Articles filed under Gambling
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Schaumburg approves 5 gambling cafes, sticks to that limit
Feb 24, 2021 4:42 PM - Schaumburg trustees on Tuesday approved plans for the maximum five gambling cafes they agreed to allow when they decided two years ago that residents could open such businesses in town. -
Rivers Casino expansion plan includes events ballroom, more
Feb 17, 2021 7:21 PM - Rivers Casino's stalled but long-anticipated expansion plans in Des Plaines were unveiled Wednesday, calling for a two-story addition that will house a poker room, more slots, an events ballroom and new restaurant. -
Rivers Casino reopens after late Sunday kitchen fire
Feb 15, 2021 3:43 PM - A kitchen fire in Hugo's Frog Bar at Rivers Casino in Des Plaines late Sunday caused the casino to be evacuated. It was reopened Monday at 7 a.m. -
Illinois gamblers wagered $45.6M on Super Bowl
Feb 9, 2021 3:11 PM - The Illinois Gaming Board announced the state had received nearly $1.2 million in tax revenue from Super Bowl bets, mostly made online. -
Constable: Arlington High grad keeps on quarterbacking the anti-gambling movement
Feb 6, 2021 4:49 PM - In his first game as quarterback for the now-defunct Arlington High School Cardinals in 1956, Tom Grey passed for a touchdown, ran for a touchdown and earned the headline "Tom Grey Leads Cards." Now 80 and seeing how gambling has grown, including and especially involving today's Super Bowl, Grey has been quarterbacking the anti-gambling movement for three decades.
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Rockford casino gets preliminary OK as regulators probe key investor from Naperville
Feb 4, 2021 6:08 PM - Illinois gambling regulators gave an initial green light to what could become the state's 11th casino Thursday, handing down preliminary approval for a proposed Hard Rock resort in Rockford.
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Do you feel lucky? Suburbs on a roll with 3 lottery wins, bigger jackpot looming Friday
Jan 22, 2021 11:55 AM - With a $970 million Mega Millions jackpot drawing coming Friday, the suburbs are on a bit of a lottery roll this week after claiming a $1 million Mega Millions ticket was sold in Elk Grove Village and a pair of $150,000 Powerball tickets sold in Arlington Heights and Schaumburg. Do you feel lucky? -
Trying to win Mega Millions? These are the numbers that come up most
Jan 22, 2021 6:53 AM - Here are the Mega Millions lottery balls that are drawn the most -- and why that doesn't make them lucky numbers. -
$1 million lottery ticket sold in Elk Grove VillageJan 21, 2021 6:34 AM - Someone won $1 million Tuesday through a Mega Millions ticket bought at Lively Liquors, 1170 E. Higgins Road in Elk Grove Village.
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Jim O'Donnell: Was Aaron Rodgers playing in a concussed fog at Tampa?
Jan 20, 2021 7:11 PM - Jim O'Donnell: The money could be on Tampa Bay for its rematch with Green Bay.
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