Drama over hemp regulation bill is a snapshot of statehouse power dynamics
The bill was considered a threat to hemp businesses owned by those locked out of the legal cannabis system, though many ...
Ahead of CTA fiscal cliff, Mayor Brandon Johnson warns Springfield not to hold Chicago hostage for ‘political gain’
The CTA Red Line extension funding announcement doubled as an endorsement of CTA President Dorval Carter’s job performance.
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City Council vote planned to lower Chicago speed limit from 30 mph to 25 mph
The lead sponsor of a measure to reduce the city's default speed limit to 25 mph will call the ordinance for a vote next week ...
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Editorial: Springfield flunked the hemp test — and tougher tests are coming
Tightening up regulation on Delta-8 and other forms of synthetic THC should be a relative no-brainer. And yet, Illinois pols ...
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Inmate can’t pursue claims over forced medical care, panel rules
An inmate cannot pursue claims that prison staff forcibly administered a medical procedure without his consent after an alleged suicide attempt, a state appellate panel ruled.
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Judge sentences Trump in hush money case
President-elect Donald Trump was sentenced Friday in his hush money case, but the judge declined to impose any punishment.
Editorial: Speaker Welch’s recent behavior in Springfield raises questions around his Illinois House leadership
What is shaping up to be the most challenging year of Gov. JB Pritzker’s tenure began in Springfield with an inauspicious ...