Illinois has no state law restricting assault weapons.

However, some local jurisdictions within the state, such as the City of Highland Park, have enacted local ordinances that restrict the possession and sale of assault weapons.¹

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1. See, e.g., Highland Park City Code, Chapter 136.[↩]