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Rauner fires Illinois Lottery private manager Northstar Lottery Group

May 15, 2019 at 2:58 p.m.

The nation's first private company to manage a state lottery was fired Friday by the Bruce Rauner administration after years of failing to make the lofty revenue targets it promised....

Chicago attorney Thomas Zimmerman Jr. escorts clients Susan Rick, left, and Rhonda Rasche to a news conference Sept. 9, 2015. Zimmerman filed a class-action complaint that says Rasche and co-plaintiff Danny Chasteen, Rick's boyfriend, are among more than two dozen winners awaiting payment of Illinois Lottery prizes that should have been paid since the last state budget expired June 30. The lawsuit alleges that the lottery committed fraud by advertising and selling games that offer prizes the lottery cannot pay at present.

Illinois Lottery sued for not paying winnings due to state budget impasse

August 18, 2019 at 8:46 p.m.

A pair of lottery winners have filed a federal lawsuit against the Illinois Lottery, which still is selling tickets despite its inability to pay prizes greater than $25,000 until state...

Susan Rick at home in Aurora on Aug. 28, 2015. Rick's boyfriend won $250,000 in the Illinois Lottery and she says they are still waiting for the payoff.

Illinois lottery winners have to wait for payout due to budget impasse

August 18, 2019 at 8:23 p.m.

After years of struggling financially, Susan Rick thought things were looking up when her boyfriend won $250,000 from the Illinois Lottery last month. She could stop working seven days a...

Harvey police chief disputes how mayor got SUV

June 14, 2024 at 6:46 p.m.

Days after Harvey's mayor was accused of directing a federal police grant to pay for a new SUV for him to drive, the city's police chief disputed that the mayor...

Longtime Harvey Mayor Eric Kellogg's potential misuse of grant funds has raised some questions.

Federal police grant bought SUV for Harvey mayor’s use, sheriff says

June 14, 2024 at 6:46 p.m.

A suburban mayor directed a federal policing grant be used to buy a $51,000 SUV for his use — despite the grant being earmarked to buy two cruisers his administration...

Members of the Harvey Police Department remove plants and equipment April 20, 2015, from an alleged marijuana grow house in Harvey. The city on Aug. 18, 2015, settled a series of lawsuits alleging its Police Department mishandled years of rape investigations.

Harvey settles rape investigation lawsuits

May 22, 2019 at 8:33 p.m.

A long-troubled south suburb on Tuesday settled a series of high-profile lawsuits alleging it routinely mishandled years of rape investigations. The lawsuits alleged the city of Harvey regularly violated the...

Ald. Shirley Drewenski was among three Harvey aldermen who signed a letter to more than a dozen elected officials and agency heads seeking outside help for the embattled city.

Harvey aldermen plead in letter for outside help in troubled suburb

June 14, 2024 at 6:47 p.m.

At a Harvey City Council meeting in June, four aldermen sat in the dark, the lights turned off. Moments earlier, the four — a majority of the City Council —...

Illinois Gaming Board strips video gambling license from felon in Rockford

October 29, 2019 at 6:47 p.m.

The Illinois Gaming Board stripped a Rockford man's video gambling license after a Tribune report showed the board was unaware of the man's prior felony theft conviction. At a board...

Vinny's Cafe in Berwyn has legal video gambling machines. Owner Vince Dublino was granted a license by the Illinois Gaming Board.

Illinois Gaming Board gave video gambling licenses to felon, illegal operator

August 18, 2019 at 8:04 p.m.

When Illinois lawmakers voted to legalize video gambling six years ago, supporters hailed it as a way to boost state revenues and end decades of illegal video gambling that had...

Justices show skepticism in Drew Peterson’s bid for new trial

May 22, 2019 at 8:01 p.m.

Appellate court justices Thursday peppered attorneys for Drew Peterson with questions about why the former Bolingbrook police sergeant should be granted a new trial over claims that another attorney and...

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