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 Thursday, Jan 4 More Illinois patients could gain access to marijuana in 2018, as candidates for Illinois governor are discussing medical and recreational marijuana on the campaign trail. Meanwhile, a bill has been introduced in the General Assembly that would allow patients who qualify for prescription opioids to access medical cannabis. |
| The shift in consumer demand between print, e-books and now downloadable audiobooks is playing out between the stacks in Chicago-area bookstores. |
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| ALLAN SLOAN: If you want to know why the Dow soared above 25,000, I'll give you a one-word answer: Boeing. |
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| "It was very cleansing for both sides, and we're truly on the exact same page going forward." |
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| Want a New Year's resolution? Save every receipt in 2018. It could help you to save more money and to potentially cash in on future payoffs. |
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| A winter storm sweeping the U.S. East Coast after a week of very low temperatures is probably boosting demand for boots and mittens — and thanks in part to its timing, it shouldn't chill economic data more broadly. |
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| The Illinois House of Representatives has formed a subcommittee to vet bitcoin legislation and study the potential use of its underlying technology. |
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| A new law that took effect this week in Oregon will allow residents in rural counties to pump their own gas — a divergence from the state's decades-long history — and reactions from residents ranged from irked to irate. |
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| U.S. consumers may soon begin to feel some pain from the dollar's downturn, although the recent slide in the world's main reserve currency isn't bad news for everyone in America. |
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| Medicare patients now have access to a pioneering device that lets people with diabetes monitor their glucose levels without finger pricks. |
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