Category Archives: News
Illinois Lottery: Drawing for Seventh Largest Prize in U.S. History Today
No one claimed the jackpot in Tuesday's Mega-Millions drawing, which means the prize could reach $508 million in the Friday, July 8 drawing.The winning numbers will be drawn at 10:00 p.m. Central time...
Syndicated Author Jul 06, 2016
2015 State Fair Vendors Will Be Paid...Eventually
Vendors from the 2015 Illinois State Fair should finally get paid as a result of a short-term budget approved by state lawmakers. How soon? That remains uncertain.A 6-month spending plan approved last...
Syndicated Author Jul 06, 2016
Fight At Chuckie Cheese
Things got rowdy at Chuck-E-Cheese's in Bloomington Saturday night. Police say as many as 40 people started fighting and yelling. Witnesses say the fight started small, but then expanded. Th...
Syndicated Author Jul 06, 2016
Illinois Stopgap Budget Approved, Signed By Gov Rauner
Illinois lawmakers overwhelmingly approved a spending plan Thursday that will allow K-12 schools to operate for another year and keep other essential state services operating for the next six months. ...
Syndicated Author Jun 30, 2016
Dems, Rauner Come to Short-Term Agreement
According to the State Journal-Register, Illinois lawmakers began voting Thursday on a stopgap spending deal that would ensure schools open in August and fund state services for the next six months.Af...
Syndicated Author Jun 30, 2016
Businesses that Offer Services to the Disabled Suffering Too
More human services will lose their jobs and more people with disabilities will experience delays in services if the General Assembly and Gov. Bruce Rauner fail to pass budgets for the fiscal year end...
Syndicated Author Jun 29, 2016
'Daily Show' Correspondent Goes to Springfield Amidst Illinois Budget Mess
Comedy Central's "The Daily Show with Trevor Noah" featured Illinois' messed-up budget situation in a six-minute segment aired on Tuesday night's show."Daily Show" correspondent Jordan Klepper followe...
Syndicated Author Jun 29, 2016
Winning Lottery Ticket Sold in Deer Creek
The search is on for the winner of a $500,000 winning Lucky Day Lotto drawing sold at the Deer Creek Casey's General Store.Lottery officials say the winning ticket was purchased Monday night at the st...
Syndicated Author Jun 28, 2016
Rauner Aims for Stopgag Budget, Blasts Dems Education Plan
Gov. Bruce Rauner is pushing a stopgag budget to fund schools, universities and other state services amid an ongoing fight with Democrats who run the Legislature.The Republican On Tuesday ripped a Dem...
Syndicated Author Jun 28, 2016
GOP Candidate Drops Out of Decatur Race
Cindy Deadrick Wolfer suspended her campaign as the Republican candidate against state Rep. Sue Scherer, D-Decatur, according to the Springfield Journal-Register.Wolfer did not give a reason as to why...
Syndicated Author Jun 28, 2016
