If the medical marijuana bill is signed by Gov. Quinn, people with these conditions may be eligible for a prescription:

Cancer
Acquired immune deficiency syndrome
Hepatitis c
crohn's disease
Cachexia/wasting syndrome
Fibromyalgia
Including but not limited to arachnoiditis
Syringomyelia
Spinal cord injury
Arnold-chiari malformation and syringomyelia
Spinocerebellar ataxia (sca)
myoclonus
(Complex regional pain syndromes type i)
(Complex regional pain syndromes type ii)
Glaucoma
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
Agitation of alzheimer's disease
Muscular dystrophy
Spinal cord disease
Tarlov cysts
Rheumatoid arthritis
Traumatic brain injury and post-concussion syndrome
Multiple sclerosis
Parkinson's
Dystonia
Causalgia
Positive status for human immunodeficiency virus
Severe
Hydromyelia
Fibrous dysplasia
Tourette's
Reflex sympathetic dystrophy
Crps
Rsd
Neurofibromatosis
Polyneuropathy
Chronic inflammatory demyelinating
Sjogren's syndrome
Myasthenia gravis
Lupus
Hydrocephalus
Interstitial cystitis
Nail-patella syndrome

A tour bus crashed into another vehicle on the Near North Side Thursday night, police said.

The crash occurred about 10:15 p.m. in the 400 block of West Division Street, police said.

The tour bus was travelling eastbound when the driver crossed into the westbound lanes and hit an SUV head on, said police News Affairs Officer John Mirabelli. The driver of the bus may have experienced some kind of medical issue, Mirabelli said.

Two people were hospitalized with "non-life-threatening" injuries at Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center and Northwestern Memorial Hospital, police said.

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With the upcoming Red Line mess about to whack us right in the face for several months, the CTA has gone and done something... awesome. Just in time for the big construction project, they've gone and rolled out a solid upgrade to their Train Tracker with more options on both mobile and website. Some of the big improvements include options to track one specific train's estimated arrival times at all stops on its line as well as the option to use your phone's GPS to locate the nearest station in case you're not sure of exactly where the hell you are.

But perhaps one of the coolest options is on the web-based version: a great interactive map that allows you to track the location of actual trains along the route, similar to the map tracker that's already in place for the CTA's bus tracker. The only downside is that this option doesn't appear to be available on mobile as of yet, but here's hoping. [H/T Red Eye]

If you are prone to vertigo, don't watch. If you aren't prone to vertigo, this may give it to you.

This point-of-view video shows the spire being hoisted atop the new One World Trade Center tower last week, capping the building at 1,776 feet.

Skip to the 7:20 point or so to see the moment it reaches the top - and the four iron workers all the way up there charged with fitting it in place.

Here's another edit that shows the moments it reaches the end of the line:

The stretch of Red Line along the Dan Ryan Expressway that will undergo construction beginning May 19 has more slow zones -- a total of 45.2 percent -- than any other CTA rail line branch. Use this map to see where the slow zones are located:

Angelina Jolie announced in an op/ed in the New York Times on Monday night that she had chosen to undergo a preventative double mastectomy. Jolie, who's mother and grandmother died of cancer, is a carrier of the gene that mark a likelihood that she would contract breast or other types of cancer.

Reaction Tuesday was almost entirely positive and supportive, from fans and the public to Brad Pitt.

Mary Mitchell, herself a breast cancer survivor, had a similar reaction, calling Jolie courageous and her new "she-ro."

Former NBC 5 Chicago news anchor, Zoraida Sambolin has announced that she has breast cancer and is getting a double mastectomy.

I struggled for weeks trying to figure out how tell you that I had been diagnosed with breast cancer and was... fb.me/1HItarAMz

— zoraida sambolin (@ZoraidaCNN) May 14, 2013

Sambolin posted this message to her Facebook page Tuesday morning:

"I struggled for weeks trying to figure out how tell you that I had been diagnosed with breast cancer and was leaving to have surgery then..Angelina Jolie shares her story of a double mastectomy and gives me strength and an opening. #bravewoman"

Sambolin, who left Chicago in 2011 to anchor CNN's "Early Start" morning show, credits Angelina Jolie's mastectomy for giving her the strength to reveal her decision to have the surgery.

In today's New York Times op-ed, Jolie announced she has had a preventive double mastectomy after learning she carried a gene that made it extremely likely she would get breast cancer.

NASA is awesome and so are their astronauts and here is even more proof, as if you needed any more. This is Commander Chris Hadfield on board the International Space Station singing a version of, what else, "Space Oddity" by David Bowie. Hadfield also has a wonderful Twitter account that features spectacular photos of the Earth from space (including Chicago!) that's worth a follow. But only after you start your Monday with the above video.

UPDATE: Bowie approves.

CHRIS HADFIELD SINGS SPACE ODDITY IN SPACE!"Hallo Spaceboy..."Commander Chris Hadfield, currently on... fb.me/24sZNW5ly

— David Bowie Official (@DavidBowieReal) May 12, 2013

In Fran Spielman's one-on-one interview with Mayor Rahm Emanuel, the mayor talked about Police Supt. Garry McCarthy, loyalty and whether he would work for himself.
Audio: Mayor Rahm Emanuel

Mary Carpenter wrote a wish list letter to her children for Mother's Day and it's become quite popular for it's funny, honest insightfulness. Below find Mary's letter republished with permission and be sure to check out our feature story on Mary in the Sun-Times.

So I've decided to be proactive and tell my kids what I want for mother's day. Here it is:

What I Want for Mother's Day

Dear Children,

Mother's Day is coming up, and I thought I should tell you what I want. This way there's no guilty panic or last minute purchasing of flowers at the closest gas station. So, this is what I want, this year and every year after; it's pretty simple really.

I want you to be a decent human being.

I want you to be who you are, but don't be an asshole.

I want you to work hard at everything you do, because life is too short not to give it everything you've got.

I want you to ask for help when you need it.

I want you to help others when they need it.

I want you to learn how to cook, do your own laundry, pay your bills and know how to clean a bathroom.

When you screw up, and you will, more than once, I want you to own it, because it's the screw-ups that make the victories sweeter.

I want you to travel, because the world is huge and you are one part of it.

I want you to know that even when we hate each other, I will never stop loving you.

I want you to play nicely with others.

I want you to feed your curiosity.

I want you to find a way to do what you love, and realize that that might look different than you originally thought.

I want you to respect every human being's right to be who they are.

I want you to sometimes be more interested in someone else than in yourself.

I want you to know that you are flawed and you are extraordinary. There is no one else like you.

I want you to know that I would lay down my life for you in Lily Potter fashion any day of the week.

I want you to realize how lucky you are every once in awhile even if only for an instant.

I want you to know love, even if it means getting hurt.

I want you to relax and not feel guilty about it.

I want you to know life can be brutally hard sometimes.

I want you to know that you can choose happiness even when the dark side offers you cookies.

And I wouldn't mind breakfast in bed.

See, simple.

Love,

Mom