Illinois casinos: Developers selected for new suburban casinos

Illinois gambling regulators are placing their bets on two companies who are promising to build big, new suburban casinos.

Developers selected for suburban Chicago casinos
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Gov. J.B. Pritzker was in downstate Williamson County Wednesday, celebrating the approval of a casino down there that will include hundreds of slot machines, gaming tables and a new hotel.

Gambling regulators select developers for Chicago area casinos
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Illinois gambling regulators have placed their bets on two companies who promise to build posh casinos in Chicago's suburbs.

WANTED: Have you seen 'Tyson the Bison' walking around the suburbs?

An American buffalo is on the loose in western Lake and eastern McHenry Counties, according to the Lake County Sheriff's Office.

North Shore brothers plead guilty in Capitol insurrection cases

Two North Shore brothers who entered the U.S. Capitol during the Jan. 6 insurrection each pleaded guilty Monday to misdemeanor charges connected with the breach.

Chicago prepares for COVID omicron variant, though no cases have been detected in Illinois yet

The highly contagious COVID omicron variant hasn’t been confirmed here locally, but authorities predict it's days away. Chicago is currently averaging over 600 COVID cases a day. The positivity rate is 4.1%

Man, 22, shot and killed in North Chicago: Police

A 22-year-old Kenosha man was found dead in a home in North Chicago Sunday morning, according to police. 

Six residents of senior living community in Fox Lake taken to hospitals with COVID symptoms

Authorities said that they received a call from the Cottages of Fox Lake about a sick patient at about 5:30 p.m. While on the way, they realized they were going to need six ambulances.

ICU beds become harder to find in Illinois as COVID infections spread

The state's “Region 7” area, which covers southern Cook County, plus Will, Grundy, and Kankakee counties, had just eight ICU beds available as of Dec. 2.

Zion shooting sends two men to hospital, one 'not expected to survive': Police

Zion police are investigating a shooting that sent two men to the hospital Wednesday. One man is not expected to survive, while the other is in critical condition, police said.