The Biz Week That Was: Marijuana law changes, trailblazing paid time off policy among highlights

What marijuana reclassification means for the United States

The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration is moving toward reclassifying marijuana as a less dangerous drug. The Justice Department proposal would recognize the medical uses of cannabis, but wouldn't legalize it for recreational use. The proposal would move marijuana from the “Schedule I” group to the less tightly regulated “Schedule III.”

Taco restaurant to open in Wheaton, from the family behind a toda madre

Bien Trucha takes its name from a Mexican expression, loosely meaning “on top of your game.” Julio Cano and his family have worked to stay at that level since their original taqueria opened on State Street in Geneva some 16 years ago. They added a highly regarded sister restaurant, a toda madre, in Glen Ellyn, then expanded to Naperville’s Water Street district with Santo Cielo and Quiubo. Now the Bien Trucha restaurant group is developing an entirely new concept in downtown Wheaton.

Retired Mundelein business owner, volunteer dies just days after wife

A retired Mundelein paint store owner who was active with several community organizations in Lake County has died, just 13 days after his wife of nearly 75 years. Robert W. “Bob” Anderson, 95, who lived for many years in Fox Lake but most recently was at an assisted living facility in McHenry, died Monday. His wife, Vivian, 94, died April 16.

This city’s unlimited paid time off policy believed to be first in suburbs

Some public employees at Rolling Meadows City Hall are now eligible for unlimited paid time off, in what is believed to be a first for a large municipality in the suburbs. The updated personnel policy is being rolled out this year before taking full effect in 2025.

Palatine taking steps toward new TIF District

Palatine is exploring a possible tax increment financing district on land along and adjacent to Dundee Road between Route 53 and Baldwin Road. The 44-acre area includes a vacant Holiday Inn Express along with 23 other buildings and 17 tax parcels.

Patience paying off for Buffalo Grove on Rohrman redevelopment

After more than a decade of sitting dormant, the former Rohrman property on Dundee Road in Buffalo Grove is on its way to new life. The project broke ground Wednesday. When the dust settles and construction is complete, the 16-acre site on Dundee Road between Old Arlington Heights Road and Bison Park will be home to a new Tesla sales and service center, a 224-unit apartment building and 30,000 to 40,000 square feet of retail space.