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Illinois issues 48 new craft cannabis grower licenses in step that helps diversify the industry

June 1, 2022 at 7:46 p.m.

Illinois issued 48 new marijuana craft grow licenses Wednesday, continuing slow progress in expanding and diversifying the industry. Twenty of the new licenses are majority Black-owned, 17 are majority white-owned,...

Vitoria Herring holds a sign on March 29, 2022, during a rally outside the Thompson Center by the group True Social Equity in Cannabis demanding broader decriminalization of marijuana in Illinois with no lottery or caps on business licenses.

Judge allows Illinois to issue licenses for 185 new cannabis stores following prolonged legal delay

May 27, 2022 at 6:30 p.m.

After nearly 10 months of delay, a judge Friday ended the court order preventing Illinois from issuing 185 new recreational cannabis store licenses — though further litigation may jeopardize those...

Flowering cannabis plants are illuminated by artificial lighting on a tour called "Chitiva," given by workers at a Prescribd cultivation center on July 17, 2021, in Bridgeview.

State issues permits for new craft cannabis operations to start construction amid ongoing turmoil in Illinois marijuana industry

May 19, 2022 at 5:05 p.m.

Illinois has begun issuing permits for new craft grow cannabis operations to begin construction, and a judge has authorized the state to hold a corrective lottery for dispensary applicants that...

The James Sneider Apartments at 7450 N. Rogers Ave. in Rogers Park on May 16, 2022, where three seniors were discovered dead Saturday after residents reported high temperatures.

‘I was scared to go to sleep’: Residents, family members describe oven-like conditions in Rogers Park building where 3 women died

May 16, 2022 at 6:50 p.m.

When Veldarin Jackson received a call on Saturday that his 68-year-old mother had been found dead, he and his wife, Adjoa, rushed to her Rogers Park apartment. The pair entered...

Amanda Hamm, 31, of Richmond, fills in personal information of her purchased tickets for the massive VFW Post 4600 Queen of Hearts raffle in suburban McHenry on Sept. 18, 2018.

Winner — known only as George L. — takes home half of $4 million pot Tuesday in the latest big-buck McHenry VFW Queen of Hearts game

May 11, 2022 at 2:47 p.m.

The Queen is at it again. The McHenry VFW Queen of Hearts game generated $4 million in bets this week and a $2 million winner Tuesday, re-creating the buzzy excitement...

The now closed Rainforest Cafe on North Clark Street in Chicago in 2019.

Residents raise concerns about proposed marijuana store in old Rainforest Cafe in Chicago, but prior worries have faded, area leader says

May 11, 2022 at 3:38 p.m.

River North residents voiced concerns Tuesday about a proposal to open a fourth recreational marijuana store in the neighborhood, at the former Rainforest Cafe site — but one area leader...

Aleksey Ruderman near his Milwaukee home on April 25, 2022.

Former immigrant detainees sue McHenry County sheriff, claiming they were illegally forced into labor while housed in jail

May 11, 2022 at 10:48 a.m.

Aleksey Ruderman swept and mopped the floors of McHenry County jail, wiped tables, and cleaned the showers and the toilets — all against his will and without being paid a...

Boeing corporate headquarters at 100 N. Riverside Plaza on May 5, 2022, after a report the company would be relocating its headquarters.

Boeing to move corporate headquarters out of Chicago, but ‘maintain a significant presence’ in city

May 6, 2022 at 9:41 a.m.

Some 20 years after Boeing arrived in Chicago, the defense contractor and airplane-maker is moving its global headquarters out of the city, the company said Thursday. Boeing will relocate its...

Marijuana for sale at the Freedom Festival marijuana expo on April 20, 2022, in Bensenville.

Illinois’ cannabis license residency requirement faces court challenge — the latest legal fight affecting the state’s 2-year-old recreational pot industry

May 5, 2022 at 8:43 a.m.

A legal battle over cannabis business licensing in Illinois could overturn the state's residency requirement, throwing a wrench into the already dysfunctional process and attempts to diversify the industry. The...

Marijuana-infused tinctures for a "dab bar" at the "Freedom Festival" marijuana expo Wednesday, April 20, 2022, in Bensenville, Illinois. (Erin Hooley/baiduhai)

La expo Underground 420 muestra una gran brecha entre los traficantes ilícitos y el cannabis corporativo

April 27, 2022 at 3:04 p.m.

Para celebrar el 420, Unkle Mike dio fumadas gratuitas a todo el que quisiera. Usó un pequeño mechero en forma de soplete para calentar una pipa, y extendió un pequeño...

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