Parents of two Sandy Hook elementary students killed by a Connecticut gunman last fall testified in favor of limiting high-ca...

Parents of three children killed in the Connecticut school shooting say a ban on high-capacity ammunition magazines will help...

Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan is seeking public input on concealed carry of firearms and gun safety at two hearings ...

CHICAGO (AP) — Gov. Pat Quinn has proclaimed Friday as a "Day of Mourning" in Illinois for the victims of las...

CHICAGO (AP) — Gov. Pat Quinn has proclaimed Friday as a "Day of Mourning" in Illinois for the victims of las...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — A Democrat hoping to replace former U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. says her primary opponents sho...

CHICAGO (AP) — Gov. Pat Quinn says the time for an assault weapons ban in Illinois is now.Quinn says the shooting in Co...

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is vowing to use "whatever power this office holds" to safeguard the...

MIAMI (AP) — School administrators, teachers, and parents will put our children back in school this morning across the ...

CHICAGO (AP) — Governor Pat Quinn has ordered flags across Illinois to be flown at half-staff in memory of the dozens k...

CRYSTAL LAKE, Ill. (AP) — The aunt of the gunman suspected in the Connecticut school shooting says her nephew was raise...