Illinois State Representative Martin McLaughlin (R-Barrington Hills) has issued an extraordinary travel advisory to his constituents who travel to Chicago. The advisory comes as the Democrat-controlled city sees record violence. He said: “This summer, why don’t you head on up to the 52nd District and kick your shoes off and…

Sheriffs across Illinois told the state’s politicians to pound sand and announced they will not enforce the new law banning so-called "assault weapons" and high-capacity magazines. Sheriffs in DeKalb, Kankakee, McHenry, and LaSalle counties said they swore to protect residents’ constitutional rights when they took the job. They argue that…

Stellantis’s assembly plant in Illinois could see 1,350 layoffs as the company struggles with rising electric vehicle production costs. The Belvidere plant, which manufactures the Jeep Cherokee SUV, employs around 1,350 workers at the site. Stellantis is planning to indefinitely halt operations at the plant. The move will result in…

Officials in Illinois have placed a Satanic Temple display alongside the Christian nativity scene and a Jewish menorah inside the State Capitol building. The Satanic “Serpent of Genesis” has been made part of the state's display of several religious exhibits for the holiday season. According to local radio media, the…

Top Democrat prosecutors are warning that Illinois' new "woke" criminal justice reform law will "tie the hands" of law enforcement and "destroy" the state. Illinois is due to implement sweeping reforms to the state's criminal justice system after Democrat Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed the Safety, Accountability, Fairness, and Equity-Today (SAFE-T)…

A prominent Chicago Democrat lawmaker has been hit with federal bribery charges, prosecutors have revealed. Illinois state Sen. Emil Jones III (D-Chicago) has been charged with bribery as part of a yearslong investigation into the red-light camera company SafeSpeed LLC. He was also charged with lying to the FBI. Jones,…

Chicago's Democrat Mayor Lori Lightfoot has caved after Gov. Greg Abbott bused migrants from Texas to her "sanctuary city" and has called in the National Guard to deal with the "crisis." Lightfoot and Illinois's Democrat Gov. J. B. Pritzker handed Governor Abbott a huge win by calling in the National…

Democrat politicians in Illinois have committed political suicide in a late-night vote and will eliminate cash bail after the new year. The move comes as violent crime continues to soar out of control in Chicago. Democrat politicians such as Mayor Lori Lightfoot, Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx, and Illinois…