(The Center Square) – Arguments in two separate appeals were heard by the Illinois Supreme Court Tuesday in Springfield. One appeal challenges the state's law prohibiting felons from possessing ...

Sabrina Franza is a general assignment reporter for CBS News Chicago. She has a passion for pizza, politics, and impartiality. A man was killed in an Illinois State Police shooting in Woodlawn ...

Monday marks one year since Illinois enacted Karina's Law — legislation aimed at taking firearms out of the hands of people ...

Two juveniles arrested after early‑morning shots in Elgin. Both face multiple felony counts; no injuries reported.

A 26-year-old South Peoria man has been indicted by a Peoria County grand jury for allegedly shooting an 18-year-old female ...

32-year-old Cottage Hills woman charged after victim says she cut his neck, took phone ...

DECATUR, Ill. (WCIA) — A man was arrested in Decatur this weekend for allegedly detonating “large quantities” of explosives, the Macon County Sheriff’s Office confirmed. On Sunday, the sheriff’s ...

The state's first-in-the-nation legislation over so-called swipe fees is slated to take effect July 1, but credit card ...

No one should be swayed by the scare tactics and legal challenges against Illinois’ credit card swipe fee restrictions.

You may have seen advertisements warning of “credit card chaos” coming to Illinois this summer, but the reality is much more ...

Federal order is the latest development in a nearly two-year fight between banks and retailers over an Illinois law that bans so-called swipe fees on the tax and tip portions of customers’ bills.