Online sports betting is officially live in North Carolina, following the March 11 launch. As expected, the international sports betting giant bet365 is one of eight operators that’s now live in the Tar Heel State. You can use the bet365 bonus code CTNEWS to unlock a unique dual offer structure in that state and elsewhere. […]
Day: April 8, 2024
Sen. Gillespie resigning to lead state insurance department
Democratic state Sen. Ann Gillespie of Arlington Heights will resign to lead the state agency that regulates insurance companies, Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced Monday.
‘These guys are the best’: Island Lake Army vet gets solution to a leaking roof
After snow last week delayed the first attempt, an experienced crew arrived early Monday to beat the solar eclipse and install new roofs on Robin Waltrip’s house and garage.
CTA said more train service would be coming. Most riders will have to wait longer for that to happen.
The agency plans to regularly roll out updated schedules through the summer, as more rail operators are trained.
Things to do April 12-18: Kane Brown, Kansas, Taylor Dayne concerts and more
Mark your calendars for performances by Kane Brown, Kansas, Taylor Dayne, Ronny Chieng and more happening this week.
Thousands in the suburbs converge to observe sun and moon do the same
Harper College Associate Professor Raeghan Graessle had a hunch people would better enjoy observing Monday’s solar eclipse together, and an estimated 3,000 skygazers agreed with her.
Patrolling for guns: Naperville police net gun arrests at Topgolf
Golf and family fun aren’t the only things happening at the Topgolf in Naperville.
Secret Service, CPD start bracing residents, businesses for impact of this summer’s Democratic National Convention
Secret Service and Chicago police have started to prepare residents and businesses around the United Center and McCormick Place for the impact of this summer’s Democratic National Convention.
NCAA women’s final seen by an average of 18.7 million people — the most-watched basketball game in 5 years
The only sporting events in the U.S. since 2019 to draw a bigger TV audience than Sunday’s South Carolina-Iowa game are football, the World Cup and the Olympics.
Local students view solar eclipse ‘They’re so excited. It’s very hard to even contain their excitement’
The sun’s so dark, you gotta wear shades. The breezy forecast was looking up on April 8 so Northbrook students of Greenbriar School could look up at a solar eclipse on Monday afternoon using special sunglasses. Skies were sunny and nearly 70 degrees for grade schoolers to use safety eyewear to view the much anticipated partial solar eclipse at 2:07 p.m. Glenbrook community time. First-graders at the school (2195 Cherry Lane) were among learners at Northbrook District 28 and also at schools in the United States experiencing the solar eclipse as a childhood memory maker. Students went outside at 1:55 […]