U.S. District Judge Stephen McGlynn is holding off on enforcing his ruling for 30 days to allow Illinois leaders time to ...

A federal judge has overturned Illinois’ ban on semiautomatic weapons, leaning on recent U.S. Supreme Court rulings that ...

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

In this August 2012 photo, three variations of the AR-15 assault rifle are displayed at the California Department of Justice ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- A downstate federal judge has ruled Illinois' assault weapons ban unconstitutional on Friday. The judge in ...

The ban was signed into law in January 2023 and prohibited the sale or transfer of assault rifles and high-capacity magazines ...

A federal judge in downstate Illinois has ruled against the state’s “Protect Illinois Communities Act," declaring that the ...

The decision comes as a federal appeals court in the state last month upheld the assault weapon ban — which was passed last ...

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois — A federal judge on Friday overturned Illinois’ ban on ... similar guns, large-capacity magazines and ...

With just over two weeks to go until the general election, the number one priority for Cook County State's Attorney ...

Voters cast ballots at the Chicago Early Voting Loop Supersite ... Harris, who has said she owns a gun, proposes to ban assault weapons and high-capacity magazines; require universal background ...