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Cultivators Prioritize Patients As Cannabis Shortages Loom
There are just weeks left until adult-use recreational cannabis becomes legal in Illinois. While many consumers have been looking forward to that day since lawmakers passed the legislation in May, cultivators have been scrambling to prepare for the demand.
Central Illinois Man Arrested On Charges Of Threatening US Rep. Rodney Davis
A man has been charged with threatening central Illinois Congressman Rodney Davis.
Davis, Londrigan Fall Along Party Lines As House Passes Prescription Price Bill
A bill backed by Democrats to control prescription drug prices passed the House Thursday on a near party-line vote. Illinois Congressman Rodney Davis joined the majority of his fellow Republicans in opposing it. Meanwhile, Democratic challenger Betsy Dirksen Londrigan says she would have voted for it.
Pritzker Drops $5m On Tax Campaign, Expects Expensive Fight
Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker is giving $5 million to a campaign supporting a graduated income tax. It’s the first reported contribution in what’s expected to be an expensive fight over the state’s tax policy.