U.S. District Judge Stephen McGlynn is holding off on enforcing his ruling for 30 days to allow Illinois leaders time to ...

A federal judge in Illinois has ruled the state's blanket ban on assault weapons is unconstitutional and violates the Second ...

U.S. District Judge Stephen McGlynn says the law bans firearms covered by the Second Amendment and is not supported by ...

The decision comes as a federal appeals court in the state last month upheld the assault weapon ban — which was passed last ...

Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. A federal judge in East St. Louis on Friday struck down ...

Government may not deprive law-abiding citizens of their guaranteed right to self-defense as a means of offense,” the judge ...

In this August 2012 photo, three variations of the AR-15 assault rifle are displayed at the California Department of Justice ...

In September, a jury failed to reach a unanimous verdict in the case against former AT&T Illinois President Paul La Schiazza.

Recent changes to Illinois’ Biometric Information Privacy Act aimed at limiting damages awards apply to lawsuits that were ...

Illinois lawmakers first passed the assault weapon ban, as well as a ban on high-capacity ammo magazines, in January 2023.

On the House floor Tuesday, state Rep. Dan Caulkins, R-Decatur, said the state’s gun ban was deemed unconstitutional by ...