The Latest Breaking News from Illinois

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker signs comprehensive gun bill banning sale of military-style firearms

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed into law Tuesday night a comprehensive measure that supporters called one of the nation’s toughest bans on military style firearms, immediately prohibiting their sale and giving current owners until Jan. 1 to register gun serial numbers with Illinois State Police.

Chicago Tribune · Jan 11, 2023

6 Takeaways from the Bears’ end-of-season press conference

From Ryan Poles' commanding presence to their commitment to Justin Fields, here are our takeaways from Tuesday's Bears press conference.

USA Today Sports Media Group · Jan 10, 2023

Chicago museums offering free admission days this winter — here’s when, where

The Shedd Aquarium, Art Institute, Field Museum and more are free on select days for Illinois residents.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jan 10, 2023

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker sets out 2nd-term agenda as weapons ban bill heads for final vote

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Seeking to build on the successes of his four years in office, Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker offered a second-term agenda Monday that called for a state constitutional right to abortion, making preschool available to every family and making public college free for children in working-class families.

Chicago Tribune · Jan 10, 2023

Ill. Senate OKs gun ban, House Democrats agree with changes

The Illinois Senate has approved a ban on semiautomatic weapons

The Independent UK · Jan 10, 2023

State assault weapons ban moves ahead after Democratic deal and echoes of a child’s screams

The Illinois Senate voted 34-20 to approve the measure, which now must go back to the Illinois House for concurrence. Earlier, lawmakers heard audio that began with a high-pitched cry from a child at the Highland Park Fourth of July parade. “What is happening?” the child screams. “What is…

Chicago Sun-Times · Jan 10, 2023

Classified Obama-Biden papers found at think tank, prompting DOJ review

‘The discovery of these documents was made by the President’s attorneys’, lawyer says

The Independent UK · Jan 9, 2023

Labor board to review case filed by CVS worker who said she was fired for refusing union membership

The National Labor Relations Board is scheduled to review a complaint filed by a 68-year-old part-time employee of an Evanston, Illinois, pharmacy who said she was fired for refusing to join a union.

Chicago Tribune · Jan 9, 2023

From free college to universal preschool, Pritzker pledges second-term ‘agenda as ambitious and bold as our people are’

In a speech that paid respect to everyone from a nurse who died from COVID-19, to victims of gun violence, to former Gov. Dwight Green, Gov. J.B. Pritzker vowed to “fight against a rising tide of hate,” protect women’s reproductive rights and finally get an assault weapons ban passed.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jan 9, 2023

Multibillionaire Pritzker takes 2nd oath as Illinois gov

A multibillionaire Democrat whose actions in the past year have suggested a possible interest in running for president has been sworn in as Illinois governor for the second time

The Independent UK · Jan 9, 2023