Mayor Brandon Johnson’s bid to reset his agenda for the new year was eclipsed Tuesday by a remarkably direct attack from Gov.

Fresh off a rare defeat in Springfield, Gov. JB Pritzker on Tuesday delivered some of his sharpest words yet against Mayor ...

Sales of the weedlike substances have increased, in part thanks to a loophole in federal law, prompting smoke shops that sell ...

Reeling from a recent defeat on hemp legislation, Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker lashed out at his fellow Democrat, Chicago Mayor ...

The legislation passed and sent to Gov. JB Pritzker’s desk during the General Assembly’s brief lame-duck session was ...

The governor pointed to other interests against the bill, but also said Chicago's mayor didn't extend him a common political ...

The governor slammed Illinois House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch for not calling for a full vote on a bill he backed to ...

The failure of a little-noticed bill to regulate hemp has much bigger implications as a new Legislature is sworn in.

Chicago’s kids are ending up in hospitals after ingesting synthetic THC in the form of gummies. Their mayor just kept that ...

Legislation championed by Gov. JB Pritzker to strongly regulate hemp sales stalled in the Illinois House late Monday after intense lobbying by both the governor and Mayor Brandon Johnson, who opposed ...

The debate over legislation regulating the hemp industry is revealing cracks in the Democratic Party in Illinois.