$20 to $2 Million: Des Plaines Woman Hits Lottery Jackpot, Chicago

Man wins the Lottery for the best birthday gift ever

A Braidwood resident’s birthday celebration became a million-dollar milestone after he won a $1 million Lotto jackpot from a ...

What’s On: Gloucester (PREM Rugby Cup) – September 5th

Bristol Bears host Gloucester in our opening PREM Rugby Cup game of the 2026/27 season on Saturday, September 5th (3pm KO) – ...

Bally’s CFO Resigns as Chicago Casino Project Faces Troubles

Bally’s Corporation is shaking up its financial leadership at a difficult time for the gambling company, which is facing ...

42 Years Ago Today, a 28-Year-Old Man Claimed Largest Lottery Prize Winner in U.S. History and Shared It with Family

Michael Wittkowski, a 28-year-old Chicago printer, publicly came forward on Sept. 3, 1984, to claim his $40 million lottery ...

Illinois Lottery’s $30 FastPlay game awards a $1.42 million jackpot to an online player

An Illinois Lottery player is taking home more than $1.4 million after purchasing a winning ticket online. Here’s how the ...

Rooted Out West brought Chicago’s West Side together to explore ancestral memory, migration and Black futures

The two-day TRiiBE summit brought together Mayor Brandon Johnson, Ald. Walter “Red” Burnett III and West Side residents to uplift West Side history while exploring community preservation and healing.

N.C. woman tries online lottery game for the first time, wins $325,758

An inexperienced North Carolina lottery player tried an online Digital Instant game for the first time and ended up winning ...

Illinois Does It Again: Player Scores $1.4 Million Lottery Jackpot

An Illinois iLottery player recently hit a massive $1.42M jackpot in the Illinois Lottery's Ultimate Diamond Jackpot FastPlay ...

Illinois iLottery Player Wins $1.4 Million Fast Play Jackpot

One lucky Illinois iLottery player is waking up as a millionaire after winning $1,420,131 on the FastPlay™ Ultimate ...

Morning chirps: Makar hits the jackpot, a look around the Central Division

Cale Makar and the Colorado Avalanche agree to the richest contract in NHL history.

S.C. man wins $100,000 lottery prize on his wedding anniversary

A South Carolina man wound up receiving the perfect gift on his wedding anniversary: a $100,000 lottery jackpot.

$20 to $2 Million: Des Plaines Woman Hits Lottery Jackpot

A Des Plaines woman is celebrating a life-changing lottery win after a $20 instant ticket landed her a $2M top prize.

Cubs vs Marlins Prediction, Picks & Odds for Today's MLB Game

Chicago ranks second in xwOBA and first is ISO across the past 30 days, while Miami respectively checks in ranked 27th and 25th. The Cubs also rank fourth in wOBA against righties for the season, and ...

Bally’s finance chief exits as casino giant faces costly expansion pressures

Mira Mircheva leaves Bally’s as finance chief as the casino operator funds major projects and confronts financial and Chicago ...

Sangamon County will lose more than just hotel after new tax | Opinion

Sangamon County's new hotel-motel tax could cost the area more than just hotel revenue, the president of the SHLA warns.

Bally’s CFO Resigns as Chicago Casino Project Faces Troubles

Bally’s Corporation is shaking up its financial leadership at a difficult time for the gambling company, which is facing ...

Bally’s CFO resigns in the midst of spat with Chicago officials, casino resort construction slowdown

Mira Mircheva's resignation comes as the gambling giant faces a liquidity crunch and standoff over video gambling terminals.

Aurora City Council eyes plan for hotel near Hollywood Casino site

The Aurora City Council is set to vote on a proposed ECHO Suites hotel by Wyndham near North Farnsworth Avenue that if ...

Billionaire Portfolios: Top 2 Real Estate Stocks With High Dividend Yields

Gaming and Leisure Properties, Inc. (NASDAQ:GLPI) was in about 19 billionaire-led fund portfolios as of the end of the June ...

Union Contracts Expire At 46 Chicago Hotels, With Potential Strike Looming

More than 7,000 unionized workers at 46 hotels across the city are working without a contract after their previous agreement expired at the end of Aug. 31.

Local hike on Springfield hotels ups rate to second highest in state

A new tax set to be imposed will soon make hotel rooms in Springfield the second-most taxed in the state, behind the city of ...

Kermess Bringing Circus Acts And Cabaret To Former Teatro ZinZanni Tent

Kermess, an immersive entertainment venue, will bring the dinner theater on the 14th floor of the Cambria Hotel back to life with contemporary circus, cabaret and other performances starting this fall ...

Banking on the BOS Center

Hotel taxes will rise 3% one month from now to pay for a $60 million expansion of Springfield’s publicly owned convention ...