Lawmakers Demand Action On Gun Violence After 7 Killed, Dozens Shot At Highland Park Parade
The mass shooting in suburban Highland Park has Illinois lawmakers stepping up their calls to crack down on guns to prevent future violence.
Lawmakers Mull Restoring Death Penalty To Deter Crime, But Critics Call It A ‘Proven Failure’
Several Republican lawmakers have filed bills that would make the death penalty a possible sentence for people convicted in the first-degree murder of police officers, firefighters or case workers at the Department of Children and Family Services.
