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Illinois ban on intoxicating hemp will end unregulated legal market, but likely shut or shrink many businesses chicagotribune.com/2026/11/1…
Illinois ban on intoxicating hemp will end unregulated legal market, but likely shut or shrink many...

Illinois ban on intoxicating hemp will end unregulated legal market, but likely shut or shrink many...

Illinois ban on intoxicating hemp will end unregulated legal market, but likely shut or shrink many businesses.

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Hopewell Brewing, other Illinois businesses face significant losses as new hemp law looms wgntv.com/news/chicago-news/…
Hopewell Brewing, other Illinois businesses face significant losses as new hemp law looms

Hopewell Brewing, other Illinois businesses face significant losses as new hemp law looms

Businesses in Illinois, including Hopewell Brewing Company, are facing significant financial impacts as the Illinois Hemp Act is set to ban the sale of hemp-based, THC-infused beverages at most ret…

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State of Illinois agrees not to enforce November 12 Hemp ban on plaintiffs in lawsuit muddyrivernews.com/communiti…
State of Illinois agrees not to enforce November 12 Hemp ban on plaintiffs in lawsuit – Muddy River...

State of Illinois agrees not to enforce November 12 Hemp ban on plaintiffs in lawsuit – Muddy River...

CHICAGO– There’s been no decision yet on the Temporary Restraining Order, or TRO, filed in federal court to stop a law regarding hemp products from taking effect on November 12. On Thursday, November...

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IDOC worker who embezzled $125K sentenced to 2 months in prison capitolnewsillinois.com/news…
IDOC worker who embezzled $125K sentenced to 2 months in prison

IDOC worker who embezzled $125K sentenced to 2 months in prison

Former IDOC payroll tech Maggi Tudor gets 2 months in federal prison for embezzling $125K by padding her husband’s pay.

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DePaul University College of Law renamed after alumnus Bob Clifford wgnradio.com/karen-conti/dep…
DePaul University College of Law renamed after alumnus Bob Clifford

DePaul University College of Law renamed after alumnus Bob Clifford

Personal injury and aviation attorney Bob Clifford joins Karen Conti to talk about his and his wife Joan’s generous donation of $30 million to the DePaul University College of Law, which is n…

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State ban on hemp-derived THC drinks paused for some businesses cbsnews.com/chicago/video/st…
State ban on hemp-derived THC drinks paused for some businesses

State ban on hemp-derived THC drinks paused for some businesses

The new Illinois law would require businesses to sell no more than a 0.4-milligram product. A judge has paused the ban for 250 businesses through Thursday, Nov. 19.

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Community leaders say new environmental study of Amtrak’s proposed South Side facility ‘woefully inadequate’ chicagotribune.com/2026/11/0…
Community leaders say new environmental study of Amtrak’s proposed South Side facility ‘woefully...

Community leaders say new environmental study of Amtrak’s proposed South Side facility ‘woefully...

The Federal Railroad Administration caught many by surprise over the weekend by releasing an environmental assessment of the controversial plan, which calls for transforming a lBridgeport rail yard...

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Aaron Ammons asks for delay in trial as prosecutors respond to Carol's motion to dismiss wcia.com/top-stories/aaron-a…
Aaron Ammons asks for delay in trial as prosecutors respond to Carol’s motion to dismiss

Aaron Ammons asks for delay in trial as prosecutors respond to Carol’s motion to dismiss

URBANA, Ill. (WCIA) — The federal trials of Aaron and Carol Ammons could be pushed into the spring after Aaron filed a motion for continuance last week. Meanwhile, federal prosecutors have fi…

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Illinois pauses ban on THC drinks as brewers sue chicagobusiness.com/consumer…
Illinois pauses ban on THC drinks as brewers sue

Illinois pauses ban on THC drinks as brewers sue

The move gives craft brewers and other businesses some reprieve days before the ban was set to go into effect.

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SCOTUS gives U.S. solicitor general permission to argue against gun ban thecentersquare.com/connecti…
SCOTUS gives U.S. solicitor general permission to argue against gun ban

SCOTUS gives U.S. solicitor general permission to argue against gun ban

(The Center Square) – The U.S. Supreme Court has granted a motion for the U.S. Solicitor General to participate in oral arguments in a case challenging gun bans in Cook

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With new Democratic Congress incoming, Pritzker calls for federal AI regulations capitolnewsillinois.com/news…
With new Democratic Congress incoming, Pritzker calls for federal AI regulations

With new Democratic Congress incoming, Pritzker calls for federal AI regulations

Gov. JB Pritzker calls for a federal AI framework on privacy, safety and data centers that builds on Illinois’ own laws.

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East Aurora D131 board member Annette Johnson pleads not guilty to federal fraud charges chicagotribune.com/2026/11/0…
East Aurora D131 board member Annette Johnson pleads not guilty to federal fraud charges

East Aurora D131 board member Annette Johnson pleads not guilty to federal fraud charges

Johnson was released on an appearance bond, and a status hearing is set for Jan. 14.

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Blagojevich Claims Pritzker Blocked His 2019 Prison Release After Calling Trump Twice, Reveals in New Memoir illinoisreview.com/illinoisr…
Blagojevich Claims Pritzker Blocked His 2019 Prison Release After Calling Trump Twice, Reveals in...

Blagojevich Claims Pritzker Blocked His 2019 Prison Release After Calling Trump Twice, Reveals in...

By Illinois ReviewFormer Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich alleges in his new memoir that Gov. JB Pritzker personally called President Donald

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IGB Joins IAGR in Global Campaign Helping Consumers Identify and Avoid Illegal Online Gambling Sites illinois.gov/news/press-rele…

release

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Oswego’s Little White School Museum honoring the community’s veterans with special exhibit shawlocal.com/kendall-county…
Oswego’s Little White School Museum honoring the community’s veterans with special exhibit

Oswego’s Little White School Museum honoring the community’s veterans with special exhibit

The Oswego museum will present “Remembering Our Veterans: The Paths They Followed” now through Saturday, Dec. 12.

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Illinois Health Centers Fight to Protect 340B Law as Drug Companies Challenge Patient Protections in Federal Court protect340billinois.substack…
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Flock coverage roundup: More referendum efforts, cameras shut off in Riverside capitolfax.com/2026/11/09/fl…
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Illinois Community Health Centers Seek Role in Federal Defense of 340B Drug Pricing Law patch.com/illinois/springfie…
Illinois Community Health Centers Seek Role in Federal Defense of 340B Drug Pricing Law

Illinois Community Health Centers Seek Role in Federal Defense of 340B Drug Pricing Law

One of your neighbors posted in Neighbor News. Click through to read what they have to say. (The views expressed in this post are the author’s own.)

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Term limits to be eased in Alsip, potentially benefitting controversial mayor chicago.suntimes.com/the-wat…
Term limits to be eased in Alsip, potentially benefiting controversial mayor

Term limits to be eased in Alsip, potentially benefiting controversial mayor

Other suburbs — Calumet Park, Crestwood, Highland Park, Markham and Niles — also had ballot questions in the Nov. 3 election implementing new limits on how many years elected officials can serve in...

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UChicago rarely expels students found responsible for sexual assault, records show chicago.suntimes.com/the-wat…
UChicago rarely expels students found responsible for sexual assault, records show

UChicago rarely expels students found responsible for sexual assault, records show

The presence of their attackers on campus can make it even harder for survivors to stay in school. UChicago students are calling for tougher discipline following two recent reports of sexual assault...

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