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Illinois Hemp Coalition Vice President Dipesh Sharma and hemp brand CEO Eric Harb discuss a planned town hall, concerns about the city’s hemp-derived product ban, what consumers should know about THC labeling, and how federal rules could reshape the industry later this year.

Indiana state Rep. Earl Harris discusses Portage’s proposed “Halas Harbor,” the economic stakes and how far Indiana lawmakers might go to lure the Chicago Bears amid ongoing stadium talks in Illinois.

Just in time for spring training, the Art Institute of Chicago has unveiled an iconic artwork that has special meaning for Cubs fans.

This is how the Chicago maestro of the Grant Park Music Festival got one week's notice, three days to rehearse and follow one strict rule to perform at the Super Bowl Halftime show. 

The Chicago Park District addressed reports that a homeless encampment has been cleared at Eugene Field Park. The district says it performed a routine coordinated cleaning but the encampment was not closed. 

A UIC professor breaks down the Supreme Court’s tariff dispute and how the high court’s decision could reshape the way businesses challenge federal trade policies. 

A suburban man says he was tricked into sending tens of thousands of dollars to a fake online girlfriend created using artificial intelligence, part of a growing wave of high-tech romance fraud. 

Former FBI hostage negotiator Phil Andrew explains what happens behind the scenes in hostage and kidnapping investigations. 

Opening statements begin this week in a landmark trial claiming Meta and YouTube deliberately designed platforms to addict young users, with potential ripple effects for hundreds of similar lawsuits. 

Illinois lawmakers and the Chicago Bears are close to a deal on public funding and property tax measures for a proposed Arlington Heights stadium. 

Even with retirement accounts, most Americans remain far from the $1.5 million experts say is needed for a comfortable retirement.