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Dec 21, 2020
Recommended
Josephine Foster keeps the freak-folk flame burning with the catchy but unnerving
No Harm Done
By Steve Krakow
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Mar 13, 2020
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Velnias explore cerebral, atmospheric metal on
Scion of Aether
By Monica Kendrick
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Apr 19, 2018
Chicago students plan another walkout Friday despite suspension threat
Students across the city plan to leave class and gather in Grant Park Friday to protest gun violence.
By Ashley Mizuo
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Apr 19, 2018
Is Illinois ready for a potential influx of stoned drivers?
Weed Week: There is no completely reliable test for marijuana intoxication, and very few cops trained to recognize it.
By Ashley Mizuo
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Jun 6, 2017
Video
Shot down again, Rod Blagojevich takes his sentencing appeal to the Supreme Court a second time, and other Chicago news
Also, gas prices in Illinois are the lowest they've been in 12 years.
By Kate Shepherd
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Jun 11, 2014
It's high time Illinois made some money from marijuana
A trip to Denver shows the promise of legalizing pot.
By Ben Joravsky
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Apr 28, 2014
Illinois politicians now talking openly about legalizing pot
At a press conference Monday, a group of elected officials set a goal of legalizing, regulating, and taxing marijuana sales for recreational use in Illinois.
By Mick Dumke
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Apr 27, 2014
Elected officials say it's time for Illinois to move toward legalizing marijuana
A call for legalization in Illinois is the latest sign of the shifting politics of pot.
By Mick Dumke
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Jan 3, 2014
Can culture be legislated?
Laws or culture—which comes first?
By Michael Miner
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Jul 24, 2013
In the weeds of the state's medical marijuana law
Illinois's new cannabis program will help some ill patients, but its many rules, restrictions, and uncertainties are a real buzz kill.
By Mick Dumke
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Nov 9, 2012
Marijuana votes produce legal haze and hope for reforms
Legalization votes in Colorado and Washington show that the nation's marijuana policies are a tangled mess
By Mick Dumke
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Aug 6, 2009
It Could Be Worse—You Could Be Biking in Detroit
By Julia Thiel
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