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All aboard: Historic Big Boy locomotive coming to Illinois this summer. Where its stopping and when
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (406+ words) Union Pacific’s 4014 Big Boy steam engine draws crowds everywhere it goes, and on Monday, in rolled into Watseka. NBC Chicago’s JC Navarrete reports. Editor's note: The video above captured Big Boy No. 4014 in Illinois during a prior visit. All-aboard: A one-million-pound…...
City of Aurora to discuss and take potential vote on new data center regulations
5+ mon, 2+ week ago (595+ words) The city of Aurora is mulling new regulations governing data centers, with several new projects potentially looming. Vi Nguyen has a preview. The fight against data centers in the western suburbs is taking a new turn as Aurora has proposed…...
At least 6 tornadoes touched down in Illinois on Friday, NWS confirmed
4+ mon, 3+ week ago (224+ words) Roofs were left damaged and trees with fewer limbs after severe storms rolled through Lena, Illinois on Friday. Six confirmed tornadoes touched down in Illinois during the severe storms that hammered counties across the state on Friday, officials said. National…...
$50,000 Illinois Powerball tickets sold in Chicago suburbs: Here's where
8+ mon, 2+ week ago (392+ words) Along with the $50,000 winning tickets, nearly 400 tickets sold in Illinois scored at least $100. Three lucky Illinois Powerball players scored $50,000 each from Wednesday's Christmas Eve drawing -- and two of those tickets were sold in the Chicago suburbs. According to the Illinois…...
3 Powerball tickets sold in Illinois score $50k each, with hundreds others winning $100
8+ mon, 2+ week ago (367+ words) Check your Powerball tickets, Illinois: You may not have won the $1.87 billion jackpot in Wednesday's Christmas Eve drawing, but three lucky tickets sold somewhere in the state won $50,000 each, and nearly 400 tickets won cash prizes of at at least $100. It…...
Illinois digital Illinois driver's license now accepted at Soldier Field
8+ mon, 3+ week ago (227+ words) The rollout begins Wednesday, for iPhone users only Beginning Saturday, fans attending Chicago Bears games at Soldier Field can use their digital driver's licenses and IDs for age verification purposes. Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias announced that starting with…...
Illinois roads covered with ice, snow as freezing fog leads to 'rapid visibility changes"
9+ mon, 1+ week ago (500+ words) Patchy, freezing fog over parts of the Chicago area Tuesday morning could lead to "rapid visibility changes and slick spots" for the rush hour commute, the National Weather Service said. The fog and slippery conditions come hours after officials across…...
Check your tickets: $1M Powerball ticket sold in Illinois
9+ mon, 2+ week ago (196+ words) Feeling lucky this Thanksgiving season? You may be sitting on a $1 million Powerball ticket sold in Illinois as part of Monday's drawing. According to the Illinois Lottery website, one Powerball ticket from the Monday, Nov. 24 game matched five numbers to…...