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Illinois Lottery celebrates its 50th anniversary at Chicago River Casino
Several thousand people helped the Illinois Lottery celebrate its 50th anniversary last week with a disco-themed party at Chicago River North’s Pioneer Court Plaza, where more than 500 attendees won cash totaling more than $10,000. Story continues below. The ’70s-inspired party featured the United States’ largest disco ball that...
Illegal immigrants can keep professional licenses despite deportation with new law
(The Center Square) – Migrants who get deported from the country may be able to keep their professional license from Illinois under a new law. Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed the measure into law last week. House Bill 5457 provides that the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation may not revoke, suspend, or take any other disciplinary or non-disciplinary action against a license or permit issued under the law based solely upon an immigration violation. ...
Aurora woman paying it forward after winning $1M on scratch-off ticket
AURORA, Ill. — A woman won $1 million on a scratch-off ticket bought at a liquor store in Aurora. Antoinette ‘Toni’ Green struck it rich off a $10 MONOPOLY 50X scratch-off ticket from the Illinois Lottery, that was bought at Ruby’s Liquor, located at 1535 Butterfield Road. Her first thought? How she could pay it forward. “I’ve given away […]
Man gets 25 years in prison for shoving girlfriend off 7th-floor balcony at St. Louis hotel
ST. LOUIS — An Illinois man was sentenced to 25 years in prison after admitting to shoving his girlfriend off of a hotel balcony and leaving her in an alley back in 2021. According to charging documents, EMS workers found the woman naked in an alley in the 1500 block of South Theresa Avenue on June 30, 2021. The EMS workers said she was unable to move and was incoherent. She was hospitalized with a broken neck, a crushed spine and multiple injuries to internal organs but survived the fall.
Federal and Local Police Execute East Alton Weapons Raid
EAST ALTON — A weapons-related search warrant was executed in the 100 block of Cardot Street in East Alton with assistance from federal marshals and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) on Thursday in East Alton, according to local police. Wood River and Alton Police also...
Festival To Celebrate Famous Illinois Movie Is Back
Illinois cinema fans are excited to celebrate one of the most famous movies ever filmed in our state. One of my favorite movies of all time was filmed right here in Illinois. It's the "Blues Brothers." My dad introduced it to me when I was younger and we watched it all the time. So much so, that my mom recorded over a copy we had on a VHS tape.
IDNR warns of potential bear encounters this summer
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WCIA) — It’s not often that you encounter bears in Illinois. But the Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) warns to stay alert as bears in neighboring states like Missouri and Wisconsin potentially move through Illinois this summer. IDNR says that in the early summer months, young bears become independent. They set off […]
St. Louis and West-Central Illinois: Storms Along I-70, Fog
St. Louis, MO – Weather conditions in eastern Missouri and west-central Illinois are expected to be variable over the next few days, with isolated storms and patchy dense fog creating potentially challenging travel conditions. According to the US National Weather Service in St. Louis, there is a low chance...
Clarendon Hills team representing Illinois in Little League Softball World Series
They are suburban softball stars.The Little League Team from Clarendon Hills representing Illinois in the Little League Softball World Series.They're three wins away from the national championship title.The team captains joined ABC7 to talk about their upcoming game against Missouri. They also talked about how long they have played together and what they are hearing from their friends and family back home.The championship game is Friday. You can see all the games on ESPN+.
'They'll be all over': Cannabis lounges take root amid patchwork of regulation
As the marijuana industry blooms in Missouri, entrepreneurs seek to provide new avenues for consumers in cannabis lounges. The Treehouse Lounge, a cannabis lounge outside of Nixa, opened in November 2023 and eventually hopes to expand its presence across the state. “We're eventually trying to get to an area where...
La Niña could impact Illinois weather in fall and winter, and here's how
The National Weather Service’s Climate Prediction Center is growing more confident in the emergence of a La Niña weather pattern later this year, and it would have significant impacts on fall and winter weather in the Chicago area. According to the latest updates from the CPC, there is...
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