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There’s been sort of an unwritten rule the past several years in Springfield to stay away from doing things like ban assault weapons. The votes...

Survivors and others testified at an Illinois House committee hearing, calling for bipartisan support for an assault weapons ban.

Democratic leaders haven’t wanted to unintentionally set off a pro-gun judicial tripwire.

The will of past Democratic leadership seemed to be to not overtly poke any big, cash-rich bears, like the National Rifle Association. That might be changing.

As the legislation awaits a vote in the U.S. Senate, Schneider said additional laws are needed to reduce gun violence from mass shootings to suicides after five people were gunned down at a Colorado Springs nightclub and seven at a Chesapeake, Virginia Walmart in late November.

Independent candidates in Waukegan and North Chicago, contenders for offices in other municipalities in Lake County as well as people running for other public positions like school boards, park boards, library boards and other positions can begin filing petitions Dec. 12 and have until 5 p.m. Dec. 19 to file in the appropriate place.

One of the headstones reportedly read: “Kanye was rite."

A temporary memorial garden was created next to Highland Park city hall as plans for a permanent fixture are put off while survivors of the shooting recover.

Since memorials near the downtown scene were too painful, the city chose Laurel Park for a temporary memorial. The space is still close to the scene, but on a less traveled street.

The two candidates running for a North Shore-centric congressional district that includes Highland Park have disparate views about how to prevent mass shootings -- one pushing for a federal assault weapons ban and the other calling for gun-free zones to be eliminated.