• 6/26/08 – “Mayor Daley calls Supreme Court’s gun-ban reversal ‘a very frightening decision,’” by Melissa Patterson and Jeff Coen, Chicago Tribune.
   
• 6/26/08 – “Outraged Daley vows to defend Chicago gun law” by Fran Speilman, Chicago Sun Times.
   
• 6/14/08 – “Jackson leads protest at Lake Barrington manufacturer of semi-automatic weapons,” by Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune.
   
• 6/14/08 – “Prayer vigil today to protest Lake Barrington gun maker” by Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune.
   
• 6/01/08 – “Gun control gets the spotlight in an election year, but legislation rarely advances after a vote,” by Bethany Jaeger, Illinois Issues.
   
• 5/30/08 – “Letter to the editor: State needs better gun laws,” by Nina Vinik, Chicago Sun Times.
   
• 5/30/08 – “Our opinion: Require that all gun thefts be reported,” Springfield State Journal-Register.
   
• 5/29/08 – “Editorial: Guns are not Christ’s way,” by Frank Wessling, Catholic Messenger.
   
• 5/27/08 – “Illinois legislature passes tougher penalty for giving guns to minors,” by Ashley Wiehle and Jeffrey Meitrodt, Chicago Tribune.
   
• 5/24/08 – “Editorial: Enlist gun owners in cause of rational laws,” Chicago Daily Herald.
   
• 5/18/08 – “Chicago students deliver gun control petitions,” ABC 7 Chicago.
   
• 5/18/08 – “Students petition for tougher gun laws,” CBS 2 Chicago.
   
• 5/18/08 – “Petitioners ask for closure of gun loopholes,” WGN Radio News/Talk 720.
   
• 5/18/08 – “Thousands of area teens collect signatures for gun control,” CLTV Chicagoland’s Television.
   
• 5/17/08 – “Multiple killings push April homicides to 47,” by Mary Konkol, Chicago Sun-Times.
   
• 5/17/08 – “Weekend begins with shootings citywide,” Chicago Sun-Times.
   
• 5/15/08 – “Struggle continues to keep mentally ill away from guns,” by Liza Roche, Wilmette Life.
   
• 5/11/08 – “Speaking truth: Town hall meeting on violence,” WBBM Newsradio 780/ CBS 2 Chicago.
   
• 5/11/08 – “Police Supt. Weis admits murders are up from last year,” Chicago Sun Times.
   
• 5/09/08 – “Dozens of illegal guns seized in raid on commodities trader’s home in Lake Forest,” by David Heinzmann and Susan Kucza, Chicago Tribune.
   
• 5/08/08 – “Gun control advocates target state legislators,” by Madhu Krishnamurthy, Chicago Daily Herald.
   
• 5/08/08 – “Letter to the Editor: Misfire on guns,” by Josh Sugarman, Executive Director, Violence Policy Center, Chicago Tribune.
   
• 5/06/08 – “Anti-gun activism a memorial to slain son,” by Kathryn Lindsay Dobies, Medill Reports Chicago.
   
• 4/30/08 – “Illinois House passes gun-control measure,” by Jeffrey Meitrodt, Chicago Tribune.
   
• 4/28/08 – “Hidden Wounds of Violence,” by Deborah Shelton, Chicago Tribune.
   
• 4/26/08 – “AK-47-type assault rifles turning up in US more often,” by Matt Sedensky, Chicago Law Bulletin.
   
• 4/26/08 – “Letter to the Editor: Disappointed in DuPage legislators,” by Nina Vinik, Chicago Daily Herald.
   
• 4/24/08 – “Letter to the Editor: Lack of civility at gun violence forum,” by Bob and Martha Selby, Chicago Daily Herald.
   
• 4/24/08 – “Daley calls for City Hall summit to curb gun violence,” by Fran Spielman, Chicago Sun-Times.
   
• 4/22/08 – “Editorial: We can’t turn our backs on the violence that’s ravaging our city,” Chicago Sun-Times.
   
