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What to know about Illinois’ assault weapons ban
WEBDec 5, 2023 · Illinois’ assault weapons ban is wide-ranging and affects a variety of firearms and accessories, most notably weapons based on the design of the AR-15. The law classifies more than 170 different models of firearm as assault weapons. The statute also lists several general types of weapons under its definition of assault weapon, including …
Peter Hancock | Statehouse Reporter - Capitol News Illinois
WEBPeter Hancock. Peter was one of the founding reporters with Capitol News Illinois. He came to Springfield after many years working in Topeka, Kansas, where he covered the Kansas statehouse and other beats. He began his reporting career in 1989 at a small county weekly newspaper and has worked in a variety of settings including both daily and ...
Judge orders prison officials to relocate Stateville population by …
WEBAug 12, 2024 · A federal judge is ordering Gov. JB Pritzker’s administration to move the vast majority of those incarcerated at Stateville Correctional Center near Joliet out of the aging prison by the end of September, citing health and safety concerns posed by the facility. The Illinois Department of Corrections had previously stated its intention to ...
Capitol Briefs: Pritzker signs executive order for strategic plan on ...
WEBAug 13, 2024 · Gov. JB Pritzker on Tuesday kicked off a decade-long process to address the needs of aging Illinoisans, signing an executive order to hire a chief planning officer within the state’s Department on Aging.. With the U.S. Census Bureau estimating that approximately one quarter of Illinois’ population expected to be 60 or older by 2030, the …
FOID, red flags and restraining orders: How state laws regulate …
WEBJul 8, 2022 · By BETH HUNDSDORFER Capitol News Illinois bhundsdorfer@capitolnewsillinois.com A mass shooting in Highland Park at a Fourth of July parade prompted questions about how the suspect was able to obtain a gun in a state with some of the strictest gun laws in the nation. Law enforcement officials have said that the …
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As Illinois receives praise for its cannabis equity efforts ...
WEBAug 28, 2024 · Medical marijuana patients can now purchase cannabis grown by small businesses as part of their allotment, Illinois’ top cannabis regulator said, but smaller, newly licensed cannabis growers are still seeking greater access …
The News Team - Capitol News Illinois
WEBJC Dart WEB ADMINISTRATOR – JC joined CNI in 2023, bringing with her two decades of expertise in data analytics, web design, and website administration. Videographer & Editor. Andrew Campbell VIDEOGRAPHER & EDITOR – Andrew has been working as a photojournalist since 2017. He started at Newschannel 20 in Springfield where he …
What’s in the SAFE-T Act? A look at the 2021 criminal justice …
WEBMay 18, 2022 · SPRINGFIELD – Amid a campaign season in which every constitutional office and seat in the Illinois General Assembly will be up for vote, rising crime and a landmark criminal justice reform passed in 2021 have become dominant topics for Republicans trying to loosen Democrats’ hold on state government.