Illinois will require background checks on all gun sales across the state starting in 2024. On Monday, Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed into law landmark legislation expanding background checks on all gun ...

(WREX) — No state has seen more FBI background checks associated with the sale, transfer or permitting of firearms in 2021 than Illinois. According to new FBI data, 7,733,188 background checks have ...

AURORA, Ill. (AP) — Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker has signed a plan requiring background checks for all gun sales in the state by 2024. The new law also provides funding for mental health programs in ...

(WREX/CNN) — Illinois lead the country in FBI background checks associated with the sale, transfer or permitting of firearms for the month of June. The FBI conducted more than 3.9 million background ...

Illinois has become the first state to require criminal background checks for all current and incoming nursing home residents. Gov. Rod Blagojevich (D) signed the bill into law after protracted debate ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Since concerns over COVID-19 and street violence, background checks for gun buyers are at a record level. A 61% increase during a pandemic and an economic free-fall is a good year for ...

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Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Friday signed into law a measure that makes it illegal for police to use at least one commonly searched law enforcement database to conduct criminal background checks on citizens ...

CHICAGO — The Illinois State Police received a record number of background check requests for potential firearms transactions in March, with the vast majority coming in the last two weeks of the month ...