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What marijuana rescheduling would mean for Illinois, from tax changes to heath studies
As the federal government considers reclassifying marijuana to a lower level controlled substance, the billion dollar industry and cannabis community in Illinois say it's a cause for celebration.
Body found in Chicago ID'd as missing man who vanished after making mysterious final phone call to mom
Note: The video in the player above is from a previous report. A body that was recovered by police from the Calumet River on Chicago's Far South Side Wednesday has been identified as a missing 24-year-old man from South Chicago. According to family, the man has been identified as Jovon...
Man charged with murder in fatal shooting of Chicago police officer
CHICAGO (AP) — A 22-year-old man has been charged with murder in the fatal shooting of a Chicago police officer who was slain while off-duty and heading home from work, authorities said Thursday. Xavier L. Tate Jr. was charged with first-degree murder, the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office said. He is due in court Friday morning. Messages seeking information about whether Tate has an attorney who could speak on his behalf were left Thursday with the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office by The Associated Press. Tate was taken into custody Wednesday evening by the Chicago Police Department and the U.S. Marshals Great Lakes Regional Fugitive Task Force for the murder of Officer Luis M. Huesca, 30, Chicago police said in a post on the social platform X.
3 Illinois Lottery players win $1M prizes with scratch-off tickets
CHICAGO - Illinois Lottery scratch-off tickets netted three lucky winners $1 million each, two of which were sold in Chicago. The winning scratch-off tickets were a part of the Illinois Lottery's $10 Million Instant Ticket game. They were sold at:. Party House, 181 W. Morton Ave., in Jacksonville, Illinois. BP...
When are cicadas coming to Chicago?
When periodical cicadas appear in Illinois this month, they will mostly be from one of two groups in a rare dual emergence — an event unseen since 1803. The southern half of Illinois will see the appearance of Brood XIX, also known as the Great Southern Brood, which emerges every 13 years. (In addition, some early arrivals from the Mississippi Valley Brood may emerge.) The upper half of the state — including Chicago and Peoria — will see Brood XIII, the Northern Illinois Brood, on a 17-year cycle.
Man dies after being stabbed during fight with woman on West Side
CHICAGO — A man has died after being stabbed during a fight with a woman in the city’s Austin neighborhood, according to Chicago police. The stabbing happened around 10:30 p.m. Wednesday in the 100 block of North Lotus Avenue. According to police, a man and woman were in...
Mr. Fix It: How to keep cicadas out of your home
CHICAGO — It’s cicada season — and the last thing you want is to have one of those little critters in your house. Mr. Fix It shares tips and necessities to keep them out. Screen repair tape. If you have a broken screen door that you can’t...
Thursday’s Chicago warmth tied 2024’s highest to date…
Summer-like temperatures—before storms hit Thursday afternoon Far warmer than on this date a year ago when the high only reached 54 degrees! Lakeside cooling was prevalent along the shoreline where high temperatures were nearly 15 degrees cooler Isolated severe thunderstorms developed in Thursday’s 80 degree warmth Thursday’s large hail reports PEAK WIND GUSTS 59 mph […]
79-year-old woman dies in apartment fire on Chicago's North Side
CHICAGO (CBS) — A woman died in an apartment fire in Rogers Park Thursday night.Chicago firefighters found the 79-year-old woman in the basement of a three-flat, in the 6500 block of North Ashland Avenue just after 8:45 p.m. The woman was taken to St. Francis Hospital where she later died.No other injuries were reported. The cause of the fire remains under investigation.
Chicago’s incoming risk for showers, thunderstorms, and Severe Weather
Rains are likely to be very isolated Thursday morning then increase in coverage and intensity in the afternoon and Thursday night into Friday morning. As we get into Thursday there’s going to be a severe weather risk. THURSDAY SEVERE THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK. The entire Chicago metro area is in a...
Chicago’s mayor ran away when asked about slain cop case: reporters
CHICAGO — Two television news reporters say Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson ran away when they asked him to comment on the recent arrest of an alleged cop killer. And then the mayor’s office inexplicably claimed that the man they were chasing wasn’t really the mayor—even though two television station cameras recorded it all.
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