Via the Chicago Tribune, "[c]iting strains on the criminal justice system and the economic costs of enforcing anti-marijuana laws, a group of Democratic lawmakers called Monday for the creation of a task force to pursue legalizing and regulating the drug in Illinois."
Some serious words from the Windy City about moving forward to legalization efforts. A notable, and honest assessment of what may be required:
""This is not something that's going to happen in weeks or months, but it's something that's never going to happen unless we start to take affirmative steps now," said [Cook County Commissioner John] Fritchey, a Democrat who helped push for the decriminalization of marijuana in Chicago."