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CHICAGO (AP) — Illinois is joining Michigan as the only Midwestern states broadly allowing the sale and use of marijuana. But consumers must be aware that cannabis remains illegal in surrounding states and can’t be transported over state lines. Data from states that have permitted

LASALLE – The city of LaSalle is gearing up to collect potential marijuana sales tax. Per the recommendation of the Illinois Municipal League, on Monday night the city council updated their sales tax collection date from January 1st to July 1st. Lasalle Attorney James McPhedran says from a

OTTAWA – Dayton Bluffs Preserves in Ottawa will have their new year’s day hike on Wednesday morning. Volunteer Coordinator David Manigold says there will be two guided hikes offered at 9 a.m., a less strenuous route and a challenging one. Both hikes will last between an hour and two

ST. LOUIS (AP) — The owner of Stray Rescue of St. Louis plans to rebuild after a fire destroyed a farmhouse he used as a home for elderly, disabled and terminally ill dogs. The fire broke out Saturday at Randy’s Rescue Ranch in O’Fallon, Illinois, just across the Mississippi River

  LASALLE – The legalization of marijuana is approaching fast. Come January 1st, those 21-years and older will be able to purchase and use marijuana, a substance that lingers a negative stigma. Since the proposal of legalization, parents have raised their concern on the impact it could

BETHALTO, Ill. (AP) — A report by Illinois regulators cites leadership failures by on-scene commanders in the March death of a southern Illinois firefighter who was killed while helping battle a house fire. Godfrey Fire Capt. Jake Ringering died and three other firefighters were injured March

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A proposal in Illinois to make daylight saving time permanent has some residents and business owners worried about the confusion it could cause at the Missouri border. Many people in the St. Louis area work on one side of the Mississippi River and live on the other,

CHICAGO (AP) — Prosecutors say a Michigan State University student home on break in Chicago was fatally shot by her boyfriend as he played with a gun in an apartment on the South Side. A judge on Monday ordered 18-year-old Lafayette Hodges held without bail. He faces involuntary manslaughter

BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (AP) — Fifty wind farms have opened in Illinois since 2003 and more are expected soon. The (Bloomington) Pantagraph reports that the state ranks sixth in the country with 2,778 operational wind turbines. Federal experts predict that the state could produce enough wind energy

CHICAGO (AP) — Authorities say a Michigan State University student was fatally shot in an apparent domestic incident that happened while she home on break in Chicago. Police say 19-year-old Lyniah Bell was shot in the head late Friday evening in an apartment on the city’s South Side.