Police say the man who opened fire in the gun-free Henry Pratt Company facility in Aurora, Illinois, had his Firearm Owner’s Identification (FOID) card revoked and possessed his gun illegally.
A red flag law and universal background checks failed to stop the Aurora, Illinois, shooting that killed five people Friday.
The Illinois chapters of Planned Parenthood and the ACLU are pressing the state legislature to pass several bills that would make partial birth abortion legal and equate choosing to end the life of an unborn baby with health care.
A bill being pushed by State Rep. Daniel Didech (D-Buffalo Grove) would require gun license applicants to submit to a background check of their social media posts.
A former Illinois high school student claimed she manipulated a teacher diagnosed with cancer into having sex with her, saying she tried to convince him he would die before they had a sexual relationship.
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Wind chills dipped as low as 56 degrees below zero in northern Illinois as bitter cold weather moved into Illinois.
Power outages and natural gas interruptions were reported in parts of the Midwest as bitterly cold weather wreaks havoc across the region.
Chicago railway employees are setting train tracks on fire to ensure trains can continue running as extreme cold freezes most of the Midwest.
AFP – Governors in Wisconsin, Illinois and Michigan declared emergencies as the worst of the cold threatened on Wednesday.
Winter’s sharpest bite in years moved past painful into life-threatening territory across parts of the Midwest Tuesday.
Chicago is expected to face dangerously cold weather conditions this week with an arctic blast that may set new record temperatures.
Democrat-led states were eager to show just how permissive they are in allowing the most abortions, without restriction, on the 46th anniversary of Roe v. Wade.
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Illinois officials say a concert in Springfield that was to be hosted by R. Kelly cannot take place in the wake of new sexual misconduct allegations against the R&B star.
A former Illinois high school teacher accused of sexually abusing a 14-year-old boy had her bail set at $1 million on Thursday.
A Chicago judge has dismissed a lawsuit brought against tech giant Google over its use of facial recognition technology.
A biological male transgender prisoner has been transferred to a woman’s prison facility after complaints he felt like a “sex slave” while an inmate in the men’s prisons across Illinois.
Illinois has lost residents for its fifth year in a row, reporting the second largest decline in population among the 50 states, according to recently released data from the Census Bureau.
Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner revealed Thursday that he had tried to recruit four other candidates to run for governor in his place, offering them money and political support rather than facing re-election himself.
Illinois is an abortion “haven” with few restrictions on the procedure, says a recent report in the Chicago Tribune that cites thousands of women traveling into the state to end their pregnancies.
An Illinois state Democrat lawmaker is in hot water after she made a comment wishing she would mix a “broth of Legionella” to infect a Republican colleague’s “loved one.”
Democrat Sean Casten beat Republican incumbent Illinois Rep. Peter Roskam Tuesday evening in a race that was considered a toss-up.
President Donald Trump will hold a rally in Murphysboro, Illinois, hours after a shooter murdered at least 10 people in a Pittsburgh synagogue and wounded at least six others. The shooting suspect, Robert Bowers, reportedly yelled anti-Jewish comments before opening fire. Stay tuned to Breitbart News for live updates. All times eastern.
Saturday at 5:30 p.m. ET, President Donald Trump will host a rally at Southern Illinois Airport’s Hangar 6 in Murphysboro, IL. Video courtesy of the Right Side Broadcast Network Follow Breitbart.tv on Twitter @BreitbartVideo
Brendan Kelly is running for Congress in Illinois’ 12th Congressional District, but only weeks before Election Day his work as a state’s attorney is coming back to haunt him.
Hutsonville, Illinois, school superintendent Julie Kraemer became a cop so she could carry a gun at school and protect her students.
Federal authorities have warned the state of Illinois that it could face significant fines for over-issuing food stamps to individuals who did not qualify to receive them, according to a report released Monday.
A group of vandals defaced an Illinois county’s GOP headquarters early Sunday morning with the words “rape” and “shame” painted in graffiti.
A concealed carry permit holder in Cicero, Illinois, intervened Thursday afternoon and shot at a suspect who allegedly shot a police officer.
A group of activists led by a Chicago minister plan to shut down the primary highway leading to Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport on Labor Day.
An illegal alien who failed to be deported in 2012 was convicted and sentenced this week for the rape of two women and a third, now deceased, whom he admitted to raping.