• 4/22/08 – “We need love, not weapons, to win this war,” by Mary Mitchell, Chicago Sun-Times.
   
• 4/17/08 – “Gun rights rhetoric has familiar ring,” by Eric Zorn, Chicago Tribune.
   
• 4/15/08 – “ V.A. Tech shooting survivor speaks for gun control,” CBS 2 Chicago.
   
• 4/15/08 – “Gun control presentation sparks debate,” by Patrick Yeagle, DeKalb Northern Star.
   
• 4/15/08 – “Crowd split on gun laws,” by Jake Griffin, Chicago Daily Herald.
   
• 4/15/08 – “NIU gun violence forum prompts heated debate,” by Paige Winfield, Naperville Sun.
   
• 4/15/08 – “At state level, more attempts to limit guns,” by Jennifer Steinhauer, New York Times.
   
• 4/11/08 – “Gun violence forum set for Naperville’s NIU campus,” by Jake Griffin, Chicago Daily Herald.
   
• 4/11/08 – “Editorial: Bill may have reduced gun violence opportunities,” DeKalb Northern Star.
   
• 4/10/08 – “Northwest suburban legislators consider gun-control proposals,” by Todd Shields, Edison-Norwood Times Review.
   
• 4/08/08 – “Students lobby for tougher gun laws,” ABC 7 Chicago.
   
• 4/08/08 – “Photo Gallery: Teen Shooting Victims,” Chicago Tribune.
   
• 4/10/08 – “Guns, fear, the constitution and the public’s health,” by Garen J. Wintemute, M.D., M.P.H., New England Journal of Medicine.
   
• 4/02/08 – “In Chicago, youth violence prompts clampdown,” by Kair Lyderson, Washington Post.
   
• 4/02/08 – “City students, officials hold rally to protest shootings as teen fatalities mount,” by Carlos Sodovi and Kayce Ataiyero, Chicago Tribune.
   
• 4/02/08 – “Teens rally against school violence,” by Rummana Hussein, Chicago Sun Times.
   
• 4/01/08 – “Empty desks symbolize lives lost to gun violence,” CNN.
   
• 4/01/08 – “Editorial: Come out and rally for kids slain by guns,” Chicago Sun Times.
   
• 4/01/08 – “Chicago students push for more gun control,” by Tara Burghart, Associated Press.
   
• 4/01/08 – “Teens to rally for gun laws,” by Carlos Sodovi and Azam Ahmed, Chicago Tribune.
   
• 3/27/08 – “Chicago battles rise in teen deaths,” by Karen Hawkins, Associated Press.
   
• 3/27/08 – “Shooting injures another South Chicago student,” by Dan Blake and Kristen Kridel, Chicago Tribune.
   
• 3/26/08 – “AK-47-type guns turn up more often in U.S.,” MSNBC.
   
• 3/26/08 – “Youth, 15, critical after shooting,” Chicago Sun Times.
   
• 3/26/08 – “Boy is latest public school student caught in recent wave of gun violence,” CBS 2 Chicago.
   
• 3/26/08 – “2 shootings of kids, gang violence worry students at Global Visions Academy,” by Dan Blake, Chicago Tribune.
   
• 3/25/08 – “Gun in Realtor’s slaying perhaps bought illegally,” by Liam Ford, Chicago Tribune.
   
• 3/25/08 – “More police to be dispatched at schools in wake of deaths,” by Kathy Chaney, Chicago Defender.
   
• 3/25/08 – “Students still fear gunfire, CPS working hard to restore sense of safety,” by Bernie Tafoya, WBBM Newsradio 780.
   
• 3/21/08 – “Girl, 12, hurt in gang-related shooting on Southeast Side,” Chicago Tribune.
   
• 3/21/08 – “Shooting leaves girl seriously injured,” Chicago Sun Times.
   
• 3/19/08 – “CPS students speak on school, personal safety,” by Leila Noelliste, Chicago Defender.
   
