Chicago Bears’ flashy game plan for lakefront stadium project greeted with questions
The Bears — one of the National Football League's charter franchises — unveiled plans for a new stadium project on the lakefront partly funded by the public that would give...
![Four years into cannabis legalization in Illinois, celebrations of the April 20 informal weed holiday known as 420 are getting bigger and more widespread. Named for the time of day a group of friends met to get high, 420 has become a chance for marijuana users to publicly share a previously illegal drug and the counter-cultural atmosphere surrounding it. The main event in downtown Chicago likely will be the second annual 420 Sesh Fest, at Green Rose Dispensary. The party will include live music, a magic show, carnival games, food trucks, pop ups, and product discounts. It also will feature Grammy-nominated […]](https://www.chicagotribune.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/ctc-l-Illinois-marijuana_175925141.jpg?w=137 "Four years into cannabis legalization in Illinois, celebrations of the April 20 informal weed holiday known as 420 are getting bigger and more widespread. Named for the time of day a group of friends met to get high, 420 has become a chance for marijuana users to publicly share a previously illegal drug and the counter-cultural atmosphere surrounding it. The main event in downtown Chicago likely will be the second annual 420 Sesh Fest, at Green Rose Dispensary. The party will include live music, a magic show, carnival games, food trucks, pop ups, and product discounts. It also will feature Grammy-nominated […]")
![Denise Richardson took her kids to Spring Hill Mall so often that at Christmas time, the Santa Claus there recognized them by name. She remembers when department stores moved out of downtown Elgin to the mall when it opened in West Dundee in 1980, and it was the place to be. But the mall closed last month, the victim of trends that have been reshaping retail for years. Online shopping. The growth of so-called lifestyle centers in new growth corridors. The COVID pandemic and working from home. Richardson, who was general manager of the mall, hates to see it go. […]](https://www.chicagotribune.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/ctc-L-mall-makeovers16_185756832.jpg?w=133 "Denise Richardson took her kids to Spring Hill Mall so often that at Christmas time, the Santa Claus there recognized them by name. She remembers when department stores moved out of downtown Elgin to the mall when it opened in West Dundee in 1980, and it was the place to be. But the mall closed last month, the victim of trends that have been reshaping retail for years. Online shopping. The growth of so-called lifestyle centers in new growth corridors. The COVID pandemic and working from home. Richardson, who was general manager of the mall, hates to see it go. […]")