The new congressional spending plan may have reopened the government, but thanks to a last-minute provision, it may bankrupt an entire industry.

The big picture: Republicans closed a loophole in the 2018 Farm Bill that made hemp products legal, and more specifically, hemp-derived THC products.

• This includes drinks, edibles and related products.
• The new provision recriminalizes hemp-derived THC products, taking away companies' ability to sell and, more importantly, use the federal banking system.

Why it matters: The new rule threatens to shut down Illinois' billion-dollar hemp industry.

Zoom in: Hemp has become big business for the brewing industry, which started making THC drinks as the craft beer bubble busted. They expanded shops, created new products, and made distribution deals with alcohol companies.

• Chicago's Hopewell Brewing Co. told the Sun-Times that THC seltzers and drinks make up 30% of its business.
• "It was shitty to implement a ban without a transparent debate and discussion to address all arguments pro and con about the use of hemp-derived THC," Marz Brewing's Ed Marszewski tells Axios.

Reality check: Many beverage companies have asked the government for regulation, especially to legitimize their products versus bad actors who are creating hemp-derived THC products marketed toward children, an issue Chicago's City Council has tried to address. And the new rule says the ban won't go into effect for a year, giving Congress time to theoretically find a compromise.

• "This isn't a ban — it's a one-year shot clock to finally get the rules we've always wanted," CANN co-founder Jake Bullock tells Axios.

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Local officials have limited power to protect Illinoisans from potentially illegal actions by federal immigration agents, due to the federal supremacy clause, but mechanisms for recourse are growing.

The big picture: Lawsuits by news organizations, the National Immigrant Justice Center (NIJC) and ACLU Illinois are driving orders to reform practices, release detainees and clean up the Broadview ICE facility.

Zoom in: Here are five ways to report agent violations.

1. Warrantless searches and arrests can be reported to the NIJC, which recently secured the release of 13 detainees and the consideration of 615 more, hundreds of whom could be released next week.
2. Violations of a temporary restraining order against use of force without warning and failure to show IDs during raids can be reported to the attorneys who filed the suit triggering the TRO.
3. Unlawful swapping or removal of license plates by federal agents can be reported to the Secretary of State's Office at [email protected] or 312-814-1730.

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🚸 The daycare teacher who was detained last week at the North Center school where she teaches has been released. (Block Club)

🛒 SNAP participants will start receiving funds today and can expect to see full benefits by Nov. 20, state officials say. (Sun-Times)

☕️ Workers at Evanston and Geneva Starbucks stores are joining a nationwide strike. (NBC)

👋🏻 Hi, it's Carrie!

If you're one of the haters who have found Chicago's bagel scene inferior to New York's, you may soon be eating your words ... words smothered in a tasty schmear!

The big picture: Bagel shops that had previously only sold goods at pop-ups or online have established brick-and-mortar roots in Chicago, so I checked out a few.

Tilly Bagel Shop: With two locations in Fulton Market and South Loop, Tilly's gets creative with cream cheese flavors like caramelized onion, honey vanilla and chive and bacon.

• The Chicago bagel is heavily coated in poppyseeds, mustard seed, celery salt and giardiniera seasoning. Yes, like a Chicago dog. I topped that with hot giardiniera cream cheese. This is the way to go if you can handle the heat.

Rosca: The newest of the bunch — it just opened last week in Pilsen — Rosca infuses Mexican flavors into its offerings and all the cream cheese is vegan.

• I tried red mole, mango and pepita, and cinnamon raisin topped with cinnamon sugar.

More bagels

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Bat Club: Gothic Dance Party at Beat Kitchen today: Bat Club is a gothic dance party featuring dark post-punk and classic goth rock from The Cure, Bauhaus, Siouxsie & The Banshees, Joy Division, and more. Dress dark and dance deep into the night. $0-$19.25.

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This fall, former "Inside Edition" anchor Deborah Norville received the 2025 Daytime Emmy Lifetime Achievement Award for more than 30 years of anchoring the news magazine.

• Of course, Chicagoans remember Norville for her time anchoring at NBC 5 in the 1980s.

State of play: Norville left Chicago to become a national star and just recently hung up her anchor jacket to host "The Perfect Line," a syndicated game show that airs weeknights at 7:30pm on WCIU-TV.

She was recently back promoting her show, and we asked about her perfect day in Chicago all these years later.

🍳 Breakfast: "If it's a perfect day, then I have a blind date breakfast. I gave up on blind date dinners, too expensive and always awkward. Instead, I'd go to one of the nice downtown hotels, order a nice omelet or yogurt to find out if we had a connection. The great part is that everybody's got a schedule, so no lingering."

🌊 Morning activity: "The lakefront. I was driving up Lake Shore Drive to go do an interview this morning. It was so beautiful."

🍕 Lunch: "If I could get a panzarotti from Ranalli's on Lincoln, that would be incredible."

More of Norville's perfect Chicago day

👋 Hi, it's Justin, back with another Kaufmann Quiz to help you usher in the weekend.

I've done quizzes on Chicago movies and locations, but never a good old-fashioned quote quiz.

• This week: Can you name the Chicago movie based on a famous line from it?

Last week, y'all aced the fall suburbs quiz. Congrats to Matt. A., Paul J., Darcy W., Jackie M. and Mary G.!

• As always, screenshot and email your perfect score for a shout-out next week.

Lights, camera, this week's quiz!