The Land of Lincoln still isn't at the point where people can feel fully confident that lawmakers aren't making decisions based on who gave them political donations.

No vote was taken Thursday, but the possibility of an ordinance to allow hemp’s continued sale in Chicago won an early sign ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- A bill that would have imposed regulations on new types of intoxicating substances derived from hemp stalled in the Illinois House Tuesday, dealing a political setback to Gov.

The City Council will hold a hearing this week to begin conversations on how Chicago can regulate and tax hemp products.

JB Pritzker to impose strict regulations on intoxicating hemp products accepted campaign contributions from people and groups affiliated with the industry in the months leading up to the showdown ...

He’s feeling left a little high and dry. Reeling from a recent defeat on hemp legislation, Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker lashed out at his fellow Democrat, Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson who had ...

Last week, when Johnson administration officials offered aldermen their ideas for regulating the growing Chicago industry of ...

Gov. JB Pritzker says Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson wasn’t responsible for the defeat of a hemp-regulation bill in Springfield that was a priority for the governor. Pritzker, who pushed hard for ...