National leaders fighting for gun violence prevention will join advocates in Chicago to push for a first-of-its-kind law, ...

Researchers at the University of Chicago found that for every 1 percent increase in eviction rate in a given census tract, ...

Gun violence prevention leaders in Illinois are pushing for a law that would require gun manufacturers to contribute to a ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Chicago police are still working to find out how exactly an 8-year-old boy was able to get his hands on a gun before allegedly shooting another child at a Northwest Side home on ...

Among the hundreds of new laws taking effect in Illinois in 2026 will be bills related to gun ownership, as well as crime reporting and other public safety issues. Stream NBC 5 for free, 24/7, ...

Illinois ushered in the new year with hundreds of new laws ranging from expanded employee protections to strengthened gun safety requirements, physician-assisted death and more. The laws brought ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. CHICAGO - Several new laws went into effect in Illinois with the new year, and local law enforcement made multiple high-profile ...

A 7-year-old boy was shot in the arm when another child got their hands on a gun Thursday night in the Humboldt Park neighborhood. Police said, shortly after 7 p.m., a 7-year-old boy was shot in the ...