault weapons registry goes into effect
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Illinois elections board to vote on whether Trump can appear on state GOP’s primary ballot
The Illinois State Board of Elections (SBE) is deciding whether to remove former President Donald Trump from the state's Republican primary after a small number of voters filed a petition claiming he was disqualified from holding public office. A decisive vote will be held this month. The petition, like those filed in more than a […]
Illinois voters latest to challenge Trump candidacy under 14th Amendment
A new challenge to former President Trump's voting eligibility under the 14th Amendment was filed Thursday in Illinois. Submitted on behalf of five voters in the State of Illinois, objection mark The nonprofit group Free Speech For People's fourth challenge seeks to remove Trump from ballots in various states across the country. The Supreme Court […]
Pritzker names new head of embattled Illinois family services agency
Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Wednesday named a juvenile justice commissioner to take over the troubled Department of Children and Family Services. Heidi Mueller, 49, will replace Mark D. Smith, who has been at the helm since 2019 and has been charged with multiple contempt of court charges for improperly housing young people in the agency's […]
Illinois cold case investigation identifies veteran missing since 1970s
The elderly man known as Seven was buried in a Catholic cemetery in Chicago in 2015, leaving only a numbered cement cylinder. Seven's identity was recently discovered by Cook County Sheriff's Office investigators using postmortem fingerprints. She was identified as Reba C. Bailey, a female Army veteran who had been missing since the 1970s. At […]
Illinois moves forward with sweeping legal changes in 2024
Illinois residents will navigate 320 new state laws in 2024. The ban on semi-automatic firearms includes certain restrictions on brand and type, ammunition limits, and requires registration of previously purchased guns with the Illinois State Police. E-cigarettes are also prohibited indoors, and the ban under the Illinois Smoking-Free Law extends to electronic smoking devices. When […]