Pritzker praises Justice Department move to reclassify marijuana
Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker praised the Biden Administration’s push to reclassify marijuana, with the Justice Department formally making the move on Thursday.
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Chicago's Maxwell Street Market to return to original site for first time in 30 years
The iconic Maxwell Street Market will return to its original home in Chicago later this month, the city announced in a press release.
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Man who created portable disinfecting machine during pandemic gives back to hospital
An emergency department physician assistant who created a portable disinfecting machine using UVC light during the pandemic is giving back to the hospital where he came up with the idea.
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As opioid overdoses surge in 5 neighborhoods, Chicago doubles down on solutions
Outreach workers set up a table Thursday morning in Chicago’s North Lawndale neighborhood to give away free Narcan and Fentanyl test strips to anyone who needs them.
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Organization calls for emerging cicadas to be ‘celebrated, not vilified'
The historic 2024 cicada emergence in the upper Midwest is now underway, but with two broods of cicadas emerging this spring, some groups are urging residents to celebrate their arrival, rather than t...
