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Aurora woman wins $1M from scratch-off Illinois Lottery ticket
An Aurora woman recently won $1 million with a scratch-off ticket, the Illinois Lottery announced.Antoinette 'Toni' Green won the top prize on a $10 MONOPOLY 50X scratch-off ticket purchased at Ruby's Liquor, located at 1535 Butterfield Road in Aurora."The clerk couldn't believe it and I couldn't believe it," Green said. "He said 'Toni, sign your ticket and go straight home - you won a million dollars!' I sat in my car in front of Ruby's in total shock, and then I had an epiphany - I can help others, I can make a difference in somebody's life with...
EST Gee’s Manager Shot and Killed in Car Following Rapper’s Hometown Louisville Performance – Report
EST Gee's manager was reportedly shot and killed in his car following the rapper's hometown show in Louisville, Ky. On Monday (July 22), local Louisville news station WLKY reported that 31-year-old Devontae Beach had been found shot multiple times inside a car in downtown Louisville early on Sunday morning (July 21). Other outlets including TMZ reported that Beach was EST Gee's current manager, and went by EST Big Beach. The shooting occurred in the 800 block of West Main Street, with EMS pronouncing Beach dead at the scene. There are no suspects at this time.
Push for natural gas detectors grows in Illinois a year after Oak Park explosion
OAK PARK, Ill. - A year has passed since a massive explosion in Oak Park leveled an apartment building, claiming the life of one man and displacing 12 residents. In response, there is a growing push to install natural gas detectors in every home across Illinois. Proponents argue that the...
Muncie doctor sentenced to 5 years after pleading guilty to Medicaid fraud, obstruction of justice
DELAWARE COUNTY, Ind. — A Muncie doctor who was previously convicted after writing illegal drug prescriptions was sentenced last week after pleading guilty to Medicaid fraud and other felony charges in three separate cases. The Delaware County Prosecutor’s Office announced Monday that William Hedrick was sentenced on Friday, July 19 in Delaware County Circuit 3 […]
Southport police officer overcome by fentanyl during traffic stop
NOTE: FOX59/CBS4 has requested bodycam footage of the traffic stop incident and the toxicology report for the officer. This article will be updated when the materials are released. ———————– SOUTHPORT, Ind. — An officer with the Southport Police Department is recovering after coming into contact with fentanyl during a recent traffic stop and passing out […]
Multiple people taken into custody during Evansville traffic stop
EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WEVV) — Multiple people were taken into custody during a traffic stop in Evansville Monday. 44News received viewer tips on Monday after a heavy police presence backed up traffic on the Lloyd Expressway at Stockwell Road. Our news crew at the scene saw multiple law enforcement agencies...
College basketball's most innovative offensive coaches: Dan Hurley, Bill Self headline 'Xs and Os' savants
College basketball just had the best offensive season in the history of the sport. Yeah, you read that right. The 17.1% turnover rate was the lowest since KenPom started tracking it in 1997. Teams shot a combined 50.3% on two-pointers. That's the best mark since data started being tracked in 1948. It was also the best free throw shooting season in college basketball history.
Terre Haute woman charged with rape
VIGO COUNTY, Ind. (WTWO/WAWV) — A Terre Haute woman is facing two charges of level 3 felony rape after police said she confessed to the crime when they responded to her home. According to court records, Sylvia Evinger, 23, of Terre Haute faces two counts of rape as well as one misdemeanor charge of domestic […]
High schoolers in rural, western Illinois learn the history of why their town is white
CUBA — Nestled between vast stretches of cornfields in western Illinois, Cuba is home to about 1,100 people. It is also 95 percent white, according to the last U.S. census. Once in a while, Cuba High School history teacher Joe Brewer’s students ask him why. “My students want...
Illinois’ Favorite Ice Cream Flavor is Kind of Shocking
National Ice Cream Day is Sunday, July 21 and you most definitely want to celebrate. But will you celebrate with something more exciting than Illinois' favorite ice cream flavor?. Pretty much every day, there's a 'National' holiday. Some of them are actual holidays when we don't have to go to...
Wintrust Business Lunch 7/22/24: Global outage cost, new home prices, Illinois quantum
Segment 1: Ilyce Glink, owner of Think Glink Media and Best Money Moves, joins John to talk about the cost of last week’s global outage, and new homes being cheaper per square foot than existing homes. Segment 2: Jim Dallke, Director of Communications, TechNexus Venture Collaborative, tells John about...
Big Changes Coming to 23 Illinois Costco Stores in September
The more things change, the more they stay the same. That's actually not true for 23 Costco store locations in Illinois that will be changing in September and I predict many will be unhappy with what's coming. Let me be clear that I'm not business expert and I have no...
Illinois awarded $430M grant from EPA to reduce climate pollution
CHICAGO, Ill. (WTVO) — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has awarded Illinois $430,251,378 from the Climate Pollution Reduction Grant to fund projects aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions. According to the Governor’s Office, the grant will fund $115 million for heavy-duty vehicle electrification; $172 million for “clean” building technologies such as replacing natural gas furnaces […]
Illinois Attorney General defends gun ban with reference to attempted assassination of former president
Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul said the attempted assassination of former President Trump demonstrates why the state’s gun ban should remain in place. U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas wrote that Illinois’ ban is ‘highly suspect because it broadly prohibits common semiautomatic firearms used for lawful purposes.”
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