City Council votes in support of marijuana sales downtown
The City Council voted in favor of shrinking the downtown "exclusion zone" and relax zoning requirements for cannabis businesses all over the city.
Glen Ellyn votes 'no' to recreational marijuana sales
Recreational marijuana sales will not be coming to Glen Ellyn.
Glen Ellyn votes 'no' to recreational marijuana sales
Statewide marijuana sales reached just under $122 million in August.
Chicago community group receives nearly $2M from cannabis tax revenue
Cannabis sales in Illinois are helping local community groups.
Plan to bring more pot shops downtown advances to full City Council
A plan to bring more pot shops to the downtown area is now moving to the full City Council.
Plan to allow more pot shops downtown advances to City Council
The full City Council will take up the plan next week.
Illinois to hold another cannabis license lottery after data error
The six applicants were wrongly denied because of a data entry error, according to Toi Hutchinson, the Governor's senior cannabis adviser.
Extra cannabis lottery planned in Illinois to give applicants fair shot
Wealthy, clouted, white male applicants also won a significant portion of perfect scores, instead of the Black and Latino applicants who were meant to get an advantage as “social equity” applicants from areas hurt by the war on drugs.
New Illinois bill would change workplace marijuana rules
State Rep. Bob Morgan (D-Highwood) talks about his new bill which would prohibit Illinois workers from getting fired for only having a low-level positive result on a marijuana test.
Weed sales in Illinois hit record high in July
Recreational marijuana sales in Illinois hit a record high in July with over $128 million, with Lollapalooza providing a big boost.
Illinois reports winners of 55 marijuana licenses in lottery
There are 55 winners of Illinois’ lottery for licenses to operate marijuana retail stores officials said Thursday, but the licenses can’t be awarded until a judge rules on a challenge to the process.
More than 2,500 pounds of marijuana seized at US-Canada border in Detroit
Customs and Border Patrol agents in Detroit found 2,583 pounds of marijuana in a semi-truck at the U.S. and Canada border.
Local dispensary offering marijuana menu to pair with Lollapalooza genres
Lollapalooza runs from this Thursday through Sunday and a local cannabis dispensary has a special offer.
New Illinois laws: Gov. Pritzker signs 4 bills into law Thursday
Gov. JB Pritzker signed four bills into law Thursday, including one that makes Illinois the first state in the nation to ban police from lying to children during interrogations.
Illinois bans police from lying to kids in interrogation
Gov. JB Pritzker signed four bills into law Thursday, including one that makes Illinois the first state in the nation to ban police from lying to children during interrogations.
Pritzker announces lottery dates for marijuana dispensary licenses
Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced Thursday the dates of three lotteries that will distribute 185 licenses to operate adult-use cannabis dispensaries in July and August.
Weed bill: Pritzker to sign legislation changing how pot licenses are doled out
It comes after a lot of controversy and outrage about the program. There are zero minority owned or even female owned dispensaries in the state.
Senate bill would take marijuana off federal controlled substances list
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer proposed legislation Wednesday to legalize marijuana at the federal level.
Marijuana bust: 16 tons of illegal marijuana, valued at $1.2B, seized in Antelope Valley
The estimated street value of the products seized is $1.19 billion.
Roselle residents to vote Tuesday on allowing marijuana shops
Residents in Roselle can weigh in on whether to allow recreational marijuana sales in their community at a public hearing Tuesday at the Roselle Village Hall.