Medical Marijuana Advocates Cheer Gov. Rauner's About-Face On Program Expansion
An agreement adds post-traumatic stress syndrome and terminal illnesses to the list of qualifying conditions.
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An agreement adds post-traumatic stress syndrome and terminal illnesses to the list of qualifying conditions.
Republican Bruce Rauner has previously rejected attempts at expansion.
You'd never know by looking at him, but Chris Reed is the new face of addiction. He's clean-cut, fresh-faced, well-dressed, and well-spoken. He grew up in Algonquin and attended Jacobs High School.
The fertilizer byproduct, called Crystal Green, can be used for agricultural and turf purposes.
Tim Ryan started drinking at 13, and was dabbling in drugs soon after. In his early 30's he tried heroin for the first time.
If your loved one was addicted to heroin, would you know? For most parents and loved ones, the revelation comes as complete surprise and many learn after it's too late.
Water sample testing began at 5 a.m. across the district. More than 250 schools built before 1986 will be tested before the end of the school year. After that, the rest of the schools in CPS will be tested.
CBS 2's Mike Parker has the scoop on the measure, which would sock property owners with huge fines if they allow canine waste to accumulate.
"I still think of myself as being a lot younger than I am," said Ingrid Forsberg, who earned her master's degree in nursing practice in 1978.
Since 2012, heroin has taken a life every three days in Chicago's suburbs. WBBM's Lisa Fielding has this first part in her series, "Generation Heroin."
The person who contracted the illness visited several locations in northern Illinois, including hotels and a Northern Illinois University graduation.
The announcement came Friday as CPS announced plans to test lead levels district wide.
Hand dryers in public washrooms should be a clean way to dry your hands, but are some harboring potentially dangerous bacteria? CBS 2's Dave Savini tested filthy-looking hand dryers.
The cool, wet weather this spring has provided plenty of breeding grounds for mosquitoes, but it hasn't been warm enough for them to really start biting.
A state panel has approved an expansion plan by University of Chicago Medicine that includes adding an adult trauma center and more patient beds to their medical center campus in Hyde Park, according to the university.
