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A proposal meant to address Chicago’s gun violence is being met with some strong resistance from African-American lawmakers. The bill would lock up repeat…
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U.S. House Democrats staged a sit-in on the House floor yesterday. U.S. Rep. Cheri Bustos, D-East Moline, was among several Illinois representatives…
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Illinois Democrats are advancing plans preventing people with mental illnesses from legally owning firearms.The plans target state gun owner's…
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Governor Scott Walker wants Wisconsin's attorney general to challenge President Barack Obama's gun control plan.Walker said in a statement Wednesday that…
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The U.S. Supreme Court has rejected an appeal from gun owners who challenged a Chicago suburb's ban on assault weapons.The justices on Monday refused to…
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A Chicago community group is suing three suburbs, accusing them of not adequately monitoring gun stores they believe are the source of weapons that have…
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Illinois Governor Pat Quinn is bringing the debate over guns into his re-election campaign.Quinn says the issue of military-style weapons represents a…
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As Illinois gun owners increasingly are allowed to carry their firearms as they go about their daily lives -- a new poll shows half of Illinois voters…
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Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan says a U.S. Supreme Court decision should help settle an aspect of the debate over concealed carry in Illinois. One…
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Activists carried signs saying: "Loose guns = Lost Lives," "Love Thy Neighbor Not Thy Gun," and "Connecticut Protected Their Children! What Will Illinois…