Lucky Day Lotto ticket worth $850,000 sold in Washington, Illinois
Lottery players in Washington, Illinois, are being asked to check their tickets after a single Lucky Day Lotto ticket was sold for Tuesday night's drawing.
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Lottery players in Washington, Illinois, are being asked to check their tickets after a single Lucky Day Lotto ticket was sold for Tuesday night's drawing.
While three Democrats will be running for Congress in Illinois' 4th District in 2026, primary voters will see only one of those candidates on the ballot in March, as the other two will be running as independents.
Don Tracy, a former chairman of the Illinois Republican Party, is among six Republicans running for U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin's seat as he prepares to retire at the end of his term.
President Donald Trump's administration plans to withhold public health and transportation funds from several Democratic-led states, including Illinois.
Illinois residents who were hit hard by storms last August have once again been denied extra help from the federal government by the Trump administration.
Prosecutors said that Dennis Williams, 33, trafficked five victims out of his Chicago home and in motels in Lansing in 2022 and 2023.
Two masked thieves' ATM-targeting crime spree ended at a Bensenville gas station when it was foiled by a passing Elmhurst police officer.
Neighbors said the student and their own sense of security are heightened by what police say is a random attack.
Therese Scarlati said she sent a $165 check to her insurance company. Her husband wrote this $64 check for the water bill — both mailed on the same day, yet somehow the amounts were both changed.
Police did not say what happened during the interaction between the man and officers.
Pilot Brad Schlenker has been inside a Guinean jail for nearly six weeks for what his family described as a paperwork issue.
Two adults and two children were left without a home after a two-alarm fire in Aurora over the weekend, according to fire officials.
Joliet police said Joseph D. Johnson, 29, was released from medical care at Loyola University Medical Center in Maywood on Sunday morning.
Neighbors said 33-year-old Dominique Servant and her boyfriend, 38-year-old Joey Ruffin, charged with first-degree murder and child endangerment, but kept to themselves.
Waukegan police said more information will be released after the investigation is complete.
A father says his 15-year-old son was injured during full-contact drills without padding at practice.
According to the village president, about 50 homes are affected and have no water service as a result of the break.
Authorities said investigators found evidence that the child suffered long-term neglect, physical abuse, and mental abuse.
Authorities said first responders noticed the child appeared malnourished with bruising on his body.
Illinois led 39-35 at halftime after six ties and nine lead changes and was ahead by nine points early in the second half.
Two west suburban high schools have something extra to celebrate Sunday, when alumni from their schools make their Super Bowl debuts.
Illinois had more tornadoes than any other state in the U.S. last year. As the climate warms, Illinois has seen a surge in tornado activity in the last few years.
In an odd twist to a January home invasion, the victim is now in jail on charges related to the crime.
As Jesse Jackson Jr. campaigns for his old U.S. House seat at Chicago-area churches, banquet halls and on Black radio shows, he often takes a moment to address the obvious matter hanging over his political comeback.
Some polls opened up for early voting on Thursday, with less than six weeks to go until primary day in Illinois.
