Gambling
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Could Palatine be expanding video gambling?Apr 16, 2025 5:47 pm - Possibly removing the cap on 11 gambling licenses was just one of the issues discussed as village council members this week opened a series of public meetings with owners of establishments offering video gambling.
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O’Donnell: Brent Musburger finally lands Rozelle Award from Pro Football HallApr 12, 2025 10:00 am - A LONGSTANDING OVERSIGHT was finally corrected this week when Brent Musburger was named the 2025 recipient of the Pete Rozelle Radio-TV Award by the Pro Football Hall of ...
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Kane County to allow gambling business near Geneva martial arts studioApr 08, 2025 3:18 pm - Kane County Chairman Corinne Pierog cast a tie-breaking vote Tuesday to let a video gambling business open on the outskirts of Geneva.
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Illinois could legalize internet gambling. Casinos say it will hurt them
Mar 17, 2025 11:45 am - Some lawmakers are pushing for Illinois to join eight other states that have legalized internet gambling, also known as iGaming.
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Celebrity chef Giada De Laurentiis opening restaurants at Hollywood Casino in Aurora and JolietMar 12, 2025 10:34 am - Celebrity chef Giada De Laurentiis will open restaurants in the new land-based Hollywood Casino locations in Aurora and Joliet. Joliet is slated to open later this year while Aurora is scheduled for the first half of 2026.
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$10M lottery ticket sold in South Elgin
Jan 04, 2025 12:23 pm - A winning Illinois Lottery ticket worth $10 million was purchased at the Speedway gas station at 1775 N. La Fox St. in South Elgin, the lottery said Saturday.
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Thief steals $1,300 in credits at Rivers Casino, police sayJan 03, 2025 10:37 am - A gambler at Rivers Casino in Des Plaines reported losing roughly $1,300 in credits on Wednesday when he walked away from a gambling machine without cashing out.
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How Illinois generated $2 billion in tax revenue from gamblers in the last fiscal yearDec 07, 2024 4:00 pm - Gamblers in Illinois added more than $2 billion in tax revenue to the state’s coffers during the last fiscal year.
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Strike at Boeing part of new era of labor activism long in decline at U.S. workplaces
Nov 05, 2024 2:19 pm - Organized labor has made itself heard over the past couple of years, and the number of actions taken by unions has soared. There were 470 work stoppages involving roughly 539,000 workers last year, according to Cornell University's School of Industrial and Labor Relations. The nearly 500 work stoppages resulted in about 24,874,522 strike days.
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$1 million Illinois lottery ticket sold at Elmhurst grocery storeNov 05, 2024 11:00 am - A shopper at an Elmhurst Jewel-Osco grocery store won $1 million last month in the Illinois Lottery.