After the Supreme Court announced it would take up a challenge to Cook County's assault weapons ban, State's Attorney Eileen ...

Cook County State’s Attorney Eileen O’Neill Burke vowed to “not back down” from defending the ordinance, saying assault ...

Good morning, Chicago. The U.S. Supreme Court indicated yesterday it would hear arguments possibly later this year over Cook County’s ban on so-called assault weapons and a similar law in ...

The US Supreme Court on Tuesday granted certiorari to two consolidated cases challenging 'assault weapon' bans, setting the ...

Gov. J.B. Pritzker is defending Illinois' ban on assault-style weapons after the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear a case ...

Cook County’s ordinance prohibits the possession, acquisition and transfer of the weapons in question. It applies to 125 prohibited rifles, such as AR-15s. But gun-rights advocates say only “dangerous ...

In 2024, Pallmeyer ruled in favor of the defendants — Cook County, Sheriff Tom Dart, Board President Toni Preckwinkle and then-State’s Attorney Kim Foxx. The plaintiffs appealed to the 7th Circuit, ...

The Supreme Court announced Tuesday that it will decide whether cities and states may ban people from owning AR-15 rifles and ...

A Supreme Court that has expanded gun rights will consider whether bans on semiautomatic rifles, often called assault weapons ...

People who fail to pay court-ordered support to their children or former spouses can land in jail. Expanding access to lawyers for parents at the start of divorce cases could mean fewer problems in ...