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On the first full day of his second term, Gov. JB Pritzker on Tuesday signed a bill banning the sale, distribution and manufacture of high-power assault weapons, .50 caliber rifles and ammunition, and large-capacity magazines while still allowing people who already own such weapons to keep them.

Illinois becomes ninth state to ban military-style guns.

Gov. Pritzker signed a sweeping gun control law Tuesday, banning the sale and manufacture of many guns in the state.

(The Center Square) – The book is closed on Illinois' 102nd General Assembly. Illinois lawmakers are laying out their plans for the next two year term that begins Wednesday. The end of the lame-duck session for Illinois...

Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Tuesday signed legislation banning the purchase, sale and manufacture of some semi-automatic weapons, .50 caliber rifles and ammunition, and large-capacity magazines in the state while still allowing people who already own such weapons to keep them.

Local NAACP leaders hope communities across southern Illinois take part

Democrats in the General Assembly on Tuesday approved a wide-ranging measure aimed at shoring up Illinois’ position as a “haven” for abortion access in the Midwest, including legal protections for health care professionals and patients traveling from states where abortion access is illegal or restricted.

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The bill would also require certain insurers to provide HIV, abortion, and gender-affirming drugs without copay.

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - Democrats in the General Assembly on Tuesday approved a wide-ranging measure aimed at shoring up Illinois'...