Author: Greg Bishop | The Center Square

(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…

(The Center Square) – Cook County is at No. 6 on the American Tort Reform Association’s Judicial Hellholes list. ATRA has been publishing the annual Judicial Hellholes list for more than 20 years. President Tiger Joyce said this year, Cook County is among the worst. “Cook County is home to a disproportionate amount of the…

(The Center Square) – President-elect Donald Trump is planning to declare a national emergency to begin mass deportation operations. Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker said he thinks that’s unconstitutional and illegal.  On Truth Social, Trump said “True!!!” to a post from Judicial Watch President Tom Fitton about reports the incoming administration is “prepared to declare a national emergency…

(The Center Square) – With all eyes on Tuesday’s election, some are already thinking about upcoming Illinois legislation sessions. Gov. J.B. Pritzker said he has a legislative agenda, but doesn’t expect much until the new General Assembly is seated in January. “Lots of agenda. Not necessarily for the veto session,” Pritzker said at the Governor’s…

(The Center Square) – Gun stores across Illinois are preparing for the possible outcome of a federal court striking down the state’s gun and magazine ban. Sometime after Oct. 20, Southern District of Illinois federal Judge Stephen McGlynn could rule on the consolidated case challenging the ban. Some expect he will issue a permanent injunction.…

(The Center Square) – One of the plaintiffs suing the Chicago Teachers Union to open the books for how union dues are spent says after bringing a complaint forward, leaders humiliated and intimidated them. The Liberty Justice Center said CTU hasn’t met its obligation to publish an audit report for its members since it published…

(The Center Square) – Former President Donald Trump’s plan to deport criminal illegal immigrants could run into a roadblock in Illinois as Republicans doubt the state would be of much help because of its “sanctuary” status. Trump running mate, Ohio U.S. Sen. J.D. Vance, explained during the CBS vice presidential debate a bit of their…

(The Center Square) – The federal judge overseeing the challenge to Illinois’ gun and magazine ban questioned what would have happened if Black victims of the East St. Louis race riot of 1917 had such firearms. Before Judge Stephen McGlynn is the question of whether Illinois’ Protect Illinois Communities Act, which bans the sale and…

(The Center Square) – Whether commercially available semi-automatic rifles now banned in Illinois are common or too similar to military grade firearms was the focus of Day 2 of the bench trial of Illinois’ gun and magazine ban. On preliminary grounds, the Seventh Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals ruled in favor of the state last…

(The Center Square) – The bench trial for the challenge to Illinois’ gun and magazine ban continues in East St. Louis. Illinois enacted a ban on semi-automatic firearms and magazines over certain capacities in January 2023. Lawsuits challenging the law in federal court went all the way up to the U.S. Supreme Court on preliminary…