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The Lake County Sheriff’s Office said that criminal charges are possible

President says ‘epidemic of gun violence is tearing our communities apart’ after mass shootings in Philadelphia, Fort Worth, Baltimore and Chicago

Even in states that allow abortion if the life of the mother is in danger, doctors say fear of prosecution is leading many to send high-risk patients to Illinois.

In the immediate aftermath of last year’s mass shooting at Highland Park’s Fourth of July parade came the expected questions when such a tragedy unfolds: Who was the gunman? Where had his weapon come from?

Newspapers and broadcasts teem with stories about teens and young adults committing crimes — many of them horrible and violent. Justice demands a fair trial, and if juries convict, then the appropriate sentence must be meted out. If the crime is heinous enough to warrant a longer sentence, so be…

When the Legislature and the governor enact a budget, they have to make the numbers balance.

Girl suspected to have died from drowning as investigators conduct autopsy

Destructive derecho storms wreak havoc across central US with hurricane-force winds and tornadoes.

New reasonable childhood independence laws in these states will make it easier for parents to let children enjoy the holiday.