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Chicago's former top lawyer faces complaint for role in doomed plan to open pot shop at old Rainforest Cafe

Former Corporation Counsel Mara Georges allegedly made statements to a city official that were "prejudicial, generally unsupported, and contained hearsay and slander," according to the complaint to Illinois' attorney oversight commission.

Weed dispensary plan scrapped at old Rainforest Cafe in River North

Two lawsuits sought to block the joint venture between Progressive Treatment Solutions LLC and Bio-Pharm for an outlet at 605 N. Clark St.

Cannabis companies drop plan for weed shop at former Rainforest Cafe site

Cannabis companies drop controversial plan for weed shop at site of former Rainforest Cafe

A clouted cannabis partnership has dropped its controversial plan to open a store at the former Rainforest Cafe in downtown Chicago. State regulators had rejected a previous proposal by Progressive Treatment Solutions LLC, or PTS Corp., to move its Consume dispensary from Norwood Park to the old Rainforest Cafe at Clark and Ohio streets. The site is within 1,500 feet of three existing ...

Bridgeport bank failure probe looking into Chicago city contractor James Bracken III over ties to William Mahon

They’re looking at ties between a dumpster company, owned by James W. Bracken III, and a former city official who was on the bank’s board, the Sun-Times has learned.

Clout-heavy contractor linked to federal investigations at Chicago City Hall and in the suburbs

At the heart of James Bracken’s multifaceted trucking, demolition and excavation operation is a small office in south suburban Markham surrounded by piles of dirt and rigs rumbling in and out of a trucking yard. Out front, a reserved parking spot is the only obvious sign of Bracken’s authority. But the unassuming office and dusty parking lot belie the clout Bracken and his family wield ...

Clout-heavy contractor linked to federal investigations at City Hall and in the suburbs

At the heart of James Bracken’s multifaceted trucking, demolition and excavation operation is a small office in south suburban Markham surrounded by piles of dirt and rigs rumbling in and out of a trucking yard. Out front, a reserved parking spot is the only obvious sign of Bracken’s authority. But the unassuming office and dusty parking lot belie the clout Bracken and his family wield ...

Fed investigations at City Hall, Chicago suburbs tied to contractor

Marijuana dispensary for former Rainforest Cafe remains on hold

Marijuana dispensary in former Rainforest Cafe won flip-flop from state regulators, but remains on hold as one man fights against it

The former Rainforest Cafe in Chicago once featured a costumed frog named Cha Cha selling beef lava nachos. Plans now call for a new business on the site to instead have budtenders serving marijuana with names such as Bionic Cheetah and Hood Candyz. But for the second time, the transition of the abandoned restaurant at 605 N. Clark St. into a cannabis store has run into problems — despite an ...