Illinois comptroller calls red-light cameras ‘broken and morally corrupt’
Illinois comptroller calls red-light cameras ‘broken and morally corrupt’
Traffic cameras collected more than $1 billion from drivers since 2008, but corruption probes are prompting state comptroller to stop acting as ticket collection agency.
What you need to know about marijuana legalization in Illinois
What you need to know about marijuana legalization in Illinois
Answers to frequently asked questions about Illinois’ cannabis legalization law.
By Austin Berg
Leaving child Home Alone could land parents in jail this holiday season
Leaving child Home Alone could land parents in jail this holiday season
Illinois’ restrictive and vague laws could mean arrest for parents who leave their kids at home while they run a quick holiday errand.
Where you can and can’t buy recreational marijuana in Illinois
Where you can and can’t buy recreational marijuana in Illinois
Many Illinois municipalities have voted to ban or restrict marijuana sales when it becomes legal for sale. Here’s a list of where pot will, won’t and might be legally bought.
Chicago council member calls for decriminalization of magic mushrooms
Chicago council member calls for decriminalization of magic mushrooms
City leaders passed a resolution expressing support for expanding scientific and medicinal research on organic psychedelics in Chicago, with the goal of decriminalizing adult use of the plants and fungi.
By Vincent Caruso
Legal marijuana sales may be restricted from most of downtown Chicago
Legal marijuana sales may be restricted from most of downtown Chicago
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot has proposed zoning changes that would keep marijuana dispensaries out of most of the downtown business district after recreational use becomes legal on Jan. 1 in Illinois.
By Vincent Caruso
How Illinois families can face eviction for crimes they didn’t commit
How Illinois families can face eviction for crimes they didn’t commit
“Crime-free housing” ordinances have clearly gone too far. And Illinoisans shouldn’t feel like unwanted guests in their own homes.
By Austin Berg
New Illinois law ends $120 fee to clear false criminal records in Cook County
New Illinois law ends $120 fee to clear false criminal records in Cook County
A bill signed into law by Gov. J.B. Pritzker will renew a pilot program in Cook County that waives fees for the expungement or sealing of criminal records for those who have been wrongfully accused of a crime.
By Vincent Caruso
Pritzker signs bill increasing penalties for texting, driving, crashing and hurting someone
Pritzker signs bill increasing penalties for texting, driving, crashing and hurting someone
Drivers who text and cause a crash that seriously hurts someone will face steep penalties under new state law. Ticket was $75 but increases to $1,000 plus license loss for a year.
Illinoisans face suspended license for texting while driving under new state law
Illinoisans face suspended license for texting while driving under new state law
This summer, drivers in Illinois will face stiffer penalties for texting behind the wheel.
Illinois becomes 11th state to legalize recreational marijuana
Illinois becomes 11th state to legalize recreational marijuana
The Land of Lincoln is the first state to legalize recreational marijuana via the legislative process rather than a ballot initiative.
By Vincent Caruso, Austin Berg
Illinois lawmakers pass marijuana legalization
Illinois lawmakers pass marijuana legalization
A bill that would legalize recreational marijuana in Illinois is en route to the highest office in the state.
By Vincent Caruso
Illinois Senate unanimously votes to help wrongfully accused clear their name
Illinois Senate unanimously votes to help wrongfully accused clear their name
Illinois state senators voted 53-0 to extend a pilot program that would waive the fee to expunge or seal records for those wrongfully arrested or charged with a crime in Cook County.