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Naperville gun shop owner asks Supreme Court to block IL gun ban
The owner of Law Weapons in Naperville says federal judges have 'invented' a legal reasoning that allows states and cities to ban weapons if they can designate them as "particularly dangerous," and SCOTUS needs to block the law while court challenges continue
Macon County judge declares IL 'assault weapons' ban unconstitutional
Ruling sets up immediate appeal of the state law based case to the Illinois Supreme Court. The ruling does not impact the Second Amendment cases pending in federal court.
Macon County judge issues another limited restraining order vs IL 'assault weapons' ban
The ruling is not statewide, limited only to the plaintiffs and members of Macon County gun owners association listed in the complaint led by State Rep. Dan Caulkins, R-Decatur
IL State Police enforcing gun ban, while court challenges continue
Cases just getting started in federal court, while sparring begins in court between attorneys pressing separate actions against the Illinois "assault weapons" ban
IL A/G appeals gun ban restraining order; Another 1,690 plaintiffs line up to seek a similar order in another lawsuit
Attorney Tom DeVore and the Illinois Attorney General's office will square off in court in southern Illinois again on Wednesday, as DeVore seeks another temporary restraining order on behalf of 1,600 more gun owners and shop owners throughout Illinois
Pritzker signs Illinois gun ban as opponents prepare to sue
Gov. JB Pritzker quickly signed into law a new measure that would prohibit the sale of many firearms and require registration of prohibited guns if they are already owned. Gun owners rights groups promised to overthrow the law in court, calling it unconstitutional overreach by the state's Democratic supermajority
Illinois gun ban bill advances, poised to pass before end of lame-duck
Illinois lawmakers are moving forward with a proposed ban on future sales of certain semi-automatic guns and magazines with more than 12 rounds.
Gun rights groups plan lawsuits if Illinois lawmakers enact semi-auto weapon ban
Illinois Second Amendment rights supporters predict Illinois Democrats will lose big in court if they attempt to enact new bans on the sale of certain kinds of firearms, including the AR-15
Illinois attorney general candidates differ on Pritzker's pandemic orders, forcing Kim Foxx to prosecute crimes
Democrat Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul and Republican challenger Tom DeVore faced off in a debate on WTTW in Chicago on Tuesday.
Attorney General says Pritzker-connected work comp fraud case referred to appellate prosecutor
The prosecutor is also handling criminal charges for overtime fraud against Jenny Thornley, a former chief fiscal officer for the Illinois State Police Merit Board. Thornley is now accused of using political ties to Gov. JB Pritzker to improperly secure workers comp after she was fired for alleged overtime fraud
Unsealed records allege Pritzker oversaw fraudulent workers comp payments to former campaign worker
Former Pritzker campaign worker Jenny Thornley has been accused of fraud in wrongfully collecting unemployment benefits and in allegedly falsely accusing her former supervisor of sexual harassment to allegedly cover up alleged falsified payroll records
Raoul ‘tied at the hip’ with Pritzker on COVID mandates that GOP challenger says ‘destroyed lives’
Tom DeVore, the Republican nominee for Illinois Attorney General, who filed numerous lawsuits challenging Gov. JB Pritzker's Covid-related orders, says voters should also hold accountable Attorney General Kwame Raoul, who vigorously defended those orders in court
Springfield judge denies class certification in mask, vaccine mandate cases
The judge has continued to hold off her ruling on plaintiffs' request for restraining order against the mandates. But she says there is too much uncertain about these cases to allow them to proceed as class actions at this time.
Arguments in cases brought by parents, teachers, against COVID mandates continue
A Springfield judge refused to step away from the lawsuit brought by hundreds of parents challenging mask and exclusion mandates imposed by Gov. JB Pritzker and enforced by nearly two dozen school districts, indicating she believed the defendants may be using a tactic to push back a ruling on the plaintiffs' request for a restraining order against the mandates
Dozens of educators sue Pritzker, 22 school districts over vaccine, mask mandates
The teachers and school staff allege the state's vaccine, mask and other COVID-related mandates violate their rights under the Illinois Health Care Right of Conscience Act.