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Chicago’s Joe Policastro Trio will be playing The Evening Muse on Sat, Jan 25 as noted at https://www.eveningmuse.com/e/joe-policastro-trio-chicago-jazz—74848655343/ Hailed by Downbeat for its “deft analysis...
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On June 25, 2019, Governor J.B. Pritzker signed the Illinois Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act to legalize recreational marijuana. Since the bill took effect on Jan. 1, 2020, the industry has boomed in the area. The city was projected to bring in $1.5 billion, according to ABC-7. With 118 dispensaries filled with various products, one of… Continue reading This Black Women-Led Cannabis Company Is Standing Out In The Illinois Industry: ‘Aligning To Answer What Social Equity Needed’