The Latest Breaking News from Illinois

The lawsuit against the Department of Children and Family Services officials comes after an investigation by the Illinois Answers Project found that the problem was only getting worse.

Attorneys say the family of an Illinois man whose death prompted murder charges against two paramedics who strapped him facedown on a stretcher has filed a lawsuit against them and their employer

Legal challenges to Illinois’ semiautomatic weapons ban have begun

CHICAGO — Illinois’ flagship gun rights organization on Tuesday filed a federal lawsuit alleging the newly signed state law that prohibits high-powered guns and large-capacity ammunition magazines violates the Second Amendment of the U.S. Constitution.

The Illinois State Rifle Association lawsuit appears to be the first in federal court to challenge Illinois’ new weapons ban, but it is part of a burgeoning legal effort aimed at undoing the new law. Other lawsuits have been filed in state court.

CHICAGO — Gleaming white, with dark brown accents and tall windows that shine sea-glass green in the winter sun, the Northbrook Park District’s 2-year-old Techny Prairie fitness center issues an unmistakable invitation: Come inside! Run! Lift! Stretch! Play!

Illinois has inaugurated its 103rd General Assembly, with a host of new legislators.

A suit filed Jan. 13 in southern Illinois marked the beginning of the legal battle to overturn the law Gov. J.B Pritzker has called “one of the strongest assault weapons bans in the nation.” Another complaint was filed Tuesday by former Republican Illinois attorney general candidate Tom DeVore.

Union-tied group pushes for a mileage tax to ensure state’s road-building coffers remain full if Illinois meets its goal of having 1 million EVs on the road by the end of the decade.