(The Center Square) – Components of Illinois Safe Gun Storage Act go into effect Jan. 1. Supporters of Senate Bill 8, like gun control advocacy group Giffords, say in addition to strengthening ...

Illinois gun owners will need to take new steps to secure firearms in their homes in 2026, especially when children are present. Senate Bill 8, also known as the Safe Gun Storage Act, prohibits gun ...

Illinois ushered in the new year with hundreds of new laws ranging from expanded employee protections to strengthened gun safety requirements, physician-assisted death and more. The laws brought ...

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WTVO) — Starting January 1, Illinois gun owners will face stricter requirements under the state’s new Safe Gun Storage Act, aimed at reducing accidental shootings and teen suicides.

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Gun owners in Illinois must take new steps in 2026 to secure their firearms in their homes, particularly when children are present. Gov. JB Pritzker signed Senate Bill 8, known as ...

A host of new laws in Illinois will take effect on Jan. 1, 2026. From gun safety to rogue towers, protection from squatters, medical assistance in dying for terminally ill patients, protections for ...