SPRINGFIELD- (AP) State officials say a newly-hired military liaison will help service members and their families through the process of obtaining professional licenses. The position was created under a law signed earlier this year by Gov. J.B. Pritzker. The Illinois Department of Financial and ...Read more
AURORA, IL – (AP) – Marijuana arrests dropped significantly in Chicago’s largest suburbs, a change many say is caused by decriminalization and a change of attitude toward the drug. Arrests for marijuana-related crimes plummeted by a range of 63% and roughly 80% from 2015 to ...Read more
UNDATED – Illinois will join 10 other states and the District of Columbia in allowing the purchase and use of recreational cannabis. The new law allows residents ages 21 and older to buy and possess up to 30 grams of cannabis or 5 grams of concentrate from a licensed dispensary. Medical ...Read more
CHICAGO – Gas prices are experiencing a year-end spike due to road trip travels during the holidays. According to the American Automobile Association, the majority of states saw gas prices increase in the last week, some by as much as a dime. In LaSalle County, gas prices increase by 7 ...Read more
CHICAGO (AP) – Governor J.B. Pritzker has granted more than 11,000 pardons for low-level marijuana convictions, one day before the state’s new law permitting broad use and sale of cannabis takes effect. Gov. JB Pritzker granted the pardons on Tuesday at a church on Chicago’s ...Read more
CHICAGO (AP) — Illinois is joining Michigan as the only Midwestern states broadly allowing the sale and use of marijuana. But consumers must be aware that cannabis remains illegal in surrounding states and can’t be transported over state lines. Data from states that have permitted ...Read more
LASALLE – The city of LaSalle is gearing up to collect potential marijuana sales tax. Per the recommendation of the Illinois Municipal League, on Monday night the city council updated their sales tax collection date from January 1st to July 1st. Lasalle Attorney James McPhedran says from a ...Read more
OTTAWA – Dayton Bluffs Preserves in Ottawa will have their new year’s day hike on Wednesday morning. Volunteer Coordinator David Manigold says there will be two guided hikes offered at 9 a.m., a less strenuous route and a challenging one. Both hikes will last between an hour and two ...Read more
ST. LOUIS (AP) — The owner of Stray Rescue of St. Louis plans to rebuild after a fire destroyed a farmhouse he used as a home for elderly, disabled and terminally ill dogs. The fire broke out Saturday at Randy’s Rescue Ranch in O’Fallon, Illinois, just across the Mississippi River ...Read more
LASALLE – The legalization of marijuana is approaching fast. Come January 1st, those 21-years and older will be able to purchase and use marijuana, a substance that lingers a negative stigma. Since the proposal of legalization, parents have raised their concern on the impact it could ...Read more
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