Two new gun laws were signed by Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker this week, bringing changes to things like gun storage and tracing. Pritzker signed the measures into law during a Monday event. Here’s a ...

Gun owners in Illinois will soon be required to take additional measures to keep their weapons out of the hands of children ...

Pritzker acknowledged there is no one reason Chicago's homicide rate is down 3% from last year, shootings down 40%, and carjackings down 50%.

Illinois gun owners soon will be required to take additional steps to keep their weapons out of kids' hands. Also, police in the state must now start tracing the ownership of any firearm found at ...

Gov. JB Pritzker signed the safe gun storage bill into law, requiring gun owners to keep their firearms in a locked container if a minor or at-risk person could gain access to the weapon, and gun ...

Raoul by the Illinois State Rifle Association, Firearms Policy Coalition, C4 Gun Store, Marengo Guns and Dane Harrel, for whom the lawsuit is named.” Here's background on the case: ...

SPRINGFIELD Gun owners in Illinois will soon be required to take additional measures to keep their weapons out of the hands of children under a new law signed Monday by Gov. JB Pritzker.

The case before the Supreme Court involves an Illinois state law enacted in January. The legislation bans the sale of a series of guns including the AR-15 and AK-47.

Unaware of Illinois’ gun laws, she didn’t have a FOID card or concealed carry license. Shamyia Phillips stands in Palmer Park in Chicago on June 13, 2025.