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Lake County Sheriff John Idleburg had a message for gun owners concerned about Illinois new ban on the purchase, sale and manufacture of some high-powered weapons and large capacity magazines: Read the law and "take a deep breath."

The conversation around assault weapons has gripped Lake County in particular after a gunman fired at least 80 rounds from an AR-15 style rifle at Highland Park’s Fourth of July parade last summer, killing seven people and injuring dozens.

Six months since the mass shooting at a Fourth of July parade left seven dead, Illinois lawmakers on Tuesday passed an assault weapons ban.

Six months since the mass shooting at a Fourth of July parade left seven dead, Illinois lawmakers on Tuesday passed an assault weapons ban.

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker wasted little time after the state legislature gave final approval to legislation banning the sale and manufacture of so-called assault weapons on Tuesday afternoon, quickl...

On Monday, the Illinois State Senate passed the Protect Illinois Communities Act which now heads to the Illinois House of Representatives.

The Illinois House and Senate have both passed a bill that bans the future sale of certain semi-automatic guns and various capacity magazines. The measure now heads to the governor to sign into law.

It comes in the wake of the July 4 Highland Park parade shooting which left seven people dead and dozens more wounded.

The debate on two key issues moves to the Illinois Senate after the House approves measures on gun control and abortion rights.

A bill banning certain semi-automatic guns and magazines with more than 12 rounds in Illinois has advanced out of a committee and been sent to the state House to be voted on.