Robert McCoppin

Crews work on demolishing the grandstand and surrounding structures at the Arlington International Racecourse on Sept. 25, 2023, in Arlington Heights.

Chicago Bears and schools are $100M apart on tax value of former Arlington Park, complicating stadium proposal

April 26, 2024 at 10:17 a.m.

The Chicago Bears and local schools are $100 million apart on the property tax valuations of the former Arlington International Racecourse, where the team wants to build an enclosed stadium.

Despite state law to address controversy, Wheeling Township blocks taxes for new mental health program approved in referendum

January 27, 2024 at 12:25 p.m.

More than a year ago, voters in Wheeling Township approved a new property tax to fund mental health services. But due to a legal dispute with political overtones, advocates likely...

The Supreme Court of Illinois building at Capitol Avenue and 2nd Street in Springfield on Oct. 29, 2022.

Is marijuana odor an ‘aroma of legality’ or a reason for cops to search vehicles? Illinois Supreme Court to decide.

February 5, 2024 at 6:07 p.m.

An issue that has tied lower courts in knots — whether the odor of cannabis alone is grounds for police to search a vehicle — is now before the Illinois...

July 1, 1910: Comiskey Park was officially opened, with the White Sox losing 2-0 to the St. Louis Browns before a crowd estimated at 28,000.

Are the Chicago White Sox eyeing a stadium move to the South Loop?

January 19, 2024 at 7:24 a.m.

When the Chicago White Sox unveiled a sparkling new stadium on 35th Street in 1991, owner Jerry Reinsdorf declared he was "awestruck" at its beauty and predicted it wouldn't "take...

Workers pre-roll flower products in the packaging room of 1937 Group, a cultivation cannabis manufacturing facility, in Broadview on Jan. 10, 2024. A recent Illinois Department of Agriculture rule change will allow craft growers to expand from 5,000 square feet to 14,000 square feet.

Rule change allows craft cannabis growers in Illinois to expand more quickly, but it may not be enough to save many of them

January 13, 2024 at 11:40 a.m.

A long-awaited change to allow craft cannabis growers to expand should bring consumers more choice, but may still not be enough for businesses to open or make a profit. A...

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Chicago Bears and schools are $100M apart on tax value of former Arlington Park, complicating stadium proposal

Despite state law to address controversy, Wheeling Township blocks taxes for new mental health program approved in referendum

Is marijuana odor an ‘aroma of legality’ or a reason for cops to search vehicles? Illinois Supreme Court to decide.

Are the Chicago White Sox eyeing a stadium move to the South Loop?

Rule change allows craft cannabis growers in Illinois to expand more quickly, but it may not be enough to save many of them

Illinois sets another record for recreational cannabis sales in 2023, but purchases by out-of-staters decline

Cannabis companies drop controversial plan for weed shop at site of former Rainforest Cafe

Revolutionary gene therapy may offer new life for patients battling chronic sickle cell disease

Chicago Bears’ drive for new stadium stalled in 2023 — but options remain open as talks with Arlington Heights continue

Illinois NAACP president apologizes for saying migrants are rapists and likening them to ‘savages’