While downplaying online rumors that the Chicago Bears have reached a deal to move to Arlington Heights, a village official said Thursday the team will soon submit important traffic and financial studies of the proposal. Arlington Heights Mayor Tom Hayes […]
A raid and criminal charges against a suburban smoke shop owner have ignited a dispute over enforcement of hemp laws, with the store owner filing a lawsuit claiming improper arrest — all while officials in several towns consider bans and
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Members of the Ecuadorian community held a procession for the Virgin Mary through the streets of Albany Park Wednesday, commemorating a religious holiday and a cultural touchstone with special significance for immigrants. The feast of Nuestra Señora Virgen de la
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The Chicago Bears would save about $5 million a year in property taxes under a proposed deal with the village of Arlington Heights and local schools, while setting 2027 as a deadline if the team commits to building a new
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A Chicago alderman Thursday proposed regulating and taxing hemp stores in the city, to prevent underage consumption while generating revenue. The proposal would run counter to calls by some in the cannabis industry and in state government to ban the
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Eighty-two new cannabis stores opened in Illinois in the past fiscal year, marking “explosive growth” in sales outlets for an industry that surpassed $2 billion in sales, the state reported. State regulators boasted in the 2024 annual report that “social equity”
