SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Illinois lawmakers agreed to legalize the use of medical marijuana on Friday under a plan that's being billed as the strictest in the nation among states that have authorized the drug's medicinal use, though it was unclear whether the Democratic governor plans to sign it. The plan authorizes a pilot program for...
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Learn MoreThe grieving mother of a 6-year-old killed in the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School joined Illinois Democrats on Sunday in calling for a statewide ban on high-capacity ammunition magazines. Nicole Hockley choked up when discussing the December massacre in Newtown, Conn., that claimed her son Dylan. "In Newtown, we learned the brutal truth about the devastation...
Read MoreWebsites that put up mug shots and make people pay to take them down are getting the attention of an Illinois lawmaker. "I just think it’s inherently wrong," said State Senator John Mulroe, who is backing a bill that would treat mug shots as intellectual property of law...
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