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Timeless Dishes

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9 Kitchen Herbs That Keep Growing Indoors Through Winter, According to Illinois Extension

Illinois Extension names 9 herbs that grow indoors in winter, from basil to winter savory, with light, temperature and fresh-to-dried conversion tips. The post 9 Kitchen Herbs That Keep Growing Indoors Through Winter, According to Illinois Extension appeared first on Timeless Dishes .

Illinois · 2d

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Kwik Trip’s Newest Hot Spot Item Is Peak Minnesota

Minnesotans love ranch dressing more than almost anywhere else, and Kwik Trip is cashing in with a brand-new deep-fried addition to the Hot Spot.

Minnesota · 1d

Gambling News

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An Illinois iLottery Player Brings Home $955K on Cash C

An Illinois iLottery player has been able to secure a six-figure prize from the lottery’s FastPlay game , Cash Castle . The total of the win is pinned at $955,540 , making it one of the largest on record to have been won from the title. Illinois Cash Castle Game Produces Another Major Winner Furthermore, the jackpot was part of a larger weekend momentum , with FastPlay games continuing to be one of the chief sources of big payouts for players. Another player was able to scoop a $364,673 payout from the Twenty 20s game, with yet another user winning $259,783 from the Luxury Loot title , making for a total of three wins over the same period of time. Cash Castle, where the main win occurred, is a $30 progressive FastPlay game . Despite the prize per entry, the game genre has been enjoying great success in Illinois, with Cash Castle’s jackpot starting at $100,000 with each reset. The Illinois Lottery has noted that its players have purchased more than 7.9 million winning FastPlay tickets in 2026 alone , with more than $165 million claimed in prizes already. Much like with other wins that happen online, the Illinois Lottery

Illinois · 2d

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Animal Protective League in need of fosters for dogs

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WICS/WRSP) - The Animal Protective League (APL) needs your help. The animal shelter is seeking fosters for dogs in their care. They currently have more dogs than they can care for, due to their facility being damaged by a tornado in June. The APL has been working with...

Springfield, IL · 1d
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These 12 Illinois Restaurants Make The List Of America’s 100 Best

Illinois landed twelve spots on OpenTable's best restaurants in America list, and they're all a road trip away in Chicago.

Illinois · 3d

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Springfield, Illinois’ Maid-Rite Still Serves Steamed Loose-Meat Sandwiches Out Of An Old Railroad Caboose

A sandwich ordered without onions gets a nickname here: a made-wrong. I love that a lunch counter has strong enough opinions to rename your order. That kind of confidence comes from decades of doing one thing the same way. The beef is steamed, never fried, and piled loose on a...

Springfield, IL · 23h

Only In Your State

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The Most Popular Thanksgiving Pie and Side Dish in Illinois

Thanksgiving in Illinois comes with strong opinions, and everyone has a hill they’re willing to die on when it comes to the table. Maybe it’s the one side dish your aunt brings every single year, or the pie that vanishes before the coffee even brews. But when you look at the whole state, the consensus […]

Illinois · 1d

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Illinois Dad Turns $50 Lottery Ticket Into $1 Million

An Illinois father won $1 million and plans to treat his family to some special sporting events.

Freeport, IL · 1d

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Exploring Illinois’ Native American Heritage

Long before Illinois became a state, Native American communities called this land home, building thriving settlements, developing rich cultural traditions and shaping the region’s history. During Native American Heritage Month and beyond, Illinoisans can learn more about that history by exploring historic sites across the state. One of the...

Illinois · 1d

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This Unassuming Illinois Spot Piles Pizzas High With Toppings And Serves Wings Worth Licking Your Fingers For

Sixteen first-place wins at Chicago’s WingFest is a lot of hardware for one modest neighborhood grill. Add four Best of Fest awards, and that shelf starts looking crowded. The place doesn’t stop at wings, either. Homemade tavern-style thin crust pizza comes out of the same kitchen, along with garlic buffalo wings that seem to have their own fan club.

Palatine, IL · 2d

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This Massive Illinois Vintage Market Packs 250 Vendors Across Three Floors Of Shopping

Somewhere in Illinois, an old toilet sits filled with billiard balls, and shoppers walk past it on purpose. That former bathroom now works as a pass-through between rooms packed with vintage treasures. The building spent more than two decades as a nursing home. Old call buttons still dot the walls,...

Morris, IL · 1d

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Meet Wally — Friends of Sangamon County Animal Control Dog of the Week

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (CAPITOL CITY NOW) – Introducing Wally, our Friends of Sangamon County Animal Control Dog of the Week. Wally is a very good boy. In fact, some of our volunteers say Wally is the sweetest boy ever!. Wally is about 1 1/2 yrs old and he arrived at...

Springfield, IL · 1d

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This Secret Illinois Nature Preserve Is A Peaceful Escape Worthy Of Your Bucket List

There’s a place in southern Illinois that most people have never heard of, and it sits above the Mississippi River like it’s been keeping a very pleasant secret for a very long time. That place is Fults Hill Prairie Nature Preserve, and it’s located near the small town...

Illinois · 3d

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These Seven Illinois Ice Cream Dairies Keep Scooping Right Through Harvest Season

Summer gets all the credit for ice cream, but some of the best scoops in Illinois come straight from working farms and dairy shops that stay open well into fall. While combines roll through the fields and the leaves start turning, these spots are still pouring soft serve, churning gelato, and handing out waffle cones.

Livingston County, IL · 3d

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People Bring Their Own Jars To Stock Up At This Illinois Bulk Food Store

Half of this little store is candy. The other half holds spices, flours, nuts, teas, and coffee, and you can scoop all of it into jars you carried from home. That detail alone made me want to know more. Shoppers bring clean containers, the staff weighs them, and you pay only for what goes inside.

Westmont, IL · 1d

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3 Lucky Day Lotto players win $300K jackpot prize

CHICAGO — A handful of lucky Illinois Lottery players are rolling into the weekend with a few extra dollars in their pockets after hitting the jackpot during Wednesday evening’s Lucky Day Lotto drawing. According to officials from the Illinois Lottery, three lucky players struck the $300,000 jackpot during the Wednesday night Lucky Day Lotto drawing […]

Chicago, IL · 1d

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New ALPLM acquisition details Lincoln’s dry-goods purchases

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (CAPITOL CITY NOW) – Oh, the things you can pick up at auction for two bucks. A Petersburg family has donated to the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum a ledger from a local dry-goods store documenting sales for thirteen months in 1836-37. A young lawyer and lawmaker named Abraham Lincoln was a frequent customer, buying, among other things, clothing materials — buttons, fabric, and thread – to likely either make a suit or repair an existing one.

Springfield, IL · 2d

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Baby Goats Linked to E. Coli at Illinois Pumpkin Farm

An E. coli outbreak at an Illinois pumpkin farm has people looking at baby goats differently. But before blaming the animals, there's something else every petting zoo visitor needs to remember.

Illinois · 2d