CHICAGO RIDGE
A tenant was charged with theft after he recently removed $300 worth of plants and shrubs from the grounds of the apartment building where he lives in the 10400 block of South Natoma Avenue in Chicago Ridge, police said.
George G. Libretti, 46, was arrested after several witnesses told police they saw Libretti dig up all of the newly planted vegetation about an hour after the landlord finished planting the shrubbery around the perimeter of the building, police said.
![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 […]")