U.S. farmers have overwhelmed state governments with thousands of complaints about crop damage linked to new versions of weed killers, threatening future sales by manufacturers Monsanto Co (MON.N) and BASF SE (BASFn.DE).

Retailer Meijer Inc said it was recalling packaged vegetables in six U.S. states because of possible contamination from Listeria monocytogenes bacteria, which can cause fatal food poisoning in young children, pregnant women and elderly or frail people.

In the first peer-reviewed study of Illinois medical cannabis pilot program, researchers hear stories about how patients are leveraging cannabis against the negative effects of opioid use.

Adam Loos tried to raise his hand but he couldn’t beat the speed of a foul ball that smacked his 60-year-old father in the face and left the man blind in one eye after a late-August Cubs game at Wrigley Field.

Clearcover, a Chicago-based company that says it can save customers up to 50 percent on car insurance by streamlining the way it’s marketed and sold, announced Tuesday that it has landed initial funding of $11.5 million.

Lightbank, the Chicago-based investment firm co-founded by Eric Lefkofsky ⇒ and Brad Keywell ⇒, led the financing. New York-based Greycroft Partners, 500 Startups and Silicon Valley Bank, both based in California, participated.

Law enforcement agencies broke up a decade-old theft ring that stretched from California to Frederick, Maryland. The thieves used what’s called booster bags, shopping bags with liners to block anti-theft devices.

Illinois is bucking a national trend by logging an increase in traffic fatalities. According to the National Safety Council, preliminary estimates show road deaths in the state are up 4 percent in the first six months of the year, despite falling nationwide by about 1 percent.

Two Algonquin women were killed in a three-vehicle crash Sunday afternoon at 902 E. Algonquin Road, Algonquin Police said. The incident happened about 3:12 p.m., when the driver of a car heading eastbound crossed the center line, striking two vehicles traveling westbound.

Pay-per-mile insurer Metromile has announced the launch of a new AI claims system designed to eliminate manual processes used to collect accident data and distribute payments to customers.

Strong winds, severe downpours and hail caused major damage in several north and northwest suburbs with Schaumburg and Itasca among the hardest hit. Massive amounts of rainfall -- then hail --and high winds quickly turned destructive with trees uprooted, tree branches snapped in half and power lines downed.

A 34-year-old man was killed on Thursday night after the motorcycle he was driving crashed into a car on Lower Wacker Drive

States that enacted reforms to rein in the high cost of drugs dispensed by physicians to injured workers are facing an uphill battle as some doctors are finding ways around the regulations, meaning these costs remain stagnant or are rising in some states, experts say.

Four Illinois counties have been declared disaster areas as severe flooding continues in Lake, McHenry, Kane and Cook counties. The Fox River is expected to crest tonight. It will be two feet above flood level at the Algonquin Dam.

Attorney General Jeff Sessions is poised to announce a major law enforcement action this week targeting health-care fraud, focusing on opioid treatment programs exploiting Obamacare insurance plans, according to two people familiar with the matter.

The rain has ended, but the water is still rising in the north suburbs and flooding problems over the next 48 hours could be very dangerous.