Content warning: This story discusses gun violence and death. I learned how to hide from gunmen as a 7-year-old when our elementary school first instituted code red drills. I think we were actually...

Gun regulation activists urged Evanston community members Tuesday night to rally around a state bill that would tighten security at gun shops across Illinois. The panelists said the bill, which is scheduled...

Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn used his amendatory veto powers to send a concealed-carry bill back to state lawmakers on Tuesday, signaling an uncertain future for Evanston's proposed ban on assault weapons. Among...

Forgive me if this column is a bit disorganized. I didn’t sleep much before I wrote it. The news coming out of Massachusetts late Thursday night and early Friday morning was at once riveting and heartbreaking,...

On Feb. 12, a man named Christopher Dorner died in a cabin in the San Bernardino Mountains during a standoff with police. If police had instead successfully restrained and imprisoned him, I would hope...