WASHINGTON -- Weary but jubilant House Democrats ended their extraordinary sit-in on the chamber's floor Thursday more than 24 hours after it began, a protest that let them broadcast their demands ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WAND) — The safe gun storage plan is one step closer to becoming a law as it passes the Illinois House gun violence prevention committee on Tuesday. This legislation would require ...

The state House approved legislation to close a background check loophole in the state’s gun laws, but two other gun control bills were rejected in close votes. The House approved House Bill 1593, ...

A fiery state House debate over a gun bill on Wednesday turned into a close-range shouting matching that included a comment that was taken as a threat and as a racial epithet, according to lawmakers ...