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Oak Park-based PharmaCann will operate two cultivation sites and three dispensaries. A site for growing its first crops in Livingston County could start operations as soon as mid-August after going through state inspection last week.
The Illinois Supreme Court has denied a request by state officials to decide the issue of paying government workers during the budget crisis.
Alan Guebert has written a syndicated newspaper column about agriculture for about 20 years. Several of those columns have recounted what life was like on the “Southern Illinois dairy farm of his youth” – near St. Louis – and the beloved great uncle who came to “help.” At his daughter’s suggestion, the two of them have gathered those stories into a book, The Land of Milk And Uncle Honey.
McElroy died just past 8:30 Friday morning after suffering a medical emergency while driving. He had served as mayor since 2009, and was re-elected in April. Gov. Bruce Rauner said 'his passion for the community was infectious.'
Fresh off a tour of London and Germany, Kilborn Alley returns home to the stage at Research Park tonight. They stopped by the studio to play a few songs and talk with Morning Edition host Brian Moline.
