A 6-year-old American Indian girl had to wait one more day to find out whether her custody case will be transferred immediately to the tribal court of the Potawatami Indians. Cook County Juvenile Court Judge Claude E. Whitaker ruled two weeks ago that the case of Eleanor Armell should be turned over to the tribal court, but Patrick Murphy, the county public guardian, asked the judge to hold off on the order pending an appeal. On Tuesday, Whitaker delayed his ruling until Wednesday. Eleanor, who is half Potawatami and half Winnebago, has been living with a foster family since 1985, when she was found abandoned in an Uptown alley. Under a 1978 federal law, child-custody cases involving American Indians must be heard by tribal courts unless a parent objects.
![Cannabis company owners in Illinois welcomed the news Tuesday that the federal government is expected to reclassify marijuana as a drug with medicinal value and lower potential for abuse. The Associated Press reported that the Drug Enforcement Administration will move to reclassify marijuana from Schedule I to Schedule III. Rather than continuing to classify cannabis with much stronger drugs like heroin and LSD, the move would put pot in the same class with certain prescription drugs like codeine, ketamine, steroids, and testosterone. The change will not be immediately noticeable to most consumers in Illinois, where medical and recreational use already […]](https://www.chicagotribune.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/ctc-l-pot-soft-drug_177837229.jpg?w=525 "Cannabis company owners in Illinois welcomed the news Tuesday that the federal government is expected to reclassify marijuana as a drug with medicinal value and lower potential for abuse. The Associated Press reported that the Drug Enforcement Administration will move to reclassify marijuana from Schedule I to Schedule III. Rather than continuing to classify cannabis with much stronger drugs like heroin and LSD, the move would put pot in the same class with certain prescription drugs like codeine, ketamine, steroids, and testosterone. The change will not be immediately noticeable to most consumers in Illinois, where medical and recreational use already […]")