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Starting Monday, an activist group plans to stage a weeklong sit-in outside a marijuana dispensary, demanding reparations for ex-convicts who were put away for a drug that has now been made legal.
Recreational marijuana sales just set a new record high – nearly $64 million worth of cannabis was sold last month.
In the first six months of legal recreational marijuana, the State of Illinois raked in $52 million in taxes.
Illinois is pushing back its deadline for issuing new licenses to grow, infuse and transport marijuana.
Now that marijuana is legal in Illinois, one Chicago public school wanted to protect its students from exposure to cannabis by changing the lunch policy.
Now that marijuana is legal in Illinois the city hosted the first fair aimed at helping people get into the pot business.
Four people were arrested Friday after Gurnee police found more than 200 pounds of cannabis while executing a search warrant at a local CBD store.
Thursday is the deadline to apply for a recreational dispensary license, and applicants must submit their paperwork by 4 p.m.
As Illinois moves forward licensing dispensaries for legalized marijuana, minorities said they are getting left out of opportunities because of the high cost.
Soon recreational marijuana will be legal in Illinois, and Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot has proposed a plan that would ban sale in most of downtown Chicago and split the rest of the city into seven "cannabis zones."
The state on Tuesday begins accepting a new round of applications for marijuana cultivators, dispensaries and more.
Camic says the 37-year-old Franzen has stage 4 cancer and was using the chocolates to relieve himself from symptoms, such as nausea.
Governor JB Pritzker and key lawmakers announced a bill Saturday that would allow adults over the age of 21 to legally purchase cannabis from licensed dispensaries in Illinois on January 1, 2020.
Omar Cano, 41, has been charged after, police say, almost 50 kilograms of suspected marijuana was discovered in his possession.
With marijuana now legal in Canada, some Illinois companies are finding success securing Canadian investors looking to enter the industry.
Los Angeles International Airport is now allowing passengers to fly with small amounts of cannabis in their carry-on luggage.
Deputy commissioner Bill Daly says the NHL does not expect to change its rules on marijuana with the legalization of cannabis in Canada coming on Oct. 17.
As the restrictions on marijuana continue to be loosened, scientists in Canada have reportedly developed the first beer brewed from cannabis.
A Cook County Jail detainee has been indicted after being identified as the second person involved in an incident where marijuana was left in an inmate-only bathroom at Stroger hospital.
Inside the warehouse, authorities discovered an indoor marijuana grow operation with approximately 200 cannabis plants.
Police say Aaaron J. Soloff made suspicious movements and that's when he was ordered out of the car.
Maureen Surin's daughter, Ashley, suffers from seizures that are the complications of her leukemia treatment.
A California-based supper club that serves cannabis-infused meals is coming to Chicago in December.
Two west suburban teenagers have been charged with giving cannabis to their 5-year-old nephew.
Murakami added his 17th homer in the fifth, a two-run shot to center off Jameson Taillon that traveled an estimated 428 feet.
City officials say a vehicle heading northbound on Route 41 collided in the intersection with another vehicle traveling westbound on Park Avenue to southbound Route 41.
Chris Brady had six saves for Chicago and has six shutouts this season.
An 18-year-old man was found dead in the alley from gunshot wounds following a large fight on Friday night, police said.
The ages of the victims range from 19 to 35, according to Chicago police.
In a move aimed at curbing the growing problem of "teen takeovers," D.C. U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro is threatening to bring charges against parents if their teens violate the local curfew.
State Rep. Josh Turek and State Sen. Zach Wahls squared off Thursday over which candidate can flip Iowa's open Republican-held Senate seat, as millions in outside spending reshapes the primary's final stretch.
Sens. Tammy Duckworth of Illinois and Tammy Baldwin of Wisconsin say their concern is there may be more emergency exit doors than flight attendants in the event of an evacuation.
Ald. Jim Gardiner (45th) is suing the city of Chicago, its inspector general's office, and the Board of Ethics, accusing them of defamation.
The Supreme Court has maintained mail access to the abortion pill mifepristone, setting aside for now a lower court order that blocked abortion providers from prescribing the widely used drug through telehealth and shipping it to patients.
Chatham residents say they're losing a vital resource as Walgreen's prepares to close its store near 86th and Cottage Grove.
According to AAA, the average price of a gallon of regular gas in Chicago was $5.17 on Friday, up from $3.75 a year ago.
Peoples Gas and North Shore Gas Company customers are likely to see minor credits on their bills for the next three years, thanks to a $125 million settlement agreement announced Thursday by Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul.
Chicago gas prices are spiking as the war with Iran drags on, with regular gas nearing $6 in some spots and premium already selling for more than $7 in some places.
In the legal venue of anti-trust enforcement, the state is not taking on the Trump administration, but rather filling a void that state officials say the Trump administration has vacated.
