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Nathaniel Barajas receives a COVID-19 vaccine from registered nurse Leyda Rojas at MacNeal Hospital in Berwyn on Nov. 24. Health officials say getting vaccines and booster shots are the the best way to control the spread of COVID-19 as cases grow again and the new omicron variant has emerged. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune)
At least half of 118 new licenses issued for craft growers, infusers and transporters have gone to companies majority-owned by nonwhite applicants, in contrast to the previous all-white ownership, said Danielle Perry, the state’s cannabis regulation oversight officer. Forty-three percent of the Department of Agriculture licensees are black-owned, 10% by Latinos, 9% by coalitions of people of color and 4% by Asians, she said.
At least half of 118 new licenses issued for craft growers, infusers and transporters have gone to companies majority-owned by nonwhite applicants, in contrast to the previous all-white ownership, said Danielle Perry, the state’s cannabis regulation oversight officer. Forty-three percent of the Department of Agriculture licensees are black-owned, 10% by Latinos, 9% by coalitions of people of color and 4% by Asians, she said.
“Agreements can take a lot of forms, and the Potawatomi do not get to dictate that we were required to come up with some particular form of agreement, some detailed development agreements, some detailed real estate acquisition agreements, a host of other agreements that would go into actually building out a casino,” Davis said.
“Agreements can take a lot of forms, and the Potawatomi do not get to dictate that we were required to come up with some particular form of agreement, some detailed development agreements, some detailed real estate acquisition agreements, a host of other agreements that would go into actually building out a casino,” Davis said.
The Stellantis sign outside is shown on Jan. 19, 2021 at the Chrysler Technology Center in Auburn Hills, Mich. Carmaker Stellantis announced a strategy Tuesday to embed AI-enabled software in 34 million vehicles across its 14 brands targeting 20 billion euros ($22.6 billion) in annual revenues by 2030. (Carlos Osorio/AP)
About noon, a helicopter dropped divers into the river by Lake Street where the man was last seen in the water, the department said. A fireboat and Chicago police also respond. The fire department said it is believed that the man fell into the river.
McHenry County Board Chairman Mike Buehler, a Republican from Crystal Lake, called the ruling “a blow to local governmental control, as well as the supremacy of the U.S. Constitution, against a clear case of overreach by the General Assembly and Gov. J.B. Pritzker.
STORRS 12/05/21 UConn’s Amari Deberry (42) and UConn’s Evina Westbrook (22) carry UConn’s Paige Bueckers (5) to the bench after Bueckers stumbled with an injury with seconds left in the game against Notre Dame at Gampel Pavilion. Photo by Cloe Poisson/Special to the Courant (Cloe Poisson / Special to the Courant)
While the week is starting out chilly, Petr forecast much warmer weather ahead with temperatures possibly reaching the mid-50s by Friday. The weather service’s Climate Prediction Center predicted unseasonably warm weather for two weeks starting next week with more than an 80% chance temperatures will be well above the seasonal norm.