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2024 IHSA girls track and field finals recap: Multiple state records set on final day of season
The champions have been crowned in Illinois girls track and field. Athletes from across the state competed Saturday in the 2024 Illinois High School Association girls track and field state finals at O'Brien Field at Eastern Illinois University in Charleston. ...
Illinois Gambler Wins $536K From $5 Bet At Four Winds Casinos’ Slot Machine
A gambler from Schaumburg, Illinois, won $536,614.25 on a $5 bet on April 28 while playing at Dollar Storm Wild Ninja slot machine at the Four Winds Casino Resort in New Buffalo, Michigan. The winner chose to remain anonymous. Illinois gambler joined other Four Winds Casinos’ winners. Four Winds...
Springfield man arrested for shooting bouncer at The Cove
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WAND) - A man has been arrested and charged in connection with a shooting at The Cove in Springfield earlier this month. The Sangamon County Sheriff's Office held an investigation into the shooting from May 6 that left one person, a bouncer at the bar, injured. The bouncer...
New Madrid Seismic Zone not dead: Magnitude 3.8 earthquake in Tennessee felt over 100 miles away
A 3.8-magnitude earthquake was centered over northwest Tennessee, but the United States Geological Survey reports that the shaking was possibly felt more than 100 miles away from the epicenter.
Illinois quick hits: Body found in river; O'Hare parking controls
Body found in river A missing Calhoun County teen’s body has been found in the Illinois River. The Jersey County Coroner reports the body of Bryar DeJaynes was found in the river near Pere Marquette State Park. Autopsy results to determine the cause of death are pending. DeJaynes was last seen in Pearl where he...
IL State Fair announces Arena lineup, dates for 2024
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WCIA) — Tickets are now on sale for the Illinois State Fair’s 2024 events at the Multi-Purpose Arena. This year’s Arena lineup boasts four events from Aug. 8 to 17, with one event lasting three days. Fair officials said the events are State Fair traditions and will take place in a newly-renovated arena. […]
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