• 3/18/08 – “Drive-by shooting claims teenager,” by Carlos Sadovi, Chicago Tribune.
   
• 3/18/08 – “Letter to the editor: Killing students,” Chicago Tribune.
   
• 3/18/08 – “La violencia se cobra otra victima,” by Jaime Reyes, Diario Hoy.
   
• 3/17/08 – “Senior killed is 20th CPD student of the year,” ABC 7 Chicago.
   
• 3/15/08 – “Teen found dead in garbage can,” Chicago Sun Times.
   
• 3/14/08 – “Teen shot in head, dumped in garbage can,” CBS 2 Chicago.
   
• 3/13/08 – “CPS student dies after shooting,” ABC 7 Chicago News.
   
• 3/12/08 – “Editorial: Take aim at guns,” Chicago Tribune.
   
• 3/12/08 – “Desk duty cops to hit streets around schools,” by Fran Spielman, Chicago Sun Times.
   
• 3/12/08 – “Chicago police to boost presence at troubled schools,” by Gary Washburn, Chicago Tribune.
   
• 3/11/08 – “Rally for tougher gun laws,” by Leah Hope, ABC 7 News, Chicago.
   
• 3/10/08 – “Dozens of students, activists march to protest student’s shooting,” WQAD, Moline.
   
• 3/8/08 – “2 dead in Elmhurst murder-suicide,” Chicago Sun Times.
   
• 3/8/08 – “Crane high school violence leads to rally Saturday,” by Rafael Romo, CBS 2 Chicago.
   
• 3/8/08 – “Community pleads for end to gun violence,” ABC 7 Chicago.
   
• 3/8/08 – “Daley calls for tougher gun laws during rally after student shot to death,” by Lolly Bowean, Chicago Tribune.
   
• 3/6/08 – “Letter to editor: Better way to honor victims,” The Bloomington Pantagraph.
  
   
• 3/6/08 – “Gun shop where NIU shooter bought weapons closes,” Chicago Sun Times.
   
• 3/5/08 – “Exigen un alto a la violencia,” by Jaime J. Reyes, Diario Hoy.
   
• 3/4/08 – “3 kids die, 5 hurt in rash of shootings,” by Azam Ahmed, Deanese Williams-Harris and Carlos Sadovi, Chicago Tribune.
   
• 3/1/08 – “Editorial: Gun Crazy,” New York Times.
   
• 3/1/08 – “Letter to the editor: Let’s improve help for mentally ill,” Chicago Daily Herald.
   
• 2/28/08 – “Lawmakers look to tweak gun laws,” by Stephanie Sievers, The Ottawa Times.
   
• 2/28/08 – “Gun control bills advance in House,” by Stephanie Sievers, The Kankakee Daily Journal.
   
• 2/28/08 – “Firearm proposals back in the spotlight,” by Adriana Colindres, Peoria Journal Star.
   
• 2/28/08 – “House panel OKs two gun-control bills,” by Adriana Colindres, Springfield State Journal Register.
   
• 2/28/08 – “Legislators push gun control agenda in wake of NIU tragedy,” by Paul Storer, Catholic Explorer.
   
• 2/28/08 – “ Candidates quiet on gun issues,” by Ronald Safer, Chicago Tribune.
   
• 2/28/08 – “FOID card fee eyed for hike,” by Kurt Erickson, Pantagraph.
   
• 2/26/08 – “Gun violence imposes a heavy burden,” by Joann Loviglio, Washington Post.
   
• 2/25/08 – “Letter to the Editor: British crime stats show stiff gun restrictions cut carnage,” Chicago Sun Times.
   
• 2/21/08 – “Letter to the Editor: Stop the gun violence,” Northwest Herald.
   
• 2/21/08 – “Editorial: Guns and the mentally ill,” Chicago Tribune.
   
• 2/21/08 – “NIU Shooting: For professor, tragedy of life greater than tragedy of theater,” by Robert Schneider, Northern Illinois University, Chicago Tribune.
   
