Two metro-east counties were among the 15 in the state to gain population from 2020 to 2024, according to the U.S. Census ...

Public employees hired since 2011 must continue to wait for pension reform after Illinois lawmakers declined to take up the issue during the spring session. Both lawmakers and labor unions have ...

Illinois has issued its first two social equity marijuana dispensary licenses, and at least one of them is expected to open by next week in Chicago’s River North area. Green Rose Dispensary is ...

As CBS 2's Tara Molina reported, issues at the state level ... Parnell - like so many other social equity cannabis license holders in Illinois - has been up against years of state delays, COVID ...

When 16-year-old Shreya Nallamothu from Normal, Illinois, scrolled through social media platforms to ... and mental health issues,” McCarty said. “A lot of consumers assume that children ...

The new law was inspired by a teenager watching social media content ... it for being the first, and the Illinois state legislature for championing this issue and pushing it through," she said.

Illinois. The event will gather industry leaders, investors, and policymakers to discuss the cannabis sector's impact on community engagement and social issues and highlight the industry’s ...

Raising capital is a huge issues. Jackson said that to date ... licenses was done purposefully and, given where Illinois now stands with its social equity program, it worked." ...

June 15 is Elder Abuse Awareness Day. With reports of elder abuse on the rise in Illinois since 2022, Department on Aging Director Mary Killough is reminding community members to learn the warning ...

In the event of a ballot scanner issue ... voting in Cook County, Illinois, a ballot scanner in Schaumburg, a Chicago suburb, stopped working. This incident prompted social media posts the ...