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CBS 2's Brad Edwards shows us how to keep chasing a dream from turning into a nightmare.
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The jackpot for Wednesday night's Powerball has jumped to $1.5 billion and that has a lot of us dreaming. But hypothetically, what if the winner decided to give all that money to the city of Chicago? How would they want it spent?
The record-breaking Powerball jackpot could grow yet more before Wednesday's drawing if ticket sales continue to exceed expectations. Officials reassess the jackpot estimate daily.
You won't become a billionaire on Wednesday night, but go ahead and try anyway.
With more than two days left until the next drawing, the Powerball jackpot has climbed to a staggering $1.4 billion, easily the largest lottery pot ever in the world.
Many people came out to try their luck, buying anywhere from 2-dollars to 100-dollars' worth of tickets and some surely spent more than that.
The possibility is razor thin, but you could be the winner of 900-million as the jackpot for Saturday's Powerball drawing has reached its largest amount ever.
Saturday's Powerball jackpot just hit $800 million, and could climb even higher, depending on additional ticket sales.
The record-breaking jackpot for the next Powerball drawing continued to grow Friday, ballooning to $800 million.
Lottery enthusiasts have won some impressive stakes over the years at a Chatham Citgo. CBS 2's Vince Gerasole reports.
Already the largest lottery jackpot in U.S. history, the pot could grow even larger by the time of the next drawing on Saturday night.
The winning numbers for Wednesday night's $500 million Powerball jackpot have been drawn.
When the Powerball jackpot jumps to $500 million, do you play?
With the jackpot for the next Powerball drawing ballooning to $500 million Wednesday morning, plenty of people are dreaming big about what they'd do with all that money.
A production at the Goodman Theatre is moving forward thanks to a donation from a former monk who won the lottery, reports WBBM's Nancy Harty.
The winning numbers for Wednesday night's $564 million Powerball jackpot have been drawn.
The third largest Powerball jackpot has lottery players dreaming of what they'd do with their millions. It has been more than two months since anyone has won the Powerball jackpot, so the top prize money has rolled over to $485 million.
None of the three big winners in the $448 million Powerball jackpot were from the Chicago area, but there was at least one big prize in the far northern suburbs.
It's a few hundred million short of the record jackpot, but Wednesday's Powerball payoff of $425 million deserves some serious consideration.
One number in Saturday night's Powerball drawing was the difference for a dozen Illinois players between being $10,000 richer and living the life of a multi-millionaire.
The Powerball Jackpot is over a half a BILLION dollars. So what could you do with that money?
The Powerball jackpot was increased Friday to $600 million, making it the largest Powerball jackpot ever.
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No one matched all the numbers in Wednesday night's Powerball drawing, and the grand prize for the multi-state lottery game grew to nearly $200 million.
Sales are brisk as tonight's 320-million dollar Powerball drawing nears. WBBM's Bob Roberts spoke with dreamers in the Loop.
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As Chicago's civilian police oversight body begins the process of searching for a new police superintendent, it has scheduled a series of meetings to gather public input.
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University of Illinois researchers have found a correlation between more green spaces and less violence in neighborhoods. A group in Chicago is planting trees with the mission to bring beauty and safety to the whole city.
An incident involving a helicopter landing for prom in a public park in south suburban Markham, city officials are taking new steps to gain control of the park district.
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Federal agents who want to detain and deport Cook County Jail inmates have threatened Sheriff Dart with prosecution if he doesn't give them access.
A man from west suburban Berwyn is charged with trying to intimidate witnesses involved in the case of Nolan Wells, the Black teenager found dead after a 4th of July trip with friends in Mississippi.
Two people were injured after a crash involving an ambulance on I-57 in Calumet Park on Thursday night.
University of Illinois researchers have found a correlation between more green spaces and less violence in neighborhoods. A group in Chicago is planting trees with the mission to bring beauty and safety to the whole city.
University of Illinois researchers have found a correlation between more green spaces and less violence in neighborhoods. A group in Chicago is planting trees with the mission to bring beauty and safety to the whole city.
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