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DraftKings ditches plan to charge extra fees in high-tax states
CLEVELAND, Ohio — DraftKings will not be charging winners extra fees in “high tax states” after all, the company announced Tuesday. The sports-betting company announced that it would scrap its plan to add a “gaming tax surcharge” to winning bets in 2025. This came after two major competitors came out and said they would not add fees.
Italian Food Chain in Missouri & Illinois Has Declared Bankruptcy
It's not exactly news that this year has been one of the most challenging for food chains. That sad trend continues as an Italian food chain with locations in both Missouri and Illinois has declared bankruptcy. I saw this court filing shared by Nation's Restaurant News of an Italian restaurant...
What The? Farmer’s Almanac Already Predicting Snow for Illinois?
Hold on a second. I need to catch my breath from laughing (or was that crying?) after I just saw that Farmer's Almanac is predicting snow for Illinois. Yes, I checked. It's still August. What the?. I'm pretty sure that I'm not hallucinating. As a matter of fact, you can...
4th annual Southern Illinois Food Security Summit happening Aug. 27
CARTERVILLE, Ill. (KFVS) - Food insecurity affects communities all across southern Illinois--especially in the rural parts of the state. Data from Feeding America’s Map the Meal Gap indicates that nearly 50,000 southern Illinoisans struggle with having enough food to eat. The fourth annual Southern Illinois Food Security Summit, taking...
Illinois woman rakes in $1M with scratch-off lottery ticket
MONEE, Ill. - A scratch-off Illinois Lottery ticket landed one family the top prize of $1 million. The winning player, who opted to remain anonymous, said her husband bought her the ticket as a gift. The winning ticket was purchased at Monee Tobacco, at 5701 W. Monee Manhattan Road, Suite...
WOW – Special Double Sky Event Visible Over Illinois in September
If you enjoy pretty sky events, you might want to save a date in September as a double sky event will be visible over Illinois all year will happen then - with one caveat. Earth/Sky has a great guide to the supermoons of 2024 and the one over Illinois in September should be the brightest of them all plus it will not be the only special sight in the sky that night. Save the date of September 18, 2024 as the moon that night will be a Super Harvest Moon.
Food Truck Experts Claim This is By Far the Best One in Illinois
The world needs more food trucks. Illinois is fortunate to already have some great ones, but there is one that apparently rises above the rest according to food truck experts. It looks like this is a brand new ranking just shared this month by Best Food Trucks. They list what they believe are the 10 best food trucks in Illinois and this is the one that they have at #1. They specialize in this delicious food called arepas.
Pritzker signs law allowing Illinois digital driver’s licenses. Here’s what it means for you
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WTVO) — Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker has signed a law that allows residents to have a digital driver’s license on their smartphone. With the law’s signing, Illinois becomes the 12th state to allow the technology. The digital driver’s license will not replace physical driver’s licenses, which must be presented upon request to a […]
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