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Ban on concealed carry on Cook County Forest Preserve lands unconstitutional, judge rules

By Scott Holland | Tuesday, Sep 14, 2021 @ 10:48pm

A federal judge in Chicago struck down a state law that prohibits concealed carry on Cook County Forest Preserve District sites. The judge gave Illinois state lawmakers six months to try to fix the law.
Motel operators ask U.S. Supreme Court to mow down amounts Chicago can fine for violations of city weed ordinance

By Dan Churney | Monday, Jan 11, 2016 @ 10:51am

Attorneys for a Skokie motel corporation are asking the U.S. Supreme Court to establish the formula for courts to use in determining whether state and local fines are over the top, as they challenge federal court dismissals of their lawsuit alleging fines charged by the city of Chicago under its weed ordinance are excessive under the U.S. Constitution.