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Craig Katz, president of the Illinois Healthy Alternatives Association, said the mayor’s decision reflects support for entrepreneurship and economic equity. #ordinance #hemp #chicago

The alternative budget also includes a roughly $1 billion sweep of tax-increment-financing dollars to Chicago Public Schools. #chicago #budget #thecentersquare

Chicago’s proposed ordinance would prohibit the sale of all hemp-derived products citywide. On Wednesday, the City Council’s Committee on License and Consumer Protection advanced the measure on a 10–6 vote, sending it to the full council for consideration. #prohibition #ban

The proposed ordinance would bar licensed businesses—and their employees or agents—from possessing, selling or distributing any hemp-derived cannabinoid products on their premises. #hemp #ban

Birth to Five Illinois leaders say the statewide council will ensure that families who directly use early childhood services continue to shape how those programs are implemented and improved across the state. #council #parent

“Robert Peters has been a rock solid ally of ours and of organized labor during his time as a State Senator,” said Jim Gardiner, President of the Iron Workers District Council of Chicago and Vicinity. #endorse