Mayor Johnson and his allies want to preserve a potential new tax revenue stream, while seeking to impose stiffer standards on the industry.
Ervin, one of the Chicago Business Journal's 2025 People to Watch, has been Chicago City Treasurer, leading an office that oversees nearly $14 billion in trading volume. Here are her plans for this ...
Fury and frustration was displayed Thursday as alders and business owners laid out their views on hemp and how it should be ...
A statewide debate over the lack of regulation of certain hemp products has made its way to Chicago City Council, with those in the cannabis industry advocating for more regulation.
Alders on Thursday heard from hemp sellers and dispensary owners to better understand delta-8 THC as they look to place ...
The Johnson administration hasn't drafted a specific ordinance, but the breadth and cost of the local regulations suggested ...
The fight over the future of hemp in Chicago moved to the City Council Thursday, weeks after a push by Mayor Brandon Johnson helped block state legislation to strictly license, tax and regulate the ...
In a hearing today, city officials began to share details on how Chicago would regulate and tax intoxicating hemp products, ...
The small Oregon city at the heart of a major U.S. Supreme Court ruling last year that allowed cities across the country to enforce homeless camping bans is facing a fresh ...
The building includes solar panels that will supply about two-thirds of the building's power. It also has an onsite stormwater retention system, electric vehicle charging stations, and on-site ...
The apparent breakthrough started with a text message from Mayor Brandon Johnson to Pat Cleary, president of the Chicago ...