Engineers at Northwestern University have created a wireless polygraph to detect stress.
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson on Wednesday announced an expansion to the city's CARE Program, a specialized team that responds to mental health crises without police.
A Texas couple is filing a lawsuit accusing the AI company of guiding their teenage son in using drugs, resulting in a fatal overdose.
An American on the repatriation flight began showing symptoms of hantavirus and another "tested mildly PCR positive for the Andes virus," the Department of Health and Human Services says.
More than 100 people from a cruise ship dealing with an outbreak of the rare and deadly hantavirus are set to be disembarked.
Flight attendants at Chicago-based United Airlines have approved a new labor contract, marking their first pay increases in six years.
The Chicago Fire FC announced Wednesday morning that its new stadium in the South Loop will be named McDonald's Park.
U.S. prosecutors allege a man with multiple aliases used the name of the famed Astor family to scam a Mexican billionaire out of $450 million.
Thousands of people marched from the West Loop to Daley Plaza in downtown Chicago on Friday for May Day, with activists calling for workers' rights, stronger labor protections, and increased school funding.
A $170 million-plus plan announced this week will redevelop the Water Tower Place mall on the Magnificent Mile.
The Chicago-born house music track, which began as a personal poem in 1982 and became a defining anthem of the city's house music scene, has been selected for permanent preservation by the Library of Congress.
The Library of Congress revealed this year's list of 25 recordings to be preserved for future generations on the National Recording Registry.
David Allan Coe also had hits with "You Never Even Called Me By My Name" and "The Ride" among others.
Some youngsters got a behind-the-scenes look at the magic of making opera Sunday at the Lyric Opera of Chicago.
Matt DeCaro, an actor who was a familiar face on the Chicago stage for many years, died this weekend.
Another chance for rain showers and strong to severe storms arrives on Monday. Meteorologist Kylee Miller is tracking the latest.
Hosted by 1-800 TRUCK-WRECK, the free clinic at Curtis Granderson Stadium on the UIC campus. Volunteer coaches were on the field teaching the fundamentals.
Straus Family Creamery is voluntarily recalling select flavors of Organic Ice Cream due to the potential presence of foreign material.
Anyone who turned in a gun received a $100 gift card, and $10 for BB guns and replicas. The director of community policing, Glen Brooks, says the turn-in events allow people to get rid of guns safely.
Grace and Peace Church, along with Intentional Sports, hosted the community giveaway as part of the nationwide Good Neighbor Day America events.
City officials say a vehicle heading northbound on Route 41 collided in the intersection with another vehicle traveling westbound on Park Avenue to southbound Route 41.
Scattered rain and gusty thunderstorms are expected Saturday night in the Chicago area.
A burglary suspect was taken into custody after allegedly stealing a Cook County Sheriff's car on Saturday morning.
Two women were shot during robbery in Chicago's West Loop early Saturday morning.
An 18-year-old man was found dead in the alley from gunshot wounds following a large fight on Friday night, police said.
Pothole complaints continue everywhere, but especially on one street in the Pullman neighborhood on the South Side of Chicago.
People in Lincoln Park and Lakeview have rallied against a plan to build a new industrial ComEd electrical substation in their neighborhoods, pushing local and state leaders to get involved.
Monday marks one year since Illinois enacted Karina's Law — legislation aimed at taking firearms out of the hands of people accused of domestic abuse.
Tenants at a South Shore apartment building said they've noticed their rent fluctuating by hundreds of dollars a month due to a change in how their utility billing system is set up.
A man from the Chicago suburbs lost $69,000 of his savings to a scam by a thief using an AI-generated U.S. Marshals badge to intimidate him.
Murakami added his 17th homer in the fifth, a two-run shot to center off Jameson Taillon that traveled an estimated 428 feet.
Chris Brady had six saves for Chicago and has six shutouts this season.
Carson Kelly hit a tiebreaking single in the seventh inning and drove in four runs as the Chicago Cubs stopped a five-game White Sox winning streak with a 10-5 victory over their crosstown rival.
Randal Grichuk hit a two-run homer and drove in four runs, leading the Chicago White Sox to a 6-2 victory over the Kansas City Royals.
Ian Happ hit a long home run and five Chicago Cubs pitchers combined for a 2-0 shutout of the Atlanta Braves that snapped a four-game losing streak.
A Davison Township police chief released body camera video showing how a senior "water wars" prank brought an officer within milliseconds of opening fire on a student.
A man was found shot to death Thursday morning in Chicago's West Garfield Park neighborhood.
One man was killed and another was critically injured Thursday morning in a shooting in Chicago's Edgewater neighborhood.
A young man was shot and killed while getting into his car in the Ashburn neighborhood on Chicago's Southwest Side Thursday morning.
A Chicago-area man who ran a business helping people apply for asylum and immigrant visas was recently sentenced to nine years in prison for fraud and child pornography.
