Tons of people are already at Waldos Forever Fest for #420Day. These cheeky signs are posted around the area.
Here’s the line at Dispensary 33, the medical pot shop conveniently located next to the fest. It’s about an hour wait.
This is Bravette Fleet. He was miffed that no one was smoking weed at the weed festival. “How can you have all of this but not the thing that this festival is about,” he asked.
Rep. Kelly Cassidy showed up, but she had to bounce early to go work on the weed legalization bill. She told me details could be released as soon as next week.
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Joseph Collins, an Alsip man with clear ties to the Proud Boys, was charged with a hate crime after allegedly vandalizing UpRising Bakery and Cafe in Lake in the Hills earlier this month. chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2022/7/3…
Collins has been photographed wearing Proud Boys garb and standing alongside Edgar “Remy Del Toro” Delatorre, a prominent member of the neofascist group. Both men were present for the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol, which has led to federal charges against dozens of Proud Boys.
Collins allegedly smashed out windows at the bakery and spray-painted hateful graffiti following threats and harassment over the bakery’s planned “Starry Night Drag Brunch,” which was supposed to happen that same evening.
The @Suntimes on Monday reported that Mayor Lightfoot has been stalling on a fix to address the way the city investigates fatal police shootings, which currently violates state law. chicago.suntimes.com/2021/5/10/2242…
Since there’s some renewed interest in the Proud Boys, I’m going to highlight some members operating in and around the Chicago area. First up is Brien James, a former klansman who started the American Guard and leads the Indiana Proud Boys. splcenter.org/fighting-hate/…
James was among the white nationalist crew that joined a downtown rally against Kim Foxx last year. Here’s James chatting with Chicago FOP Prez John Catanzara at the rally.
James was there alongside Chicago Proud Boys, including “Trigger” Tom Christensen. Christensen has since been sentenced to three years in prison for stabbing another man at a concert at Northerly Island. chicago.suntimes.com/2019/11/18/209…
I'm over at the Thompson Center, where Gov. Pritzker will be talking about "ensuring fairness when awarding conditional adult-use cannabis dispensary licenses." Here's my story from yesterday. chicago.suntimes.com/cannabis/2020/…
After going thru priorities of legalization law, Pritzker says his admin has heard for weeks "that more needs to be done to ensure fairness" in the cannabis industry and application process. Reiterates what's outlined in the linked story above.
Notes that all applicants who revise applications, challenge scores and get a perfect grade will be included in the lottery. Currently, only 21 groups had perfect scores.
I’m headed to the Thompson Center to cover multiple press conferences dealing with the state’s decision to whittle down 700+ applicants for new pot shop licenses to just 21 groups who will be included in a lottery to determine the winners.
Congressmen Danny Davis and Chuy Garcia and state Rep. La Shawn Ford are expected to speak about the “rigged” lottery at one of them.
The group claimed the lottery has been scheduled for tmrw, which former state Rep. Rickey Hendon called “a snake move.” One applicant said his group is now filing an injunction. Another suit obtained by the ST has already been filed in connection with the applications.