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After negative feedback from some neighbors, Ald. Walter Burnett won't endorse a plan for a dispensary that aims to open at the old Catfish Corner site in Garfield Park.

Pat Nabong/Sun-Times State Rep. La Shawn Ford joined a group of minority cannabis applicants Tuesday to announce plans for legislation that would address the state’s problematic marijuana licensing rollout and create up to 115 new pot shop permits in a move that could vastly expand Illinois’ weed market. During a news conference outside Nature’s Care dispensary in West Town, the Chicago Democrat framed the forthcoming bill as the next step in ensuring Illinois meets its lofty goal of crea...