Hemp-derived products such as delta-8 can make people feel high just like cannabis does. Now, Illinois lawmakers are trying to figure out if they can regulate and tax them like cannabis, too. That might be the only hope of salvaging …
Clock ticking for Illinois lawmakers to navigate hemp hurdles Read MoreThe judge who handed down a sweeping order restricting the feds’ use of force during their deportation campaign in Chicago is planning a March 2 trial that could lead to a more permanent ruling ahead of a possible surge of …
Judge plans March trial over feds’ use of force in Chicago deportation push Read MoreGetting acclimated to a new locker room can be tough, but here’s a tip from C.J. Gardner-Johnson: Walk right in and be the team’s most dynamic defensive player. That led to fast friendships as Gardner-Johnson stepped in for injured nickel …
Bears DB C.J. Gardner-Johnson reasserts himself as playmaker, could get extended opportunity Read MoreRapper Lil Durk’s lawyers on Thursday called for the dismissal of his murder-for-hire case in Los Angeles after learning that a judge and prosecutor received death threats that weren’t disclosed to the Chicago superstar’s legal team for seven months. Lil …
Lil Durk wants murder-for-hire case tossed after death threats to judge, prosecutor go unreported Read MoreThis story is a partnership between WBEZ, Grist and Inside Climate News. A group of Illinois congressional delegates is calling for the release of $3 billion in withheld federal funding that’s meant to help replace toxic lead service lines that …
Illinois lawmakers press feds for $3B in stalled lead pipe replacement funds Read MoreWith the country’s longest government shutdown finally over, Illinois officials say they expect full SNAP food assistance to begin flowing Friday and that the nearly 2 million people in the state that rely on the program to buy groceries will …
Full SNAP benefits going out starting Friday as shutdown ends, Illinois officials say Read MoreThe Sun-Times’ Bears experts make their picks for the game against the Vikings on Sunday at U.S. Bank Stadium (noon, Fox 32): Patrick Finley Vikings, 31-30: The Bears have won one out of their last nine games against the Vikings, …
Bears predictions: Week 11 at Vikings Read MoreLast month, I got a call I’d feared since I started interviewing an Army combat veteran inside an immigration detention center in Wisconsin in 2017. The family of Miguel Perez Jr. told me he died unexpectedly in October while visiting …
A final goodbye to deported Chicago veteran Miguel Perez Jr. Read MoreReconociendo un “torbellino de emociones” tras su sorpresiva candidatura para el escaño del Distrito 4 Congresional de Illinois, Patty García desestimó el miércoles las críticas de que el representante saliente, Jesús “Chuy” García, había despejado su camino hacia la nominación …
Patty García defiende maniobra electoral para reemplazar a Chuy, promete proteger a inmigrantes Read MoreMayor Brandon Johnson is offering a series of concessions in hopes of salvaging his proposed $16.6 billion budget, but it’s unclear whether the changes he has made will get him to the 26 votes needed for City Council passage. Facing …
Mayor Johnson offers concessions to salvage his budget, but City Council support still in doubt Read MoreA man with a history of allegedly slugging women is facing new charges after an unprovoked attack in June in Lincoln Park, police said. William Livingston, 32, was identified as the person who struck two women, 29 and 40, on …
Man charged in ‘serial punching’ of women in Chicago is facing new charges for Lincoln Park attacks Read MoreBears quarterback Caleb Williams can’t explain why he senses defenders rushing from his blind side and, at the last second, can pirouette away. He can “feel a little color” of the opposing jersey or his tackle turning his hips as …
The Bears vowed to protect Caleb Williams — and he’s learned to protect himself, too Read MoreMetra’s leaders approved a budget that spares riders from a fare hike next year, but they acknowledged it won’t be an express train to the hoped-for transformational service expansion. The commuter rail agency won’t see any service cuts next year, …
Metra, Pace approve budgets with no fare hikes Read MoreU.S. Rep. Jesus “Chuy” Garcia was publicly criticized on the House floor Wednesday night by a Washington state Democrat who wants lawmakers to adopt a resolution claiming the Chicago Democrat undermined “the process of a free and fair election” by …
Chuy Garcia blasted on House floor by fellow Democrat for leaving seat to chief of staff Read MoreCientos de personas arrestadas y detenidas en medio de la campaña de deportación de los federales en Chicago podrían ser liberadas pronto bajo diversas condiciones, según el fallo de un juez federal este miércoles. No está claro cuántas de las …
Juez dice que ordenará liberación de cientos arrestados durante operativo de deportación en Chicago Read MoreDETROIT — The excitement in Dalen Terry’s voice was palpable. New season, new jersey number, new outlook. “The last two years I wasn’t being myself, I was trying to be what people wanted me to be, and it’s time for …
The Bulls’ Dalen Terry taking big picture approach to shrinking minutes Read MoreRobert Plant once said, “The way I see it, rock ’n’ roll is folk music.” And the 77-year-old has spent most of his career proving his thesis. In the beginning, it was Plant bringing the heart and soul of Delta …
Review: Robert Plant returns to Chicago in intimate theater show with latest project Saving Grace Read MoreThe Blackhawks have a plethora of forward prospects en route to the NHL, and they’ll have to eventually make space for them. Fortunately, the Hawks have crafted their contract sheet with that in mind. Veteran forwards Nick Foligno, Jason Dickinson, …
Blackhawks might have to decide between re-signing Jason Dickinson or Ilya Mikheyev Read MoreUn juez federal dictaminó el miércoles que la detención, por parte de la administración de Trump, de una mujer capturada por agentes de inmigración en una guardería de North Center la semana pasada es “ilegal” porque no se le ha …
Juez declara como ‘ilegal’ la detención de mujer sacada de guardería del lado norte de Chicago Read MoreThe NFL filed a grievance asking the NFLPA to scrap its annual team report cards, which grade clubs on everything from leadership to training-table food. The players’ union, however, told its members last week it will move ahead with this …
NFL wants union report cards scrapped, but Bears LB says they ‘push for better for everyone’ Read More