Federal appeals court upholds Illinois assault weapons ban
1 of 5 | Senate Majority Leader Dick Durbin, D-IL, speaks during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing entitled 'After the Highland Park Attack: Protecting Our…
Illinois man pleads not guilty in killing of Palestinian-American boy | Islamophobia News
Joseph Czuba, 71, is charged in the fatal United States stabbing of six-year-old Wadea Al-Fayoume and the wounding of Hanaan Shahin on October 14. A…
Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker launches nonprofit to promote abortion rights
1 of 2 | Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker has launched a national nonprofit focusing on abortion rights and battling what he says is "extremism" in…
Slaying of 6-year-old Muslim in Illinois connected to Israel-Hamas war
The boy, who was pronounced dead at the hospital, was stabbed 26 times with a large military-style knife, according to an autopsy Sunday, the sheriff’s…
Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker calls on Biden to address ‘untenable’ migrant crisis
J.B. Pritzker, governor of Illinois, is calling on the Biden administration to do more to address the migrant crisis. File Photo by Andrew Harrer/UPI |…
Illinois state Supreme Court upholds assault weapons ban
1/3 The Illinois State Supreme Court Friday upheld an assault weapons ban in the state. File Photo by Sergio Flores/UPI | License Photo Aug. 11…
Three dead, 14 injured after bus crashes into truck trailers at highway rest area in Illinois
A passenger bus crash has killed three people and and injured 14 others in southern Illinois.The St-Louis bound Greyhound bus crashed into three tractor-trailers parked…
A rural Illinois town became an abortion haven. It’s a precarious role
CARBONDALE, Ill. – The 26-year-old had never heard of the distant southern Illinois town, but it had become the closest option. So she cobbled together…
Illinois probe reveals rampant sexual abuse in Catholic Church | Crime News
The report names 451 clerics and religious brothers with substantiated claims of sexual abuse against them in the US. The attorney general of Illinois in…
Catholic Church in Illinois underreported child sex abuse, report finds
Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul releases the 696-page "Report on Catholic Clergy Child Sex Abuse in Illinois" on Tuesday in downtown Chicago. The report names…
Supreme Court lets Illinois ban sale of some assault weapons
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Wednesday turned down a 2nd Amendment appeal from gun owners and let stand for now an Illinois law banning the…
Shootout on Illinois interstate wounds state trooper, kills suspect
May 9 (UPI) -- A Tuesday shootout on an interstate near Mount Vernon, Ill., left one state trooper wounded and the suspected gunman dead, according…
Blinding US dust storm leads to fatal collisions in Illinois | Weather News
Up to 60 cars and nearly 30 commercial vehicles collided on a rural highway, killing at least six passengers. Gusting winds in the Midwestern United…
Federal judge temporarily blocks Illinois’ assault weapon ban
1/3 A federal judge in Illinois ruled the state cannot yet enforce a previously-passed law that bans assault-style weapons, among other gun control measures. File…
Illinois man charged with killing neighbor using a leaf blower in yard
A 79-year-old Illinois man was charged with murder for fatally shooting his neighbor while he was doing yard work earlier this month, authorities said Tuesday.The Lake County…
Tornadoes strike Arkansas and Illinois, killing at least 7 people | Environment News
The destructive weather comes as President Joe Biden tours the aftermath of a deadly tornado that struck Mississippi a week ago. First responders in the…
Winter storm reaches Illinois, Flooding in CA
Winter weather warnings and other advisories that struck the Plains this week are moving east on Wednesday, extending into parts of the Midwest. Snow, ice and…
Northern Illinois Bottlecap Balloon Brigade loses transmission with pico balloon after US authorities down objects
A US hobby group says it lost contact with its pico balloon, last detected flying over south-east Alaska on February 11, sparking speculation it could be…
Illinois man charged in Planned Parenthood arson
Tyler W. Massengill, 32, of Chillicothe, Ill., was charged Wednesday with setting fire to a Planned Parenthood facility in Peoria. Image courtesy of Justice Department…
Dozens of local sheriffs say they won’t enforce new Illinois gun law
1/2 Dozens of county sheriffs in Illinois say they won’t enforce a new a state law banning assault-style weapons. File Photo courtesy of St. Louis…