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Police patrol the streets as anti-Israel protesters participate in the ‘Bodies Outside of Unjust Laws’ march ahead of the start of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, Illinois on ...
An 1827 Illinois law prohibited the sale of drugs that could induce abortions. [4] The law classed these medications as a "poison". [5] The 1827 law was the first in the nation to impose criminal penalties in connection with abortion before quickening. [6] Illinois passed a bill in 1867 that made abortion and attempted abortion a criminal offense.
Cannabis. Cannabis is legal in Illinois for both medical and recreational use. Illinois became the eleventh state in the US to legalize recreational marijuana effective January 1, 2020. [ 1] With the passage of the Illinois Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act in 2019, Illinois became the first state in the nation to legalize recreational sales by ...
720 ILCS 5/24-1.9. The sale of firearms defined as assault weapons is prohibited as of January 10, 2023. Existing assault weapons are grandfathered in if registered with the state police by January 1, 2024. These restrictions are being challenged in various state and federal courts.
July 23, 2024 at 3:52 PM. CHICAGO (AP) — Temarkus Washington says the sexual abuse he experienced as a teenager at a troubled Chicago youth detention center still gives him nightmares. The 35 ...
Sonya Massey was killed inside her home after Sangamon County deputies responded to her 911 call at around 12:50 a.m. on July 6, Sangamon County State’s Attorney John Milhiser said in a ...
SAFE-T Act. The Safety, Accountability, Fairness and Equity-Today Act, commonly known as the SAFE-T Act, is a state of Illinois statute enacted in 2021 that makes a number of reforms to the criminal justice system, affecting policing, pretrial detention and bail, sentencing, and corrections. [ 1][ 2] The Act's section on pretrial detention ...
Sangamon County Deputy Sean Grayson, who was indicted on charges of first-degree murder and other crimes in the July 6 killing of Sonya Massey, 36, is accused of shooting Massey in the face after ...