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Beth Janczak, left, and Ashley Stanton leave the ski hill at Norge Ski Club in Fox River Grove on Jan. 25, 2023. The two women are volunteer content producers who were out taping for Norge's upcoming ski jump competition. This year, the 118th year of the competition, Norge had to postpone it because of the lack of snow.

Chicago’s mild winter is coming to an end. And now events like ice castles and ski jumping are back.

January 27, 2023 at 4:15 p.m.

Winter should be white. At least, so say the people who depend on snow and cold for a living. Warmth and rain earlier this month forced the Norge Ski Club...

Edible cannabis candies at a facility in 2018.

‘Alarming’ jump in kids eating marijuana edibles prompts warning for adults to keep gummies away from kids

January 23, 2023 at 2:31 p.m.

Medical workers in Illinois are warning adults to keep marijuana edibles away from kids, after an "alarming" jump in the number of accidental consumptions. The number of exposures to edible...

Ron Onesti, who runs and rents out the Des Plaines Theatre owned by the city, outside the theater on Jan. 19, 2023.

Awake Illinois event canceled at Des Plaines Theatre amid opposition from LGBTQ+ advocates

January 20, 2023 at 5:18 p.m.

An upcoming event that LGBTQ+ groups planned to protest at the Des Plaines Theatre was canceled Thursday after the venue operator said he was subject to attacks and threats online....

People walk through downtown Arlington Heights on Sept. 29, 2021.

Chicago Bears’ proposed move to Arlington Heights could have property owners cashing in with rising sale prices

January 19, 2023 at 8:12 a.m.

If the Chicago Bears move to Arlington Heights, their future neighbors are hoping to cash in on the move. Business owners and homeowners believe a new football stadium on the...

Chicago Bears safety Jaquan Brisker (9) thanks fans after a 29-13 loss to the Minnesota Vikings at Soldier Field Sunday, Jan. 8, 2023, in Chicago. (John J. Kim/baiduhai)

Tras una lamentable temporada de los Chicago Bears, arranca el posible traslado del equipo a Arlington Heights

January 10, 2023 at 9:07 a.m.

Con la temporada de los Chicago Bears afortunadamente terminada el domingo con una derrota por 29-13 ante Minnesota, la atención se centra en las perspectivas de construir un nuevo estadio...

A Chicago Bears fan watches as the Minnesota Vikings kick a field goal in the fourth quarter at Soldier Field on Jan. 8, 2023, in Chicago.

As woeful season ends for Chicago Bears, clock is ticking on team’s potential move to Arlington Heights

January 9, 2023 at 3:20 p.m.

With the Chicago Bears' season mercifully ending Sunday in a 29-13 loss to Minnesota, focus turns to the prospects for building a new stadium in Arlington Heights. The team's abysmal...

Ivy hall, a majority Black-owned dispensary, opened for cannabis sales in Chicago this year. Ivy Hall is the state's first operating social equity cannabis dispensary.

Marijuana sales in Illinois hit a record $1.5 billion in 2022, despite a recent slowdown

January 6, 2023 at 3:26 p.m.

Illinois saw record recreational cannabis sales of $1.55 billion in 2022, a jump of 12% from the previous year — despite delays in opening new stores and some signs the...

Essence Indica sits on the shelf at Ivy Hall.

Rough 2022 for Illinois marijuana industry leads to higher hopes for the new year

January 1, 2023 at 9:52 a.m.

In many ways, 2022 was a wild year for cannabis in Illinois — long-running court fights were resolved, hundreds of new licenses were issued, and hemp-derived derivatives like Delta-8 exploded...

Irina and Kevin McCarthy are depicted along with other victims at a memorial on July 7, 2022, three days after a mass shooting at the Fourth of July parade in Highland Park.

Relatives of child orphaned in Highland Park shooting are in court over guardianship and estate issues

December 21, 2022 at 3:01 p.m.

After 2-year-old Aiden McCarthy's parents were killed in a mass shooting on the 4th of July in Highland Park, the boy, according to his maternal grandfather, asked, "Are mommy and...

Bettors at Hawthorne Race Course in Stickney Dec. 16, 2022.

Delay in casino at Hawthorne Race Course is impacting Illinois’ ‘dying’ horse racing industry. But officials say it’s coming.

December 20, 2022 at 6:21 a.m.

More than three years after Hawthorne Race Course was authorized to add casino gambling, not a single card has been dealt nor a coin dropped in the slots. The $400...

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