Illinois Supreme Court upholds state's sweeping gun ban.

SPRINGFIELD — The Illinois Supreme Court on Friday upheld the state’s sweeping gun ban, fending off the first major challenge to the landmark law which now awaits its fate before a federal appellate court. The state high court’s 4-3 ruling is a victory for gun control advocates who pushed for the law following a mass shooting during last year’s Fourth of July parade in Highland Park that claimed the lives of seven people and left dozens injured. Four of the court’s Democratic justices — Elizabeth Rochford, Joy Cunningham, P. Scott...