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Illinois weapons ban faces federal suit, mayor proposes CTA bus cams and more in your Chicago news roundup

Today’s update is a 5-minute read that will brief you on the day’s biggest stories.

Chicago Sun-Times

Lawsuits challenge recent Illinois semiautomatic gun ban

Legal challenges to Illinois’ semiautomatic weapons ban have begun

The Independent UK

Illinois State Rifle Association files federal lawsuit over state’s gun ban

CHICAGO — Illinois’ flagship gun rights organization on Tuesday filed a federal lawsuit alleging the newly signed state law that prohibits high-powered guns and large-capacity ammunition magazines violates the Second Amendment of the U.S. Constitution.

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Gun lobby, stores file federal challenge to assault weapons ban, arguing it violates ‘right to keep and bear common arms’

The Illinois State Rifle Association lawsuit appears to be the first in federal court to challenge Illinois’ new weapons ban, but it is part of a burgeoning legal effort aimed at undoing the new law. Other lawsuits have been filed in state court.

Chicago Sun-Times

A pioneering Chicago architect retires after working on more than 100 green buildings: ‘She’s a first on many levels’

CHICAGO — Gleaming white, with dark brown accents and tall windows that shine sea-glass green in the winter sun, the Northbrook Park District’s 2-year-old Techny Prairie fitness center issues an unmistakable invitation: Come inside! Run! Lift! Stretch! Play!

Chicago Tribune

Commentary: Legislators can’t make effective laws for incarcerated people without seeing prisons

Illinois has inaugurated its 103rd General Assembly, with a host of new legislators.

Chicago Tribune

Under fire: State’s assault weapons ban challenged by two lawsuits — with others on the way

A suit filed Jan. 13 in southern Illinois marked the beginning of the legal battle to overturn the law Gov. J.B Pritzker has called “one of the strongest assault weapons bans in the nation.” Another complaint was filed Tuesday by former Republican Illinois attorney general candidate Tom DeVore.

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Illinois could lose billions in motor fuel taxes as electric vehicle sales grow, report warns

Union-tied group pushes for a mileage tax to ensure state’s road-building coffers remain full if Illinois meets its goal of having 1 million EVs on the road by the end of the decade.

Chicago Sun-Times

ComEd seeks four-year, $1.47 billion rate increase to bolster the grid for EVs, electrification and climate change

ComEd filed for a four-year, $1.47 billion rate increase Tuesday with the Illinois Commerce Commission to bolster its grid for the demands of EVs, electrification and climate change.

Chicago Tribune

Police investigate Illinois Planned Parenthood fire as arson

Peoria police and fire officials are investigating a fire at a central Illinois Planned Parenthood clinic as arson, police said Tuesday

The Independent UK

Peoria police investigate fire at Illinois Planned Parenthood as arson

The fire occurred two days after Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed into law reproductive health care legislation to protect out-of-state abortion seekers

Chicago Sun-Times

Prosecutor: Paramedics killed man by strapping him facedown

Two Illinois paramedics face first-degree murder charges, having been accused of strapping a patient facedown on a stretcher while taking him to a hospital last month

The Independent UK

Dry January, not Beerless January, at Go Brewing in Naperville

Go Brewing in Naperville, Illinois’ only no- and low-alcohol craft brewery, encourages customers to go boozeless.

Chicago Sun-Times

Illinois’ sweeping firearms ban certain to end up in court, and some experts doubt it will stand

CHICAGO — In his closing remarks before a vote on a sweeping firearms ban, Illinois Senate President Don Harmon pushed back at critics who contended the prohibitions would violate the Second Amendment of the U.S. Constitution.

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Commentary: Illinois’ assault weapons ban is a huge win — but it won’t fix Chicago’s violence

On Jan. 10, Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed into law the Protect Illinois Communities Act, which prohibits the sale and distribution of assault-style weapons, high-capacity magazines and gun switches in Illinois, effective immediately.

Chicago Sun-Times

Promising big man Jason Jakstys and Yorkville turning heads

Jakstys, a 6-10 junior, recently visited Illinois and likely will be the first Division I basketball player the school has produced.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Ohio State quarterback C.J. Stroud’s career in a Buckeye uniform

Some of the best photos of C.J. Stroud in an Ohio State uniform. #GoBucks

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The best play from every Bears game during the 2022 season

Look back at the best play from every single Bears game during the 2022 season.

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A transition away from gas stoves won’t work if it’s forced

Illinois is among states with the highest percentage of gas stoves, which do pose health risks. But carrots rather than sticks would do more to encourage people to switch.

The Guardian - US

What hopes for gun reform now Republicans have House control?

State-level victories such as those Illinois and New York likely to become crucial in the battle against gun violence

USA Today Sports Media Group

PHOTOS: Best images from the Thunder’s 124-110 win over the Bulls

Here are some of the best photos from the Thunder's 124-110 win over the Bulls on Friday.

Chicago Sun-Times

Pardon requests for exonerated people don’t belong on back burner

We hope Gov. J.B. Pritzker doesn’t get so distracted by other requests, not based on wrongful convictions, that innocence-based pardons remain overlooked.

Chicago Tribune

Illinois auto dealers file appeal after judge dismissed lawsuit challenging direct-to-consumer EV sales

The Illinois Automobile Dealers Association has appealed a December court ruling that allowed EV automakers Rivian and Lucid to continue cutting out the middleman and selling directly to consumers.

Chicago Sun-Times

Student mental health emerges as key issue as UIC faculty strike date looms

Strike threats aren’t uncommon at Illinois universities. What’s unusual is the focus on student mental health and how it impacts faculty workloads.

The Independent UK

Illinois governor, sheriffs spar over semiautomatic gun law

To the scores of sheriffs in Illinois who reportedly have sworn not to enforce the ban on semiautomatic weapons that took effect this week, the governor has a succinct answer: Yes, you will

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