![On Jan. 10, Illinois Governor JB Pritzker signed a law immediately banning the sale of assault-style rifles in the state. However, McHenry Countys States Attorney is challenging the ban, which is currently tied up in court,.](https://themchenrymessenger.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/bannedarticle-1-900x598.jpg)
Governor Pritzker signs assault weapons ban into law
Nikki Sisson, Marketing Director
• February 14, 2023
![Police tape hangs from a sign post outside Richneck Elementary School following a shooting on Jan. 7, 2023, in Newport News, Virginia. A 6-year-old student was taken into custody after reportedly shooting a teacher during an altercation in a classroom at Richneck Elementary School on Friday. The teacher, a woman in her 30s, suffered “life-threatening” injuries and remains in critical condition.](https://themchenrymessenger.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/US-NEWS-VA-SCHOOL-SHOOTING-GET-900x599.jpg)
Opinion: When will enough be enough?
Vanessa Moreno, News Editor
• January 25, 2023
![Family members of Susan Kanantz left items and messages as part of a makeshift memorial after she was killed in a mass shooting in Raleigh, North Carolina last month.](https://themchenrymessenger.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Sue-900x706.jpg)
Opinion: The United States needs stricter gun control laws
Nikki Sisson, Marketing Director
• November 11, 2022
![This year, the staff of the McHenry Messenger reached out to as many candidates on the ballot as we possibly could, and we have gotten to know each race. Here are our endorsements.](https://themchenrymessenger.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/endorsements-900x601.jpg)
Midterm elections candidate endorsements 2022
Editorial Board
• November 7, 2022
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