Sales of the weedlike substances have increased, in part thanks to a loophole in federal law, prompting smoke shops that sell unregulated products to minors to pop up.

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 publicly ...

State lawmakers who stood in the way of recent legislation that would've regulated hemp products have received significant ...

The Land of Lincoln still isn't at the point where people can feel fully confident that lawmakers aren't making decisions ...

Many in the hemp industry said not everyone in the hemp space uses deceitful and dangerous practices, and that Gov. J.B.

Pritzker and Mayor Johnson are at opposing sides for now, as both see potential tax revenue in regulation. In the town of Normal, the governor called the lack of support for the bill a tragedy.

Illinois governor JB Pritzker gets dealt a loss by the mayor of Chicago. And Iowa could get tough on cell phones. Host Jim ...

The debate over legislation regulating the hemp industry is revealing cracks in the Democratic Party in Illinois. Illinois ...

A bill that would have imposed regulations on new types of intoxicating substances derived from hemp stalled in the Illinois ...

Can developers address concerns for proposed apartment community in Lake Zurich? Though questions remain on density, traffic, ...

Ald. Marty Quinn is pushing an ordinance that would force smoke shops selling hemp-derived THC to close while Democratic ...

Columnist Rich Miller delves into what broke down in the Illinois House Democratic Caucus when a bill to regulate delta-8 and ...