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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Democrats in the Illinois House have unveiled a proposal to ban assault weapons and high-capacity ammunition magazines and eliminate the ability for most people under 21 to obtain a gun permit in the state.   The Illinois State Capitol in Springfield, Ill., shown Wednesday, June 21, 2006, measures 361 feet to the [...]

Democrat lawmakers in Illinois are pushing an “assault weapons” ban, a minimum age requirement of 21 years to buy a firearms, and a ban on ammunition magazines holding more than ten rounds. Democrats have a supermajority in the Illinois General Assembly and seek to use that majority to add quickly add restrictions to the exercise [...]

CHICAGO — An man attempting to holster a firearm accidentally shot a 3-year-old boy in the leg, Chicago police said Thursday night. The shooting occurred in the 100 block of N Latrobe just after 8:30 p.m. on the city’s West Side. Read more...

Authorities have confirmed that two children and three adults were among the five found deceased inside a Buffalo Grove home where neighbors say a family lived. The Buffalo Grove Police Department responded around 11:12 a.m. Wednesday to the 2800 block of Acacia Terrace in Buffalo Grove. Read more...

(The Center Square) – Changes to the SAFE-T Act’s no-cash bail provision set to take effect January 1 have been filed and Illinois state lawmakers are aiming to pass the changes Thursday. The cashless bail provision was passed in early January 2021 along with other provisions of the SAFE-T Act. Read more...

The Oregon Firearms Federation (OFF) has filed a lawsuit to stop the stringent controls contained in Ballot Measure 114 (BM 114) from taking effect. The Associated Press reports that OFF, along with “a local sheriff and a gun store owner [are asking] the court to declare the law unconstitutional and issue an injunction to prevent [...]

Police officers arrested a man after a resident called 911 to report that he had tried to pry open the rear door to their residence in Waukegan, prosecutors said. Robert A. Bolden, 26, of Waukegan, was charged with attempted residential burglary and criminal damage to property. Read more...

A woman in her 30s died after officers found her lying in the roadway in Waukegan after being shot early Sunday morning, authorities said. The Waukegan Police Department and Waukegan Fire Department responded around 1 a.m. Sunday to the 500 block of May Street for a shooting. Read more...

A law enforcement task force arrested a Cook County man after witnessing him commit multiple car burglaries in Lake County, prosecutors said. Daniel O’Shea, 53, of Bellwood, was charged with burglary, possessing burglary tools, theft, identity theft and unlawful possession of a credit or debit card. Read more...

Officials say a suspect in a stolen vehicle escaped from officers on foot after leading police on a pursuit that began in Spring Grove and ended in Waukegan Saturday morning. A Spring Grove police officer attempted to conduct a traffic stop around 12:30 a.m. Saturday in Spring Grove, according to Spring Grove Police Department Detective [...]