When Illinois legalized recreational marijuana, only previously existing medical marijuana dispensaries were allowed to also open retail shops. A batch of 75 new licenses have been delayed more than a year.Â
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SPRINGFIELD — All employees and customers at Illinois Secretary of State driver-services facilities statewide, as well as everyone working in and visiting public areas of the Capitol Complex in Springfield, will be required to wear masks beginning Monday.
Adam Sells was sleeping on a set of steps in Downtown Peoria near the Salvation Army shelter for people experiencing homelessness when he felt a great bout of pain.
The festival is the largest gathering of its kind in Chicago since before the pandemic.
The Chicago Bears held their second training camp practice Thursday morning at Halas Hall, the first practice in front of fans since the final day of summer in 2019 in Bourbonnais, and it lasted about two hours.
Predictably, Mack didn’t want to dwell on the physical issues he played through a year ago when he spoke Wednesday afternoon at Halas Hall following the first training camp practice.
Stewart coached St. Teresa from 2000 to 2014, compiling a record of 297-154 with five regional titles, four conference titles and two sectional titles.
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We do need to get more people vaccinated, no doubt about it. But let’s think of new ways to use media to get the message out.
An overwhelming percentage of Americans — 60% according to the latest Pew Research Center survey — say marijuana should be legal for both medical and recreational use.Â
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This is a letter to the editor from the Herald & Review opinion section.Â
