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October 6th, 2008
A little more than five years ago, Philip Parenti traded his job as administrator of the Illinois Gaming Board for a post with the Harrah's casino chain, which had two riverboats in Illinois and was eyeing an unused casino license held by the ...
October 8th, 2008
WAUKEGAN -- The city's latest bid to win a state casino license might be its last, at least for the 30 acres set aside for a casino south of Fountain Square of Waukegan. "This time, if we're unsuccessful, then that's probably it for us," Mayor ...
October 7th, 2008
JOLIET ’Äî Andrea Darlas, WGN Radio news anchor on the popular Spike O’ÄôDell morning show, loves eating decadent desserts. She also loves children ’Äì and wants to help at-risk children in need of a caring mentor grow up to be happy and ...
October 3rd, 2008
The 15-hour outdoor event, which started Friday night behind the Galowich YMCA in Joliet, was an "awareness sleepover." Folks could come out and spend the night in tents or cardboard boxes, paying "rental fees" that benefit the homeless shelter. Even ...
October 6th, 2008
Daytona and Talladega not only bring restrictor plate racing to NASCAR four times a year but a rule that has been nearly as controversial as the horsepower-choking engine modifications the sanctioning body imposes at the two longest oval tracks on ...
September 23rd, 2008
The casino hopes to attract more upscale customers with a revamped pavilion and gaming vessel, and the addition of a piano bar, steakhouse and coffee shop, the casino's owner, Penn National Gaming Inc. , said in a news release. The Illinois Gaming ...
September 4th, 2008
A Joliet man apparently attempted to kill himself after he allegedly robbed a bank Thursday and then used money from the heist to purchase lottery tickets at a nearby gas station, authorities said. Jack R. Menolascina, 48, was charged with aggravated ...
September 20th, 2008
JOLIET -- At one point during her Saturday evening on Harrah's casino barge anchored along the Des Plaines River, Tensi Beavers needed a cigarette. But Illinois had recently banned smoking in casinos. So Beavers did something that is making gambling ...
September 21st, 2008
Illinois' casino gambling receipts are down by double digits percentage-wise -- a situation the industry blames, in part, on the state's smoking ban. Tom Swoik, executive director of the Illinois Casino Gaming Association, says that many smokers are ...
September 5th, 2008
JOLIET, Ill., Sept. 5 (UPI) -- Police in Joliet, Ill., said a bank robbery suspect was arrested after he used allegedly stolen money to buy lottery tickets minutes after the crime. Deputy Police Chief Patrick Kerr said Jack Menolascina, 48, was ...
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