Gunmaker Smith & Wesson will get a chance to appeal a Lake County judge's decision clearing the way for the families of victims of the 2022 Highland Park parade massacre to sue the company over the mass murders, after the Illinois Supreme Court indicated a state appeals court was wrong to deny out of hand the company's appeal petition, seeking a higher review of complex legal and constitutional matters.

The 2nd District Appellate Court found that testimony presented to a grand jury by an Illinois State Police officer denied Kilkelly of due process and that the charges were properly dismissed.

Proposed legislation would make Illinois compliant with a 2023 U.S. Supreme Court decision stating property owners are constitutionally owed the surplus equity in their homes after a tax foreclosure due to unpaid property taxes.