Robert McCoppin
News Reporter at Chicago Tribune
Chicago Tribune reporter on COVID, nursing homes, cannabis etc. Questions—I’ve got questions. [email protected]
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1 week ago |
chicagotribune.com | Robert McCoppin
Although the state bird of Illinois is the northern cardinal, in the 1800s it might have been the greater prairie chicken. The grouse or boomer, as it was known back then, was once the most numerous and notable species in the state.
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1 week ago |
chicagotribune.com | Robert McCoppin
As he put his wooden sailboat into the water, Brian Fry stopped to shake his head at a fight over boat storage at the Pistakee Yacht Club. “It makes zero sense to me,” he said. “We’re 128 years old, and now the village says we can’t keep boats here? We’re a yacht club — are you kidding me?”Then Fry’s sail caught a breeze, and the boat he built by hand eased through the ripples on Pistakee Lake. Two 12-year-old boys went out in another small boat, and several adults taking lessons followed.
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2 weeks ago |
chicagotribune.com | Robert McCoppin
A mother tearfully spoke of battling addiction before she was sentenced Friday to the maximum 14 years in prison for involuntary manslaughter in the overdose drug death of her 14-year-old son in McHenry County. Judge Tiffany Davis confronted Cara Ullrich with pictures of herself from her numerous arrests over the years, showing her decline until the day her son died. Asked what she saw, Ullrich said, “A shattered woman who lost everything.
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3 weeks ago |
gazettextra.com | Robert McCoppin
CHICAGO - A new report on hemp-derived THC highlights growing concerns over its safety, legality and impact on health - even as Illinois lawmakers have failed again to keep the products away from children. The report by the University of Illinois System Institute of Government and Public Affairs notes that the lack of regulation of hemp means there is no state oversight of ingredients, potency or marketing to kids. Copyright 2025 Tribune Content Agency.
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3 weeks ago |
dailygazette.com | Robert McCoppin
CHICAGO — A new report on hemp-derived THC highlights growing concerns over its safety, legality and impact on health — even as Illinois lawmakers have failed again to keep the products away from children. The report by the University of Illinois System Institute of Government and Public Affairs notes that the lack of regulation of hemp means there is no state oversight of ingredients, potency or marketing to kids. × Javascript is required for you to be able to read premium content.
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