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Angela Cheng

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Stay in the loop with the Windy City’s biggest news.

Angela Cheng

The Rundown | Chicago News Podcast

Illinois needs more rental homes, summer music festivals, cannabis competition

A new report says Illinois needs about 300,000 additional rental homes for people living in poverty. More summer festival line-ups are being announced this week. Legalized recreational cannabis sales in Missouri are surpassing – and maybe cutting into – the Illinois market.

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Angela Cheng
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A new report says Illinois needs about 300,000 additional rental homes for people living in poverty. More summer festival line-ups are being announced this week. Legalized recreational cannabis sales in Missouri are surpassing – and maybe cutting into – the Illinois market.

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