1+ week, 5+ day ago   (339+ words) A stop at her neighborhood store turned into a $2 million payday for one Illinois Lottery player. The winner, who opted to remain anonymous under the name ‘Lady Luck,’ purchased the winning ticket at ZJ’s Pantry Plus Liquors, located at 699 N....

3+ day, 6+ hour ago   (316+ words) Tax Hikes Fuel Illegal Market Growth, Raise Stakes for Players Facing High Risks of Fraud Illegal Sites & Bookies with No Oversight & No Age Verification Target Teens & Students As sports fans across Illinois prepare for Week 1 of the NFL season, the…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (330+ words) Hard Rock Casino Northern Indiana donated $100,000 to the Calumet Township Trustee’s Office to assist residents recovering from the severe storms that struck Northwest Indiana on August 11, 2026. The contribution followed a separate $100,000 donation from the casino to the City of Gary…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (153+ words) Congregations With Community is accepting applications through Sept. 11 GARY, Ind. — Congregations With Community is now accepting applications for more than $2.5million in grants to help Indiana congregations and community organizations work together, withindividual grants ranging from $100,000 to $250,000. In Gary, a partnership…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (485+ words) All I can say is we’re thankful and lucky, said Caren Jones, executive director of the YWCA of Gary. The Y, 150 W. 15th Avenue, never lost power from the August 11th storm that crippled Gary and northwest Indiana. For more than a…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (323+ words) When B.B. King sang, “When I first got the blues, they brought me over on a ship / Men were standing over me and a lot more with a whip… everybody wanna know why I sing the blues,” he gave voice to…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (824+ words) Attorney Victor P. Henderson is asking voters to make him the first elected president of the Chicago Board of Education, a historic assignment that would place him at the center of decisions affecting more than 316,000 students as the district confronts financial…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (138+ words) As of 7 a.m., Monday, August 17 SEE CHART. About 807 residents IN Gary had their power restored overnight in zip code 46407, which includes Midtown, Pulaski and Marshalltown. NIPSCO just released its estimated restoration schedule between today and Wednesday. Gary is not included in…...

6+ day, 6+ hour ago   (470+ words) Labor Day is a federal public holiday in the United States celebrated the first Monday in September. This year, 2023, it will be observed on September 4. The holiday honors the American labor movement and the contributions workers have made to the…...

3+ day, 6+ hour ago   (828+ words) Next June marks 60 years since Loving v. Virginia. My parents did not wait for it. This month my parents are beginning their seventh decade of marriage despite a law that tried to stop them. Sixty years ago they were married in…...