A federal judge deemed Illinois' ban on assault weapons unconstitutional Friday, according to multiple outlets, though state ...

(WCIA) — The Illinois ban on assault weapons has lost a major court battle ... to the states by the Fourteenth Amendment,” the ruling reads. Also overturned was State Police’s registration ...

but the latest ruling will keep the ban alive as litigation ratchets up. WASHINGTON (CN) — The Supreme Court declined Wednesday to ensure access to assault weapons in Illinois, turning down an ...

In 2006, Cook County adopted a ban on assault weapons, defining them as any semi ... A state judge rejected their original claims, filed in 2007, but the Illinois Supreme Court remanded the case in ...

Ismael M. Belkoura is a graduate student in journalism with Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism, Media, ...

The Illinois Supreme Court on Wednesday heard arguments in a case centered on whether a state law passed in 2023 violates the ...

The Illinois Supreme Court heard oral arguments Wednesday over whether or not constitutional lawsuits should only be filed in Sangamon and Cook Counties.

2023 was an active year for Illinois ... ban on book bans, paid leave for all workers and the start of the SAFE-T Act. Jan. 1 also marked the deadline for gun owners to register their assault ...