Mike RiopellChicago Tribune Gov. Bruce Rauner on Friday vetoed legislation that would have banned the sale of cigarettes and other tobacco products to people under 21. In his veto message, the Republican governor wrote that raising the minimum age to buy tobacco from 18 would “push residents to buy tobacco products from non-licensed vendors or in neighboring…
Friendships protect us against outside threats and internal stresses For humans this is where shared bottle of red wine plays powerful role Alcohol causes us to lose social inhibitions and become over-friendly It triggers brain mechanism intimately involved in building friendships Source: Daily Mail By ROBIN DUNBAR 24 August 2018 Why do humans drink? To…
Source: https://abc7chicago.com/ By Eric Horng August 21, 2018 In southwest suburban Plainfield, residents at a packed village hall meeting Tuesday night sounded off about a proposed 1.5 million-square-foot distribution center. They said they’re worried about hundreds of semi trucks coming and going every day. “You’re placing many homeowners in the middle of an industrial park,”…
Source: https://www.washingtontimes.com/ By Rick Berman August 20, 2018 The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) recently launched their “Drive high, get a DUI” campaign to educate the public about the dangers of drug impaired driving. The announcement is welcome as marijuana use is becoming increasingly common across the country – not to mention around the…
Following the signing of a law allowing Illinois breweries to immediately begin selling beer and cider from outside beer companies in their taprooms, several Chicago restaurant and craft beer bar owners expressed concern that new regulations create additional competition for their businesses. On August 11, Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner signed House Bill 4897, which allows licensed…
Source: http://thehill.com/ BY DAWSON HOBBS 8/12/18 Jet fuel, embalming fluid, methanol, battery acid and antifreeze. This isn’t a roster of drop offs at the neighborhood hazardous materials recycling center, it’s a list of products added to counterfeit and black market alcohol sold in foreign countries around the world, according to a recent report by a…
A bill signed into law last weekend by Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner will allow the state’s breweries to purchase and sell guest beer and cider in their taprooms. Under House Bill 4897, the state will allow licensed Class 1 breweries (producing up to 30,000 barrels annually) and Class 2 breweries (making up to 120,000 barrels…
Source: NPR ERIC WESTERVELT August 4, 2018 As legalization of recreational and medical marijuana continues to expand, police across the country are more concerned than ever about stoned drivers taking to the nation’s roads and freeways, endangering lives. With few accurate roadside tools to detect pot impairment, police today have to rely largely on field…
Source: http://www.chicagotribune.com/ Greg Trotter August 2, 2018 After more than 70 years of business, Wheeling-based Skokie Valley Beverage Co. is closing its doors and selling off chunks of its North Side and north suburban distribution business to longtime competitors. Lakeshore Beverage Co., the Chicago area’s largest distributor of Budweiser – among scores of other brands…
Gov. Bruce Rauner and state Rep. Sara Feigenholtz, D-Chicago, talk about putting liquor control back in the hands of local government It will now be up to local officials as to whether they want a bar next to a church, school, military facility or hospital, and Gov. Bruce Rauner says it’s a step in the right…