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The Indiana Senate’s Public Health Committee voted overwhelmingly in favor of Senate Bill 139, which would establish a pathway for funding therapeutic psilocybin research in the Hoosier State.
Committee members lauded the bill as a sign of hope for Indiana residents suffering from treatment-resistant mental and neurological conditions, though some voiced concerns over what advocates fear could prove to be an expensive form of treatment.
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Highland Park councilman, co-owner of Ravinia Brewing Company, must choose between position and business
“Archaic,” “discriminatory” and “dormant” were just a few of the words used by council members and the public to describe a Highland Park liquor license clause that prohibits elected officials from holding liquor licenses – a law that the mayor, councilmembers and city staff admitted to being unaware of until about two weeks ago. Read more here.
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Museum of Contemporary Art workers become latest museum staff to launch union drive
Staff at Chicago’s Museum of Contemporary Art announced plans to unionize Wednesday, becoming the latest workforce to launch a union campaign at a major Chicago cultural institution in recent years. Read more here.
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Chicago Bears Q&A: Does Patrick Mahomes’ Super Bowl reinforce the need to draft Caleb Williams? Could Ryan Poles trade up from No. 9?
Can Caleb Williams or another quarterback in this draft class get the Bears someday to the mountaintop where Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs currently reside? Brad Biggs begins his weekly Bears mailbag there. Read more here.
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Carlos Cortez at 100: The activist soul of Pilsen had a plan to keep his art affordable, even after his death
The National Museum of Mexican Art in Pilsen has a show that spotlights some of his art, celebrates his activism and shows off his influence; at least half the exhibit is dominated by work made by local artists Cortéz influenced and inspired. Read more here.
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Displaced Palestinians leave one of Gaza’s main hospitals after weeks of being isolated by fighting
Palestinians have begun evacuating the main hospital in the southern Gaza town of Khan Younis, according to videos shared by medics today. Read more here.
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