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Did you pack weed in your carry-on? Chicago airports now have boxes for dumping recreational marijuana before boarding a plane.

January 8, 2020 at 10:32 a.m.

O'Hare International Airport and Midway Airport have installed boxes for travelers to dispose of recreational marijuana before they get on the plane. The cannabis amnesty boxes, as they're called, are...

Did you pack weed in your carry-on? O’Hare and Midway airports now have boxes for dumping recreational marijuana before boarding a plane.

January 8, 2020 at 8:50 a.m.

O'Hare International Airport and Midway Airport have installed boxes for travelers to dispose of recreational marijuana before they get on the plane. The cannabis amnesty boxes, as they're called, are...

Cresco Labs employee Nicholas Stankus counts out cash received for a medical cannabis sale on Dec. 30, 2019.

Illinois marijuana dispensaries sold more than $10.8 million worth of recreational weed in the first five days of sales. Now, some have halted recreational sales amid product shortages.

January 7, 2020 at 1:52 p.m.

Illinois marijuana shops sold more than $10.8 million worth of recreational weed in the first five days of sales, the state said. Customers made more than 271,000 purchases during that...

Marijuana companies seek to open new Chicago dispensaries on Randolph Street, near White Sox ballpark and, yes, even on Weed Street

January 3, 2020 at 4:33 p.m.

Marijuana companies are preparing to open new recreational shops in Chicago, and they're looking at some of the busiest retail corridors they can find. The scouting for new locations began...

Kyle Nakatsuji, CEO of Clearcover, a car insurance startup, is seen at the company's headquarters in Chicago on Dec. 23, 2019. The company is closing a round of funding and plans to hire up to 80 people in Chicago this year.

This Chicago tech company took on car insurance on Allstate and State Farm’s home turf last year. Now it’s on a hiring spree.

January 3, 2020 at 1:00 a.m.

Chicago startup Clearcover expanded its auto insurance business to Illinois last year, going up against insurance behemoths in their home state. With $50 million in financing as fuel, the tech...

Nearly $3.2 million in legal weed was sold in Illinois on the first day of sales, marking one of the strongest showings in the history of marijuana legalization

January 3, 2020 at 8:54 a.m.

Customers spent almost $3.2 million on legal weed in Illinois on the first day of recreational marijuana sales Wednesday, marking one of the strongest showings of any state in the...

Watch how these 10 executives shape Chicago’s business scene in 2020 through legal weed, electric cars and South and West side neighborhood redevelopment

January 2, 2020 at 10:10 a.m.

Facing fleets of grounded planes, changing consumer tastes and the formation of a new marijuana industry, 2020 could be a defining year for these Chicago executives. Boeing named Chairman David...

‘The beginning of a new age, the end of an antiquated viewpoint’: Long lines, celebrations mark first hours of recreational marijuana sales in Illinois

January 2, 2020 at 5:32 p.m.

Thousands celebrated a new year by waiting in long lines to be among the first to legally buy marijuana for recreational use in Illinois on the day the state lifted...

Legal weed in Illinois: The first day of recreational marijuana sales features long lines, some glitches — and mostly happy customers

January 2, 2020 at 5:33 p.m.

Illinois started off the new decade by embarking into the world of recreational marijuana, where people can buy the intoxicating plant legally and without a prescription. Across the Chicago area,...

Workers tend to plants in growing room at Cresco Labs in Joliet on Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2019.

Legal weed sales start Wednesday, but six stores in Illinois won’t be ready to open. Here’s why.

January 2, 2020 at 5:31 p.m.

Recreational marijuana sales start Wednesday in Illinois, but 14% of the dispensaries that received state and local approval to sell weed won't be ready in time. Thirty-seven marijuana stores around...

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