One lawyer said it is “proof that these laws are consistent with the Second Amendment and can—and should—be upheld by courts across the country.” Illinois Democrats and gun control advocates on Friday welcomed a federal appeals court decision upholding the state’s ban on assault weapons and high-capacity magazines amid renewed demands for a similar restrictions nationwide in the wake […]
“How many more times do we have to wipe the blood off our streets before action is taken?” asked the Florida Democratic Party chair. On the heels of Maine officials confirming that the shooter who killed 18 people in Lewiston earlier this week was found dead, shootings in Florida, Illinois, and Indianapolis early Sunday fueled further calls for action […]
“Let’s be clear. This was directly connected to the dehumanizing of Palestinians that has been allowed over the last week by our media, by our elected officials,” said one Illinois state lawmaker. U.S. civil rights defenders on Monday condemned the fatal stabbing of a 6-year-old Palestinian American boy in Illinois, an alleged hate crime that […]
Alaska State Troopers report that the body of the Illinois man who died on the mudflats near Hope has been retrieved and his next of kin have been notified. Troopers received a call at 5:52 pm Sunday evening that a man, now identified as 20-year-old Zachary Porter of Illinois, was trapped in the mud of […]