Ally Marotti

Illinois collected $52 million in tax revenue during the first six months of recreational marijuana sales.

Higher than expected: Illinois’ $52.8M take from weed sales exceeds what state projected

July 15, 2020 at 6:25 p.m.

Illinois collected almost $52.8 million in tax revenue during the first six months of recreational marijuana sales, marking a bright spot among the state's pandemic-scarred finances. Recreational marijuana sales have...

La venta de marihuana duplica el monto que Illinois esperaba recaudar

July 14, 2020 at 9:44 p.m.

Illinois recaudó casi $52.8 millones en ingresos fiscales durante los primeros seis meses de ventas de marihuana recreativa, lo que le lleva un poco de luz a las finanzas estatales...

A Northwestern professor’s data science company is being acquired for almost $200 million

July 14, 2020 at 3:29 p.m.

4C Insights, a Chicago-based company that helps advertisers coordinate their ads across social media and TV, is being acquired for almost $200 million. New York-based Mediaocean, which processes $150 billion...

The proposed home to a cannabis dispensary at 12-14 W. Maple St. is seen July 13, 2020, near Mariano Park in Chicago.

Gold Coast residents say no to a pot shop near a park. ‘If people want to smoke, God bless them, let them smoke, but why in this neighborhood?’

July 14, 2020 at 4:15 p.m.

A group of Gold Coast residents is opposing plans for a marijuana store near their neighborhood, saying the dispensary would be too close to a park and a nearby school,...

Lenora Calzavara feeds her 38 rodeo horses at her farm, Big Hat Rodeo Ranch on July 2, 2020, in Harvard. Big Hat Rodeo canceled all 10 of its Midwest rodeos this year.

With Illinois county fairs canceled, cowboys, horses, rodeo clowns out of work. ‘I could never have even had a nightmare like this.’

July 7, 2020 at 7:13 p.m.

Forty horses are crowded around Lenora Calzavara, their breath hot and their tails swishing. These aren't riding horses, waiting for someone to take them out for a trot. These are...

Workers tend to plants in the growing room at Cresco Labs in Joliet on Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2019. Illinois will delay awarding more than 80 marijuana licenses meant to expand the industry, following delays in the application process brought on by the coronavirus pandemic.

State delays awarding licenses to grow marijuana, threatening efforts to diversify the industry

June 30, 2020 at 8:15 p.m.

Illinois will delay awarding more than 80 marijuana licenses meant to expand the industry, following setbacks in the application process brought on by the coronavirus pandemic. The state's Department of...

Los trabajadores plantan en el cuarto de cultivo en Cresco Labs en Joliet el martes 17 de diciembre de 2019. Illinois retrasará la concesión de más de 80 licencias de marihuana destinadas a expandir la industria, luego de los retrasos en el proceso de solicitud provocado por la pandemia de coronavirus.

Illinois retrasa concesión de licencias para cultivar marihuana

June 30, 2020 at 4:46 p.m.

Illinois retrasará la concesión de más de 80 licencias de marihuana destinadas a expandir la industria, luego de los retrasos en el proceso de solicitud provocado por la pandemia de...

An abandoned desk chair at Michigan Avenue and Randolph Street during the 5 p.m. evening rush hour on March 17, 2020 in Chicago's Loop.

Job seekers get more options — and competition — as working from home becomes permanent. ‘If we decide we need people to come in, we can fly them in.’

June 29, 2020 at 3:16 p.m.

With three young children, Eric Sauerhoff was not looking to move across the Midwest during the pandemic. The Bexley, Ohio, resident was job hunting and knew a move might be...

Groupon co-founder Eric Lefkofsky on Dec. 11, 2013.

Groupon co-founder Eric Lefkofsky buys $5.4 million worth of stock in the Chicago-based company

June 26, 2020 at 9:32 p.m.

Groupon co-founder Eric Lefkofsky bought almost $5.4 million worth of stock in the Chicago-based deals company last week. The purchase, which amounted to 250,000 shares, follows a rough first half...

Online health insurance marketplace GoHealth looks to raise $100 million through initial public stock offering

June 19, 2020 at 6:51 p.m.

GoHealth, a Chicago-based online health insurance marketplace, filed paperwork to sell shares of its stock to the public and raise $100 million. The company, founded in 2001, has shifted its...

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