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cannabis
  • by david hall
Cook County offers grants to social-equity marijuana businesses

The county is offering $3.6 million in grants to license holders. Applications are open through June 14.

police-reform
  • by david hall
Police must 'not lose focus' on reform as Democratic Convention nears, former federal prosecutor warns

The police department’s troubled response to the protests and unrest in the summer of 2020 looms over preparations for the convention in August.

health
  • by david hall
Zantac did not cause Brookfield woman's colon cancer, Cook County jury rules

Jurors deliberated for just over four hours from Wednesday afternoon to Thursday morning. The three-week trial — a first of thousands of similar cases nationwide to appear before a jury — wrapped up Wednesday.

education
  • by david hall
CPS board, Springfield could hold dueling votes on school cops

The social justice protests in the summer of 2020, after a Minneapolis police officer murdered George Floyd, have sparked thorny debates ever since. A Springfield bill on the issue is the latest backlash to Mayor Brandon Johnson's Board of Education.