Wood River attorney Thomas Maag filed a lawsuit in the Madison County Circuit Court challenging the constitutionality of the state’s Firearms Owners Identification (FOID) card statute, and he urged the court not to transfer the case in accordance with a new law signed last month by Gov. J.B. Pritzker which now requires such cases to be litigated in either Chicago or Springfield.
Illinois State Representative Martin McLaughlin (R-Barrington Hills) issued an extraordinary travel advisory to his constituents who travel to Chicago as the city sees record violence. He said: “This summer, why don’t you head on up to
(The Center Square) – Community activists are calling for action after 11 people were killed and dozens wounded in shootings throughout the city of Chicago over the Memorial Day holiday weekend. Reports in Chicago indic.