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

Get the latest news on President Donald Trump’s second term in the White House and the Republican-led Congress.

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.

The bench trial for a Knox County woman charged with murder will begin Monday morning. Marcy L. Oglesby, 53, is accused of ...

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 ...

A ruling against Illinois' assault weapons ban is being appealed to the Seventh Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals.

Madison County State’s Attorney Tom Haine has assembled a team of 35 elected State’s Attorneys from across Illinois to ...

Gun rights groups are asking a federal appeals court to overturn Illinois’ assault weapons ban, setting up a possible Supreme Court review.

WASHINGTON — A closely divided Supreme Court refused Monday to hear a 2nd Amendment challenge to the bans on semiautomatic rifles in Maryland, California and eight other blue states.