Supreme Court to hear Cook County assault weapons ban case, potentially setting up test for Illinois gun law

Cook County State’s Attorney Eileen O’Neill Burke vowed to “not back down” from defending the ordinance, saying assault ...

Judge dismisses Edgewater residents, businesses' lawsuit over Broadway zoning changes

Cook County Circuit Judge Neil Cohen said Edgewater residents failed to demonstrate how they were deprived of their ...

Report says opioid overdose deaths are falling in Cook County, but experts are cautious

In a major turnaround in the opioid crisis, overdose deaths are falling across Chicago and Cook County. A new report shows a ...
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Chicago and Cook County minimum wage hike takes effect Wednesday: What to know

CHICAGO — Starting Wednesday, the minimum wage for many workers will increase in Chicago and Cook County. The non-profit organization Arise Chicago held a press conference in West Town on Tuesday ...
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U.S. Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Challenge to Cook County’s Assault Weapons Ban

The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear a challenge to Cook County’s assault weapons ban. The high court on Tuesday granted certiorari in the case brought by a pair of Cook County residents and gun ...

Supreme Court to decide on right to own assault weapons

The Supreme Court has agreed to decide whether the Second Amendment’s right to keep and bear arms guarantees citizens the ...
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Supreme Court takes up major semiautomatic firearms case

The Supreme Court accepted Second Amendment cases Tuesday involving a ban on modern semiautomatic firearms. The justices ...

Entire Chicago area upgraded to Extreme Heat Warning as Midwest swelters under heat dome

All of the Chicago area and Northwest Indiana have been upgraded to an Extreme Heat Warning through Thursday amid a ...

U.S. Supreme Court will hear challenge to Cook County assault weapons ban

Cook County’s ordinance prohibits the possession, acquisition and transfer of the weapons in question. It applies to 125 prohibited rifles, such as AR-15s. But gun-rights advocates say only “dangerous ...