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#1 Reason Back-to-School Season is the Best Time of Year in Illinois
There's nothing better than going to the store on a Tuesday, in the middle of the day, and not seeing a single child in sight. Maybe that's just me, but boy is it nice!. It honestly feels like summer just started, but now we're headed into the new school year. Oh, how time passes us by!
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 […]
‘Crisis mode’: Housing providers are being squeezed by rising insurance costs, driving rents up. Unlike other states, Illinois can do little about it.
Stuart Handler runs a company that owns and manages 47 properties, with a total of 6,000 apartments throughout the Chicago area. For 2024, the insurance premium on his portfolio of properties increased about 150%, and his deductible climbed from $100,000 to $1 million. The jump in insurance costs came even though Handler’s record of filing claims related to damage at his properties — an action ...
Federal judge orders 100-year-old Illinois prison depopulated because of decrepit condition
A federal judge has ruled that Illinois must move most of the inmates housed at Stateville Correctional Center by Sept. 30 because of decrepit conditions. U.S. District Judge Andrea R. Wood issued the order Friday.
NIU Men’s And Women’s Basketball Season Tickets On Sale Thursday
Season tickets for the 2024-25 Northern Illinois University men’s and women’s basketball season will be on sale beginning on Thursday, Aug. 15 at NIUHuskies.com and by calling the NIU Athletics Tickets Office at (815) 753-PACK (7225). Men’s basketball season tickets start at just $105 for general admission tickets...
Animal shelters at capacity: Fulton and DeKalb shelters report record numbers
The Fulton County Animal Services facility is modern and spacious, with 50,000 square feet dedicated to providing temporary homes for abandoned and lost dogs and cats. In generous compartments, the dogs lie, sleep and play. Some get excited as people walk by, seeking attention, sticking their heads out of their enclosures and barking happily. Names like Lexxi, Emmy, Trippy and Lady Whistledown are displayed on their cages.
City council: Expenditures for RMU electric improvements approved
‘Substantial’ damage to McCall Court home after … Honoring Our American Hero: WWII veteran Cote of … No injuries after Friday morning box truck fire on …. Family of Rochelle woman on dialysis raising awareness …. Rotary meeting: Paul Harris Fellows awards presented, …. RPD holds 2024...
Bureau County couple dies in I-80 crash
PERU, Ill. — A Tiskilwa couple has died after a single-vehicle crash in Peru, Illinois on Sunday, Aug. 11. According to the LaSalle County Sheriff's Office, 67-year-old Ronald W. Hansen was driving eastbound on I-80 near mile marker 73 when the vehicle left the road and struck an overpass in Peru.
Registered sex offender accused of kidnapping 9-year-old girl in Rockford
ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) - A homeless man and registered sex offender faces charges after officers say he was found him with a 9-year-old reported missing. Wade Little, 27, is charged with kidnapping and robbery. Around 3:30 p.m. Aug. 13, a 9-year-old was reported missing to police by a family member....
Rockford police find man charged in deadly hit-and-run
ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) - A Rockford man accused of hitting a woman with his vehicle and then driving off is in custody after a police search. Maurice Calvanese, 59, is charged with aggravated DUI causing death, leaving the scene of a fatal crash, no valid driver’s license, operation of an uninsured motor vehicle and driving on a suspended registration.
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