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Federal prosecutors said Campos displayed a gun during five of the six robberies, including incidents in which he pointed the firearm at bank employees and customers. #robbery #sentenced

Plaintiffs suing over the ID requirement to own and possess not just guns but ammunition say it violates their Second and 14th Amendment rights. Attorney Jacob Huebert of the New Civil Liberties Alliance filed the lawsuit in May, saying it’s been around since 1967. #foid #gunlaws #centersquare

The indictment alleges Carol Ammons benefitted financially from her role as a state lawmaker through direct involvement in increasing appropriated state tax funds granted to nonprofit organizations in her district, of which her daughter, Titianna Ammons, was employed. #centersquare #kickback

The scheme caused Commonwealth Edison, Nicor Gas, and People's Gas to provide at least $8.5 million in unpaid utility services, according to prosecutors. #chicago #fbi #fraud

“The end of birthright citizenship would have undermined the Constitution, left pregnant women with stateless children, and uprooted entire communities,” Hernandez said. #citizenshiip #supremecourt #democratic

Illinois classifies Kalshi and other prediction markets as unlicensed sports wagering operators offering the same bets as sportsbooks like DraftKings and FanDuel, but without paying taxes or adhering to reporting standards. #capitolnewsillinois #kalshi #sportsbet

If the request is granted, it would be yet another extraordinary move in a case that has been full of remarkable twists, especially in the lead-up to its implosion just before it was set to go to trial last month, and the last few weeks of aftermath. #protest #broadbview #capitolnewsillinois

Ernest Galvan, a lawyer representing the group in its lawsuit against Pritzker, the Illinois Department of Health and its director, told The Center Square the group is challenging the law for its lack of compliance with the U.S. Constitution and Americans with Disabilities Act. #disability #rights #centersquare

“The evidence shows that he was running a mini gun factory out of his house,” Tom Leggans, an assistant U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, told the jury on Tuesday afternoon during closing arguments of the two-day trial in Benton. #benton #3dprint #convicted

According to attorney Kelli Fennell of Hughes Socol Piers Resnick and Dym, Navarrete will now be allowed to return to Chicago and continue her immigration case through the Chicago immigration court system. #ice #ruling #immigration