Welcome to our live blog tracking the latest news and developments from the United States. Stay updated with real-time ...

PICA also requires owners of assault weapons to register them with Illinois State Police. An email sent to The Center Square by SAF indicates they are “joined in Harrel v.

Chabris E. Link, 36, had been charged with first-degree intentional homicide for the death of 24-year-old Eric A. Ranson, of ...

Democratic Gov. JB Pritzker will announce Thursday that he will seek a third term next year, answering a question about his ...

A German court has lifted a ban imposed by the government last year on a far-right magazine, ruling that the case against it didn’t clear the high bar required to ...

It was another Sunday morning of sometimes heated but always civil political debate on Hancock and Kelley for Sunday, June 22, 2025.

CHICAGO — Four Illinois Democratic members of Congress joined immigration and human rights advocates Wednesday morning at a suburban federal immigration processing center, demanding entry into the fac ...

Ghazala Hashmi, the first Muslim to serve in Virginia's Senate, wins Democratic nomination for lieutenant governor.

EDWARDSVILLE — Madison County State’s Attorney Tom Haine is taking the lead among Illinois state’s attorneys in filing a brief in a federal court case challenging Illinois' assault weapons ...

What happened instead was a 20-17 vote to uphold Lawson's ruling, which appeared to be more of a leadership loyalty test than a test vote on the proposed assault weapons ban.