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Some lawmakers say legalizing recreational marijuana should be on the horizon for Illinois. But they admit there are still details to work out. Heather Steans, a Democratic State Senator from Chicago, introduced a measure earlier this year that would allow those 21 and older to possess, grow...

Some lawmakers say legalizing recreational marijuana should be on the horizon for Illinois, but they admit there are still details to work out. Democratic State Sen. Heather Steans, of Chicago, introduced a measure earlier this year that would allow those 21 and older to possess, grow and...

A push to solve the state's fiscal crisis by legalizing marijuana will continue in January when lawmakers return to Springfield for a new session, one of the lawmakers behind the effort said. Two bills authored by state Sen. Heather Steans and state Rep. Kelly Cassidy, both from Edgewater...