Robert McCoppin

Marijuana-infused tinctures for a "dab bar" at the Freedom Festival marijuana expo on April 20, 2022, in Bensenville.

Underground 420 marijuana expo shows wide gulf between illicit dealers and corporate cannabis

April 21, 2022 at 9:40 a.m.

To celebrate 420, Unkle Mike gave free dab hits Wednesday to anyone who wanted one. He used a small blow torch-like lighter to heat a pipe, and held out a...

Anna Rose Li-Epstein 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.

Lawsuit alleges ‘cartel’ colludes to keep cannabis prices high in Illinois. Industry members say there’s no evidence for the allegations.

April 19, 2022 at 8:42 p.m.

A federal lawsuit accuses cannabis companies of running a "Chicago cartel" that colludes to keep prices high in Illinois ? but industry participants say the allegations are groundless. The suit...

D'Andrea Banquets and Conference is surrounded by a fence following a weekend fire that gutted the facility in Crystal Lake, April 18, 2022.

D’Andrea banquet hall in Crystal Lake — site for weddings and other events — burns down just months after announcement of its closing

April 18, 2022 at 8:09 p.m.

For decades, D'Andrea Banquets and Conference Center was home to weddings, parties, fundraisers and, back in the day, disco dancers. But the well-known gathering place for landmark local events was...

Itzel Gomez sits on an oversized char at Waldos Forever Fest, a celebration of marijuana culture, on April 20, 2019, in the Andersonville neighborhood of Chicago.

420 brings biggest week of marijuana celebrations to Chicago and suburbs — while new businesses remain in limbo

April 15, 2022 at 4:45 p.m.

Because it is the first year since marijuana legalization without COVID-19 restrictions, upcoming April 20 events will mark the biggest cannabis celebrations yet in Illinois, organizers believe. With 420, an...

Kristin Ballard of Rockford stands in support of police officers and firefighters while attending a procession for fallen McHenry County Sheriff's Deputy Jacob Keltner as his body arrives at the Winnebago County Coroner's Office in Rockford, on Thursday, March 7, 2019.

Floyd Brown found guilty of 2nd-degree murder in 2019 slaying of McHenry County Deputy Jacob Keltner outside Rockford motel

April 8, 2022 at 10:41 p.m.

A federal jury late Friday afternoon found a Springfield man guilty of second-degree murder in the shooting death of a McHenry County sheriff's deputy outside a Rockford motel in 2019....

All Stories

Underground 420 marijuana expo shows wide gulf between illicit dealers and corporate cannabis

Lawsuit alleges ‘cartel’ colludes to keep cannabis prices high in Illinois. Industry members say there’s no evidence for the allegations.

D’Andrea banquet hall in Crystal Lake — site for weddings and other events — burns down just months after announcement of its closing

420 brings biggest week of marijuana celebrations to Chicago and suburbs — while new businesses remain in limbo

Floyd Brown found guilty of 2nd-degree murder in 2019 slaying of McHenry County Deputy Jacob Keltner outside Rockford motel

Illinois lawmakers approve sweeping changes to nursing home funding meant to increase staffing and improve care

Illinois lawmakers expected to consider nursing home staffing and care tied to new funding formula

AJ Freund’s mother tells court she was seeing and hearing demons at the time of her son’s murder

Un estadio de los Chicago Bears en Arlington Heights podría obtener ayuda pública

A Chicago Bears stadium in Arlington Heights could get public help, village’s mayor says, but resources are limited