Jeremy Dedick, one of the owners of Cubbington’s Cabinet, plays with his dog Cubbington inside his North Side apothecary business, which sells CBD-related products, among other things, Friday, Dec. 13, 2024. Gov. JB Pritzker on Friday picked a side in Illinois’ long-running debate over how to regulate delta-8 and other hemp-derived products, throwing his support behind a bill that would effectively ban most sales of the weedlike substances that have soared in popularity thanks to a loophole in federal law.Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere/Sun-Times Christmas decorations cover the front of two houses on the 3700 block of W. Agatite Ave., Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2024.Zubaer Khan/Sun-Times A home decked out with Christmas decorations in the 10000 block of South Eberhart Avenue in Roseland, Friday, Dec. 13, 2024.Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere/Sun-Times Construction crews inspect an Edgar Miller statue that was severly damaged during installation outside the National Public Housing Museum, Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024.Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere/Sun-Times Ald. Brendan Reilly (42nd) and other members of the “Common Sense Caucus” address reporters outside City Council chambers Friday after the Council recessed for the day, Friday, Dec. 13, 2024. Alderpersons are scheduled to return at 1 p.m. Monday, by which time Mayor Brandon Johnson hopes to revise his budget enough to win Council approval.Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times Ald. Desmon Yancy (5th) listens as members of the Chicago City Council discuss Mayor Brandon Johnson’s proposed 2025 budget during a meeting at City Hall, Monday, Dec. 16, 2024. Ald. Matt O’Shea (19th) listens as members of the Chicago City Council discuss Mayor Brandon Johnson’s proposed 2025 budget during a meeting at City Hall, Monday, Dec. 16, 2024.Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times Striking Amazon workers and their supporters block a line of delivery trucks while picketing outside the company’s facility at 3639 W. Howard St. in Skokie, Thursday, Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024. | Ashlee Rezin/Sun-TimesAshlee Rezin/Sun-Times In February 2023, RySheena Moore, a U.S. Army veteran, inquired about an apartment and mentioned her housing voucher. She was denied apartment tours and the ability to rent. Here Moore stands for a photo in near south side, Monday, Dec. 16, 2024.Anthony Vazquez/Sun-Times South Shore Fine Arts Academy Principal Vicki Brown celebrates her time as an Elf on the Shelf on the roof the school at South Shore Fine Arts Academy at 1415 E. 70th St. in South Shore, Monday, Dec. 16, 2024.Anthony Vazquez/Sun-Times Angelina Leshchinskaya (right) holds her newly-adopted puppy Twinkle while Wendy Acosta holds Sparkle, a puppy she adopted who is from the same litter as Twinkle during PAWS Chicago’s Holiday Adopt-a-Thon in Lincoln Park, Friday, Dec. 13, 2024. | Pat Nabong/Sun-Times Pat Nabong/Sun-Times Participants march outside a Chicago Housing Authority scattered site at 2119 N. Spaulding Ave. in Logan Square on Saturday during the annual “Las Posadas” ceremony organized by the Logan Square Ecumenical Alliance and Palenque Liberating Spaces Through Neighborhood Action (LSNA). The rally aimed to bring attention to affordable housing. Pat Nabong/Sun-Times Exterior of the former E2 nightclub building where 21 people died in a stampede in February 2003. Demolition of the building started this week, Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2024. Zubaer Khan/Sun-Times