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The majority recognized a difference between firearms for personal use and those the state law reserves for “trained professionals,” semiautomatic weapons, including the popular AR-15. Sullivan said it's likely that plaintiffs in one or more of the multiple cases consolidated in Friday's opinion would seek a U.S. Supreme Court review, where he predicted victory. At least eight other states and the District of Columbia have some sort of prohibition on semiautomatic weapons. The Illinois Supreme Court upheld the law on a 4-3 decision in August. And such semiautomatic weapons are the choice of many gun owners for sport shooting and hunting, they say.

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CNN —A Chicago-area landlord was arrested and charged with murder and hate crimes after authorities said he stabbed and killed a 6-year-old boy and seriously wounded his mother, allegedly because the tenants are Muslim. Authorities were called to the residence in unincorporated Plainfield Township, roughly 40 miles southwest of Chicago, shortly before noon Saturday after a woman called 911 saying her landlord had attacked her, according to the sheriff’s office. The boy was stabbed 26 times and succumbed to his injuries, the sheriff’s office said. In response, Israel has pounded Gaza with airstrikes that have killed more than 2,600 people, according to the Palestinian health ministry. “He was a 6-year-old boy, he loved everything,” Rehab said of the child, recalling how Wadea’s father had described him.

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Sept 30 (Reuters) - A semi-truck carrying thousands of gallons of a toxic substance crashed in southern Illinois, and the multi-vehicle accident killed five people and left five seriously injured, officials said on Saturday. Early estimates indicated that 4,000 gallons were spilled, leading to about 500 people being evacuated from the area, the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency said. The accident led to an evacuation within a mile's radius of the crash due to the plume from ammonia leak, state police said. Illinois State Police said it was notified about the crash "involving multiple vehicles, including a semi-truck that is leaking anhydrous ammonia." Reporting by Kanishka Singh in Washington; Editing by Leslie AdlerOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

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☆ Dust Storm Causes Pileup on Illinois Highway, Killing Multiple People
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-01 | by ( Talal Ansari | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

A dust storm caused a pileup of dozens of vehicles on Interstate 55 in Illinois, police said. Photo: Nathan Cormier/StoryfulMultiple people died and more than 30 were injured after a dust storm caused more than 60 vehicles to crash on Interstate 55 in Illinois, police said. The crashes occurred around 11 a.m. local time, south of Springfield, Ill., according to Illinois State Police Maj. Ryan Starrick.

☆ Illinois dust storm causes car crashes, at least 6 fatalities along I-55 in Montgomery, Sangamon counties
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-01 | by ( Joe Sutton | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —At least six people were killed after a dust storm caused dozens of vehicles to crash along a major highway in Central Illinois on Monday, officials said. The crashes along I-55 led to the interstate closing in Sangamon and Montgomery counties after police say dust from newly plowed fields took over the highway. Illinois State Police Maj. Ryan Starrick said there were at least six dead and more than 30 people were hospitalized with injuries ranging from minor to life-threatening. He said the interstate in southern Sangamon and northern Montgomery counties would remain closed as officials investigate and clear vehicles. The National Weather Service in Lincoln, Illinois, issued a “blowing dust warning” at 1:25 p.m. CT.“Severely limited visibilities are expected.

☆ Car crashes in Illinois dust storm cause deaths, injuries
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-01 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

May 1 (Reuters) - Multiple people were reported killed and dozens of other people wounded on Monday in car crashes along Interstate 55 in southern Illinois during a dust storm, state police said. Roughly 40 to 60 passenger cars and several big-rig trucks were involved in the crashes shortly after 11 a.m. CT (1200 ET), an Illinois State Police spokesman said during an afternoon press conference. Some 30 people were transported to local hospitals with injuries, the spokesman said. Please be safe as this situation continues to unfold," U.S. Representative Nikki Budzinski of Illinois said on Twitter. Reporting by Dan Whitcomb and Steve Gorman; Editing by Tim AhmannOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Six Dead After Dust Storm Causes Crashes on Interstate 55 in Illinois
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-01 | by ( Livia Albeck-Ripka | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Six people were killed and more than 30 people were injured in crashes caused by “excessive winds” that blew dust from nearby farms onto Interstate 55 in a rural section of central Illinois, on Monday morning, leading to “zero visibility” conditions, the Illinois State Police said. The crashes, which took place just before 11 a.m. in Farmersville, Ill., south of Springfield, involved about 20 commercial vehicles and 40 to 60 cars, including two tractor-trailers that caught fire, the police said in a statement. The people injured were between 2 and 80 years old, and their injuries ranged from minor to life-threatening, the authorities said, noting that it had been difficult to extract people from their vehicles, some of which were engulfed in flames. “This is a difficult scene, something that is very hard to train for something that we really haven’t experienced locally,” Kevin Schott, the director of Montgomery County’s emergency management agency, said at a news conference on Monday.

☆ Two Illinois EMS workers charged with murder in death of patient strapped face-down on stretcher
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-12 | by ( Marlene Lenthang | Marlene Lenthang Is A Breaking News Reporter For Nbc News Digital. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

Two Illinois EMS workers have been charged with murder in connection with the death of a 35-year-old man in their care, who they allegedly strapped face-down on a stretcher. Peter Cadigan, 50, and Peggy Finley, 44, emergency medical workers for LifeStar, were charged with first-degree murder in the Dec. 18 death of Earl L. Moore Jr, Sangamon County State’s Attorney Dan Wright announced Tuesday. Officer body camera footage showed the EMS workers place Moore onto a stretcher in a prone position, according to police. Moore died at the hospital at 3:14 a.m., Sangamon County Coroner Jim Allmon said at the Tuesday news conference. They are currently detained in Sangamon County jail on bail of $1 million each.

☆ Father of Highland Park parade shooting suspect charged with reckless conduct
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-16 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Dennis-Romero-Circle-Byline-Template.Jpg | Dennis Romero | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

The father of the Highland Park, Illinois, parade shooting suspect has been charged in connection with helping his son obtain a firearm and ammunition, officials announced Friday. The shooting suspect was 21 at the time of the attack but 19 when he bought the semiautomatic rifle and ammunition, they said. Crimo Jr. turned himself in to Highland Park police Friday afternoon. Authorities allege the shooting suspect climbed to the top of a Highland Park building, used that elevated spot as a sniper’s nest, and opened fire on people attending the town’s July Fourth parade. Crimo Jr. is a former Highland Park mayoral candidate who has voiced support for Second Amendment protections.

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