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$1 billion jackpot-winning Powerball ticket sold at Illinois gas station
Check your tickets: The $1.04 billion jackpot-winning Powerball ticket was sold at an Illinois gas station. The massive jackpot from Wednesday's drawing-which marks the eighth largest in Powerball history--was won on a single ticket sold at a Hy-Vee gas station on the Illino...
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Salvation Army Responds to Storms
(Michigan City, IN) -- The Salvation Army is expanding its disaster response in Northwest Indiana in the wake of severe storms on August 11. The Emergency Disaster Services team is continuing to distribute water and food to residents in La Porte and Porter counties in a coor...
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Mural celebrating Chicago Bears' QB Caleb Williams Madden NFL 27 cover unveiled in West Loop
Chicago Bears quarterback Caleb Williams was celebrated on Wednesday as a mural inspired by his feature on the cover of the new Madden NFL 27 was unveiled. It was announced in June that Williams would be on the cover of the popular sports game. He is also the first Chicago B...
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$1 billion jackpot-winning Powerball ticket sold at Illinois gas station
Check your tickets: The $1.04 billion jackpot-winning Powerball ticket was sold at an Illinois gas station. The massive jackpot from Wednesday's drawing-which marks the eighth largest in Powerball history--was won on a single ticket sold at a Hy-Vee gas station on the Illino...
3h ago
Salvation Army Responds to Storms
(Michigan City, IN) -- The Salvation Army is expanding its disaster response in Northwest Indiana in the wake of severe storms on August 11. The Emergency Disaster Services team is continuing to distribute water and food to residents in La Porte and Porter counties in a coor...
3h ago
Mural celebrating Chicago Bears' QB Caleb Williams Madden NFL 27 cover unveiled in West Loop
Chicago Bears quarterback Caleb Williams was celebrated on Wednesday as a mural inspired by his feature on the cover of the new Madden NFL 27 was unveiled. It was announced in June that Williams would be on the cover of the popular sports game. He is also the first Chicago B...
3h ago
Bears' Coby Bryant undergoes knee surgery, out 4-6 months
Chicago Bears safety Coby Bryant will be out four to six months after undergoing knee surgery, coach Ben Johnson announced Tuesday. Bryant had surgery Aug. 7, four days after he hyperextended his left knee and sustained a bone bruise and small fracture, according to ESPN's A...
Aug 12, 2026
Popular suburban amphitheatre damaged by fierce storms
The Credit Union 1 Amphitheatre in the southwest Chicago suburb of Tinley Park was damaged when severe storms blasted through the area on Tuesday. Video from CBS Skywatch showed debris all over the field where concertgoers camp out, and damage to the roof of the concert pavi...
Aug 12, 2026
Chicago-area residents asked to delay showers, use less water ahead of more storms
With more rain expected in the Chicago area this week, residents are being asked to use less water by delaying showers, running dishwashers less frequently, and more. According to the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District, the organization in charge of managing stormwater ...
Aug 11, 2026