• 2/20/08 – “Chicago mayor, others seek stricter gun-control laws,” Chicago Tribune.
   
• 2/20/08 – “Daley cites NIU, Tinley Park in annual gun-control push,” by George Washburn, Chicago Tribune.
   
• 2/20/08 – “Letters to the Editor: Gun laws spur mass killings, Yes, guns are the problem, and Perspective needed,” Chicago Sun Times.
   
• 2/20/08 – “Letters to the Editor: A risky freedom,” Chicago Tribune.
   
• 2/20/08 – “Letters to the Editor: Handgun control,” Chicago Tribune.
   
• 2/20/08 – “Letters to the Editor: School shootings,” Chicago Tribune.
   
• 2/20/08 – “On heels of tragedy at NIU, Daley calls for tougher gun rules statewide,” by Erica Green, Medill Reports.
   
• 2/19/08 – “Daley unveils annual gun control legislation,” by Fran Speilman, Chicago Sun Times.
   
• 2/19/08 – “Stiffer gun-control measures endorsed by Mayor Daley,” by George Washburn, Chicago Tribune.
   
• 2/19/08 – “NIU shooting victim from Carol Stream faces long recovery,” by Alexa Aguilar and Jo Napolitano, Chicago Tribune.
   
• 2/18/08 – “Injured student tells family of NIU shooting,” Chicago Tribune.
   
• 2/18/08 – “School Shootings The Result Of Crisis Of Masculinity, Gun Culture, Professor Argues,” Science Daily.
   
• 2/17/08 – “A call for more gun control laws,” by Marni Pyke, Daily Herald.
   
• 2/17/08 – “Commentary: Target the guns,” Chicago Sun Times.
   
• 2/17/08 – “We must do more to control guns,” by Carol Marin, Chicago Sun Times.
   
• 2/17/08 – “Angry parents push for gun control,” by Jo Napolitano, Chicago Tribune.
   
• 2/17/08 – “Letters to the Editor: Seeking answers, Uncivilized acts, Repeat massacre, Stricter laws, and Obtaining guns,” Chicago Tribune.
   
• 2/16/08 – “Angry parents push for gun control,” by Jo Napolitano, Chicago Tribune.
   
• 2/15/08 – “NIU campus tragedy,” Chicago Sun Times.
   
• 2/15/08 – “Letter to the editor: NIU tragedy,” Chicago Tribune.
   
• 2/11/08 – “Tackling gun violence and the scars it leaves,” by Clarence Williams, Washington Post.
   
• 2/8/08 – “Woman kills 2, Herself at La. College,” by Doug Simpson, The Associated Press
   
• 2/8/08 – “Park Forest native among dead in Mo. Shooting,” by Casey Toner, The Southtown Star
   
• 2/8/08 – “Mo. gunman left paper trail before shooting cops, city officials,” by Mike Carney, USA Today
   
• 2/7/08 – “Family, neighbors ‘somber’ after attorney’s shooting,” by Sadie Gurman, Rockford Register Star
   
• 2/7/08 – “Safe profession’ hit by recent trend of violence,” by Geri Nikolai, Rockford Register Star
   
• 2/6/08 – “Gunman fatally shoots Rockford attorney in back,” by Chris Green and Corina Curry, Rockford Register Star
   
• 2/5/08 – “Shooting remind us that we’re always vulnerable,” by Donna Vickroy, The Southtown Star
   
• 2/3/08 – “5 women shot dead in Tinley Park store,” The Daily Herald
   
• 1/18/08 – “Boy shot in head, 2 wounded on West Side in possible home invasion,”  by Mary Owen and Jeremy Gormer, Chicago Tribune
   
• 1/2/08 – “Gun maker expects to complete move in Spring,”  by Kurt Allemeier, Quad City Times

Press Contacts:

Nina Vinik
Legal Community Against Violence
847-733-1855
nina@lcav.org