Author: Greg Bishop | The Center Square

(The Center Square) – The Illinois House Gun Violence Prevention Committee continues to hear proposals involving further gun control measures. One would create a task force to investigate insurance mandates for gun owners. The other would increase fees for transferring firearms.  State Rep. Bob Morgan, D-Deerfield, has House Bill 33 to increase the fee from $2 to…

(The Center Square) – A newly created Illinois House committee aims to tackle more gun control measures. When the new General Assembly was seated and rules were agreed upon last month, legislators created the Illinois House Gun Violence Prevention Committee. During the committee’s first hearing last week, two measures were discussed. One would modify the…

(The Center Square) – Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker is catching flack for referencing Nazis when criticizing President Donald Trump. The last part of Pritzker’s speech Wednesday included references to Nazis six times as he discussed the election of Trump to the White House. “If you think I’m overreacting and sounding the alarm too soon, consider…

(The Center Square) – Whether illegal immigrants have the right to keep and bear arms is a question now up for the Seventh Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals. The case USA v. Heriberto Carbajal-Flores centers around Flores’ arrest in Chicago for having a firearm. Representing the federal government, Margaret Steindorf said Flores’ immigration status is…

(The Center Square) – It’s now up to the Illinois Supreme Court to decide if a recently enacted state law limiting where people can file constitutional challenges against the state to Sangamon and Cook counties, not any of the other 100 counties. The case Piasa Armory vs. Kwame Raoul out of Madison County challenges the…

(The Center Square) – One of the several dozen Illinoisans charged with crimes during the Jan. 6, 2021, protests at the U.S. Capitol feels vindicated after a sweeping pardon by President Donald Trump. In signing the executive order for the pardons on Day 1 of his administration, Trump called the defendants “hostages” and said they are getting…

(The Center Square) – With the U.S. Congress in Republican control and the new Trump administration in power, the possibility of a national concealed carry reciprocity law is increasing. Some are speculating how that will impact Illinois. Every state in the nation has some sort of concealed carry law. The requirements vary state by state.…

(The Center Square) – The rules for the 104th Illinois General Assembly are now in place despite House Republicans urging for changes to make things more fair for the minority party. The new 104th General Assembly elected in November was seated Wednesday. Thursday, the first order of business was to approve the rules of how…

(The Center Square) – The 103rd Illinois General Assembly is in the past as legislators wrap up lame duck session. During the four-day lame duck session that included the capital city being hit with a blizzard, legislators approved a slew of new bills ready to be sent to the governor. One dealt with orders of…

(The Center Square) – With Illinois legislators scheduled back to the capitol Saturday, Jan. 4, some are watching what the lame duck session could mean for gun control laws. During the previous lame duck session in early January 2023, legislators approved the ban on certain semi-automatic firearms and magazines. That measure continues to be challenged…