Illinois’ Medical Marijuana Program Is Now Permanent, Expanded
Illinois’ medical marijuana program is getting a second wind. Governor J.B. Pritzker signed a pair of bills on Monday expanding who can get a medical card, and when they can use it.
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Missouri Inmates Are Overdosing On Drugs. How Are They Getting Them?
Donald Hutson is one of more than 430 inmates who have overdosed in state prisons since May 2017, according to internal data from the Missouri Department of Corrections. While there are many ways drugs are smuggled into prisons, DOC employees say internal corruption is a key part of the problem.
Study: Pollution In Rivers Leading To Lake Michigan May Repel Asian Carp
An electric barrier in a Chicago area canal is meant to keep Asian carp from getting into the Great Lakes from downstate rivers. Now, a study led by University of Illinois researchers suggests another force may be keeping the invasive carp from making the trip: pollution.
How A Midwest County Deals With ‘Deaths Of Despair’
Connersville, Indiana once was bustling with factories that served the auto industry. Workers turned out air conditioning systems, fuel injectors and other products. Now, it has a grim distinction: the highest suicide and overdose death rates in the state.
‘This Is All Of Our Fight:’ Confronting White Nationalism In Illinois Schools
A progressive Jewish organization is hosting a workshop in Champaign on Thursday evening to help educators identify and counteract white nationalism in schools. It’s one of a series of events hosted by Bend the Arc:CU focused on increasing community safety.
Pritzker Signs Bill Requiring Illinois Schools Teach LGBT History
Beginning next year, Illinois schools will be required to include the positive contributions of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender individuals in their history curriculum.
Champaign Unit 4 Schools Will Conduct Active Shooter Drill Involving Students This Year
Champaign Unit 4 students will participate for the first time in active shooter drills this upcoming school year. The district is required under a new state law to involve students in the drills, and hold them within the first three months of the school year.
Governor Signs Anti-Harassment Law — One Accuser Disappointed
Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Friday signed a sweeping anti-sexual harassment law. But one woman who accused a lawmaker of harassment is disappointed with an aspect of the new rules.
Family Of Slain Chinese Scholar Holds Memorial
A family clinging to fading hope that the remains of Yingying Zhang, a Chinese scholar brutally killed more than two years ago, may someday be found gathered Friday in Savoy for a memorial service that included only her photograph and their own memories of her life.
Sports Betting Arrives In Illinois
Legalized sports betting will soon come to Illinois as part of the state's new gambling expansion law.
