Mawa Iqbal
Statehouse reporter-
Thursday was the final day of a trial challenging the law, passed in response to the 2022 mass shooting in Highland Park. -
The first witness called by those challenging the ban was a downstate gun dealer who testified AR-15-style guns are used for self-defense. -
Massey was shot and killed by a former sheriff’s deputy. Her family believes the law should be changed to prevent officers from bouncing around law enforcement agencies. -
The legislation, which has bipartisan support, would take guns from people with restraining orders against them. -
Ranked choice voting could be an option in Illinois in 2028. We’re breaking down what that change would look like and why it matters. -
Some newly introduced legislation seeks to expand insurance coverage or offer incentives for fertility care in Illinois. -
A new law allowed gun owners to keep assault weapons if they disclosed them. Illinois county registration rates ranged from 0.5% to 1.8%.
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Amid a national movement to update instruction to match what science says about learning to read, Illinois adopts a blueprint to improve reading. -
There's been years of debate over cash bail and its impact on the justice system and people who have to pay cash to stay out of jail before trial. Illinois became the first state to ban the practice.
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The law aimed to stop the use of deceptive practices to steer patients away from abortion care. A lawsuit argued the law violated free speech.
