It’s hard to get outraged about the Steans-to-Cassidy handoff when Marjorie Taylor Greene’s on the scene.
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With friends like Republican Jeanne Ives, Illinois women don’t need enemies
Ives and her party have repeatedly opposed legislation that would help women and children.
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Alderman Carrie Austin slams Rauner for Chicago Public Schools’ financial crisis, and other news
Also, tickets to the June 3 U2 concert at Soldier Field are the most in-demand in the nation on Stubhub.
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Will the Trump administration interfere with Illinois’s medical pot program?
The administration signaled a willingness this week to crack down on legal weed.
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Illinois set to expand its medical marijuana pilot program
New legislation adds qualifying conditions, amends the role of physician approval, and extends the length of the program.
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Rauner: Cut minimum wage to $7.25
The Republican candidate for Illinois governor, who has said he’s worth “hundreds of millions,” proposes reducing the state’s minimum wage by a dollar.
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In the weeds of the state’s medical marijuana law
Illinois’s new cannabis program will help some ill patients, but its many rules, restrictions, and uncertainties are a real buzz kill.
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Santa’s helper nailed for medical marijuana stash
Santa’s helper nailed for medical marijuana stash
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The politics of pot
Are our politicians too paranoid to decriminalize marijuana?
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House Republican Leader Tom Cross Explains Why He Supports a New Medical Marijuana Bill
Tom Cross, the Republican leader of the Illinois house, discusses his support for medical marijuana legislation.
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They paid; now they’re playing
The winner of the state’s new casino license has been a generous contributor to many of the most powerful politicians in Illinois.