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Cannabis industry leaders in Chicago commended President Donald Trump for signing an executive order Thursday that could reclassify cannabis as a less dangerous drug and create a path for further medical research. The move would change cannabis from a Schedule …

When students at dozens of schools across Illinois return to class in January, they may find that support services they depend on, such as mental health programs and food pantries, have disappeared. The Trump administration informed ACT Now Illinois last …

Last season’s trip to the state finals in Champaign made an impact on Rich’s Kavon Ammons. The Raptors lost to Warren in the Class 4A semifinals and then dropped a close one to Evanston in the third-place game. “The experience …

A Village of Broadview committee shot down an attempt to advance an ordinance that would restrict U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement from expanding their property under certain criteria. Members of the public expressed concerns and confusion over the proposal’s apparent …

MONTREAL — Life without Connor Bedard is proving to be as grueling for the Blackhawks in 2025-26 as it was in 2023-24. The Hawks produced little offense Thursday against the Canadiens in a 4-1 loss, recording only 15 shots on goal …

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — A man who is suspected of killing two and wounding several others at Brown University has been found dead in a New Hampshire storage facility where he had rented a unit, officials said. Claudio Neves Valente, 48, …

Moon alert Avoid shopping (except food and gas) and big decisions from 9:15 to 10:55 p.m. Chicago time. The new moon peaks at 7:43 p.m. CST. After that, it moves from Sagittarius into Capricorn. Aries (March 21-April 19) An average …

As a result of deals set in motion nearly two decades ago, five pension plans for Chicago city employers ended up losing more than $54 million on a risky real estate venture run by President Barack Obama’s former boss, Allison …

State officials gave a Chicago charter high school the harshest possible sanction after an investigation found three years of “repeated and unresolved” special education violations. Instituto Health Sciences Career Academy in Little Village on the Southwest Side will now be …

Chicago faced unprecedented challenges in 2025. Federal immigration enforcement transformed our streets, with dramatic confrontations at the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Broadview and raids across neighborhoods and suburbs. Massive protests erupted against the Trump administration, and we …

Open the door to Le Lo Lai Gallery, and you’ll walk into a world meticulously decorated for Christmastime. There are woodwork touches of Puerto Rican heritage, including a replica of the casita, or small house, that Bad Bunny featured on …

Candace Dane Chambers Five-year-old Eli Valentina Vaca looks up at a federal agent behind the gates of a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facility in Broadview after being taken into custody with her parents, Nancy Guamangate and Milton Javier …

Recently, in Minnesota, some Somali Americans were charged with ripping off welfare programs to the extent of hundreds of millions of dollars. If so, they should be punished. The president, however, has used this alleged criminal behavior to demean and …

DEAR ABBY: I’m a 55-year-old man who dated a very special lady, “Dawn,” for 12 years. We were both married when we met. I fell in love with her, and after we divorced our spouses, we continued being together. I …

LAS VEGAS — Houston’s defense so suffocated the Bills last month that defensive end Will Anderson Jr., cornerback Kamari Lassiter and friends demanded my full attention. On offense, led by quarterback CJ Stroud, all the Texans require is 20 points. …

Good morning, Chicago. ✶ 🔎 Below: Clout-heavy lawyer Allison S. Davis has cost Chicago millions, thanks to a risky real estate venture and unpaid bills, fees and fines. That hasn’t stopped City Hall from doing business with him. Why? 🗞️ …

CTA Blue Line service returned to normal after enduring significant delays when a man set himself on fire Friday morning near the Damen stop in the Wicker Park neighborhood. Firefighters responded to the Damen elevated station, 1558 N. Damen Ave., …

Los dueños de casa en todo el Condado de Cook están recibiendo facturas de impuestos sobre la propiedad que no pueden pagar, con algunas familias en los lados sur y oeste viendo un aumento de cifras de dos dígitos en …

LAS VEGAS — Southern California handicapper Tommy Lorenzo gave us Detroit pitcher Tarik Skubal to win the AL Cy Young Award before the first pitch of the 2024 season. On one of his frequent jaunts to Vegas, he nabbed a …

Q: A TV station had a story about the Los Angeles Police Department’s traffic-enforcement division having undercover officers or other decoys walk across the street with a gaggle of motorcycle officers hiding nearby. The motorists who did not stop for …