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Gun silencers are on display at the Sig Sauer booth at the Shooting, Hunting and Outdoor Trade Show in Las Vegas, Jan. 19, 2016. (AP Photo / John Locher, File)

Republican Tax Bill Would Ease Regulations on Gun Silencers, Some Rifles and Shotguns

The guns provision was first requested in the House by Georgia Rep. Andrew Clyde, a Republican gun store owner. The House bill would remove silencers from a 1930s law that regulates firearms that are considered the most dangerous, eliminating a $200 tax while removing a layer of background checks.

What to Know About ‘No Kings’ Protests Happening in Chicago, Across the US on Saturday

| Associated Press

Gov. JB Pritzker Defends Protections for Undocumented Immigrants to Congress, Urges GOP to Fix ‘Broken Immigration System’

| Heather Cherone

Audio Adaptation of ‘Hamlet’ Delivers Fresh Take on Shakespearean Tragedy

| Abena Bediako

Chicago Immigrant Advocates Demand End to ‘Deceptive’ ICE Raids, Reminds Communities to Know Their Rights

| Eunice Alpasan

City Council to Weigh Paying $2.1M to Resolve Another Lawsuit Tied to Convicted Ex-Sgt. Ronald Watts

| Heather Cherone

Man Acquitted of 1996 Murder After He Spent 23 Years in Prison Should Get $7.5M, City Lawyers Recommend

| Heather Cherone

Democratic Sen. Alex Padilla of California Is Forcefully Removed From Noem’s News Conference and Handcuffed

| Associated Press

Insurance Plans Could Soon Be Required to Cover Horse Therapy in Illinois

| UIS Public Affairs Reporting

Illinois Health Officials Call RFK Jr.’s Removal of Vaccine Advisory Committee Members ‘Deeply Concerning’

| Matt Masterson

Brookfield Zoo Mourning ‘Devastating Loss’ of 4-Day-Old Dolphin Calf

| Patty Wetli

Pay Man Who Spent More Than 29 Years in Prison After Being Tortured, Wrongfully Convicted $14.75M, Chicago’s Lawyers Recommend

| Heather Cherone

From the Old Town Art Fair to ‘Alice in Wonderland,’ Here Are 5 Arts Picks for the Weekend

| Marc Vitali

Chicago Tonight: Black Voices, June 11, 2025 - Full Show

| WTTW News

Amid Systemic Challenges, Black Fathers Find Peer Support in Chicago

| Shelby Hawkins

Rainbow PUSH Coalition’s New Leader Urges Resistance Against the Trump Administration’s Policies

| Bridgette Adu-Wadier

NASA Plucked an Asteroid From Space. Now Researchers at the Field Will Probe It for Signs of the Origin of Life

| Patty Wetli

Key City Panel Advances Measure That Would Allow Alderpeople to Block New Short-Term Rentals

| Heather Cherone

Mayoral Education Adviser Macquline King Named Interim CPS CEO

| Matt Masterson

What Will Happen to Food Assistance Under Trump’s Tax Cut Plan? A Look at the Numbers

| Associated Press

EPA Moves to Repeal Rules That Limit Greenhouse Gas Emissions From US Power Plants

| Associated Press

Chicago Is Ready for Large Anti-ICE Protests, Johnson Says, Blasting Trump as a ‘Tyrant’

| Heather Cherone

CTA Leader Warns of ‘Severe and Sobering’ Choices Ahead if State Lawmakers Don’t Come Through With Transit Funding

| Nick Blumberg

Brian Wilson, Beach Boys Visionary Leader and Summer’s Poet Laureate, Dies at 82

| Associated Press

Protests Over Immigration Raids Pop up Across the US With More Planned

| Associated Press

Chicago-Area Live Music Recommendations for June 11-17

| Josh Terry

June 10, 2025 - Full Show

| WTTW News

Cook County Erases $665M in Medical Debt for More Than Half a Million Residents

| Sean Keenehan

Judge Rejects Michael Madigan’s Motion for Acquittal as Ex-Speaker’s Corruption Case Heads Toward Sentencing This Week

| Matt Masterson

Feds to Retry State Sen. Emil Jones III After Mistrial on Bribery, Lying to FBI Charges

| Hannah Meisel — Capitol News Illinois

‘This Issue Isn’t Going Away’: Illinois Lawmakers Delay Pension Reform Again

| Ben Szalinski — Capitol News Illinois

Despite Setbacks, Gun Rights Groups Continue Push to Overturn Illinois’ Assault Weapons Ban

| Peter Hancock — Capitol News Illinois

Trump Calls Los Angeles Protesters ‘Animals’ and ‘a Foreign Enemy’ in Speech Meant to Mark Army’s 250th Anniversary

| Associated Press
 

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