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Illinois approved two more marijuana facilities to grow weed for recreational customers, with just two months to go before sales start next year.

Two more marijuana facilities can start growing recreational weed, the state says, bringing total to 9

November 1, 2019 at 5:35 p.m.

Illinois gave two more marijuana facilities approval to grow weed for recreational customers, with just two months to go before sales start next year. The licenses went to Wellness Group...

Outcome Health to pay $70 million to resolve fraud investigation; feds say probe into individuals continuing

October 31, 2019 at 7:04 a.m.

Outcome Health became a darling of Chicago's tech industry by installing screens in doctor's offices and waiting rooms that combined health information with drug advertising. Now, after years of turmoil,...

Chicago-based online lender Avant is "aggressively hiring" software engineers and plans to take over another floor of office space in the Loop.

Chicago unicorn Avant and sister company Amount are ‘aggressively hiring’ software engineers, taking over more office space

October 30, 2019 at 12:50 p.m.

Chicago-based online lender Avant and its sister company, Amount, are "aggressively hiring" software engineers, and plan to take over another floor of office space in the Loop. Amount, which launched...

Grubhub stock closes down more than 40% as Chicago-based company warns of fierce competition for ‘promiscuous’ online diners

October 29, 2019 at 6:20 p.m.

Grubhub is fighting for orders among "promiscuous" diners, and that could mean more restaurant options and better deals for consumers who want to eat restaurant-prepared meals on their couch. Shares...

The Sprout Social office is seen Jan. 25, 2017. The Chicago company has filed paperwork for an initial public offering.

Sprout Social, a Chicago software company, has filed to go public and raise $100 million

October 28, 2019 at 12:46 p.m.

Chicago technology company Sprout Social filed paperwork to go public and raise $100 million. Sprout Social, founded in 2010, makes software platforms for companies to manage social media, and makes...

Production at the Bedford Grow, a marijuana cultivation facility in Bedford Park on Friday March 29, 2019.

Marijuana licenses: Residents of 681 Illinois census tracts can get a leg up on applications. Here’s which areas qualify, and why.

October 28, 2019 at 10:44 a.m.

Applications for licenses to operate 75 marijuana stores are now available, offering the first path into the industry for those who don't already operate a cannabis business in Illinois. A...

Farmer Chad Wallace carries hemp plants to be trimmed in a shed at his home in Ashland, Ill., on Oct. 14, 2019.

Many Illinois farmers bet big on hemp, which makes CBD. Now those harvesting their first crops are ‘overwhelmed with trying to figure out what to do with it.’

October 28, 2019 at 11:12 a.m.

When organic produce farmer Chad Wallace was a kid, hemp was considered a weed. Back then, the wild remnants of the World War II-era crop were a nuisance. Smoke would...

The Ed Kaplan Family Institute for Innovation and Tech Entrepreneurship is seen Oct. 29, 2019, on the Illinois Institute of Technology campus in Chicago. The school is getting a $150 million donation, the biggest combined gift in the university's history.

The Illinois Institute of Technology is getting $150 million — the biggest combined gift in its history — to prepare students for Chicago tech careers

October 25, 2019 at 1:00 p.m.

The Illinois Institute of Technology is getting a $150 million donation from 10 longtime business leaders who want to boost Chicago's tech standing. The university is calling it the biggest...

Thrive Dispensary's two downstate marijuana dispensaries, in Anna and Harrisburg, have been acquired by Massachusetts-based MariMed.

MariMed, an East Coast marijuana company, buys 2 Illinois dispensaries

October 21, 2019 at 3:39 p.m.

Thrive Dispensary's two downstate locations have been acquired by Massachusetts-based MariMed, the latest deal as companies jockey for a position in Illinois' recreational marijuana market. The sale of the two...

Flowering cannabis plants are seen in 2016 at Cresco Labs' Joliet facility. Cresco operates three growing facilities in the state and five medical marijuana dispensaries, which have been awarded licenses to sell recreational pot starting Jan. 1.

Chicago’s first recreational marijuana store just got OK’d — but you might not be able to buy weed there on Jan. 1

October 16, 2019 at 2:46 p.m.

Cresco Labs was awarded licenses to sell recreational marijuana from its five existing Illinois stores starting in January, but it's uncertain whether sales will begin in Chicago Jan. 1. Black...

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