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Walgreens employee arrested for shooting at fleeing shoplifter

by Jennifer Cruz

Authorities say the man ran out of a Walgreens with a bottle of booze and an employee ran after him, firing at the vehicle as it sped away.

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Straw purchaser with 4 felony gun charges will not get jail time

by Chris Eger

A Chicago-area woman arrested last year for her role in illegally selling guns to prohibited buyers, some with gang affiliations, was sentenced to probation and community service last week.

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Report: many with revoked Illinois FOID cards still keep guns

by Andrew Shepperson

Gun owners are required to have a Firearms Owners Identification card to legally possess firearms in the state of Illinois, but many with revoked FOID cards still manage to keep their guns.

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Tucker Carlson, Josh Horwitz, take on the source of crime guns in Chicago

by Greg Camp

Where do the guns used in crimes in Chicago come from? The usual answer offered by gun control advocates is that they are brought in from other states.

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Chicago police charge straw purchaser with four felonies

by Christen Smith

Chicago police charged a straw purchaser with four felonies in what is described as “not an uncommon example” of woman selling guns illegally for profit.

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Lawmakers in New York, Illinois call for action on No Fly List gun sales

by Chris Eger

High-ranking Democrats in at least two states are calling for a gun sale ban to those on no-fly lists news of action by Connecticut Gov. Dannel Malloy to do the same.

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Court hands down split decision in Chicago gun range suit

by Chris Eger

A federal judge found that Chicago's restrictions on gun-range hours and zoning was in violation of a Second Amendment, but concurred with the city on other points.

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Illinois: Gun language scrubbed from medical marijuana program rules

by Chris Eger

The Illinois Department of Public Health has decided to drop the provision requiring the forfeiture of firearms for patients and caregivers in a medical cannabis program.

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Suspect shot, killed by store clerk in Chicago during attempted robbery (VIDEO)

by Jennifer Cruz

The suspect, who was already a convicted felon, had just been released from prison over the summer for similar crimes.

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