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Hinsdale Junior Woman's Club: Welcome to the Jungle
February 27-- Hinsdale Junior Woman's Club invites you to their annual benefit at the Burr Ridge Marriott from 7 p.m. to Midnight. Welcome To The Jungle will feature an exciting night of casino games, exotic food stations, open bar, silent and live...Tags: Auction Service, Casino and Gambling Industry, Tickets, Chicago White Sox, Bars and Clubs
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Renz Addiction Counseling Center offers Gambling Assessment Screenings
March 10--In recognition of National Problem Gambling Awareness Week, Renz Addiction Couseling Center will offer free gambling assessment screenings from 1-3PM at Two American Way, Elgin, IL. For more information, call (847) 742-3545, or visit www....Tags: Lotteries, Behavioral Conditions, Casino and Gambling Industry, Addiction, Elgin
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Staff reporter++++++++++++++++++++ || - Reunions - More Information about Announcements Heard On The Air || ++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++++++++ || UPCOMING EVENTS ---Year Round--- Discover your inner scientist,...Tags: Birth Control, Marathon, Cat (animal), Business Enterprises, Executive Branch
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Blagojevich Fundraiser Sentenced To 37 Months In Jail
(WGN-AM)- Christopher Kelly, a former adviser and chief fundraiser for former Gov. Rod Blagojevich, was sentenced to 37 months in prison today on federal tax fraud charges for concealing his use of corporate funds to cover gambling debts.
Kelly had faced...Tags: American Airlines, Inc., Christopher Kelly, Companies and Corporations, Executive Branch, Prosecution
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Critics Blast Lawmakers for Voting to Legalize Video Poker
(WGN-AM) - Legalizing video poker is the underpinning of a $29 billion statewide construction plan that only needs Governor Pat Quinn's signature to become law, and gambling foes said the new governor needs to understand the inherent social and economic...Tags: Entertainment, Local Elections, Lotteries, Casino and Gambling Industry, Illinois
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Casino Bill Defeated In Ilinois Senate
(WGN-AM) - The Illinois Senate has narrowly defeated a bill that would expand gaming in the state and bring a casino to Chicago. As an alternative to the one-and-a-half percent hike in the state income tax rate proposed by Governor Quinn, the bill called...Tags: Taxation, Entertainment, Lotteries, Casino and Gambling Industry, Personal Income
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Illinois Senate Passes $26 Billion Capital Bill
(WGN-AM) - The Illinois Senate voted Wednesday to raise liquor taxes, expand gambling and increase driver fees to help pay for a $26 billion public works program meant to create hundreds of thousands of jobs. "This bill is long overdue. It has been a...Tags: Lotteries, Behavioral Conditions, Casino and Gambling Industry, George Ryan, Illinois
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Gaming Bill Loses by Two Votes in Illinois Senate
(WGN-AM) - The Senate has rejected a plan to significantly expand legalized gambling in Illinois. Democrats proposed casinos in Chicago, Rockford, and Park City in Lake County. But the measure died 28-28. It needed 30 votes to pass. Senate President...Tags: Entertainment, New Jersey, Casino and Gambling Industry, Terry Link, Illinois
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Garry Meier talks with Illinois Lottery's Linda Kollmeyer
Staff reporterGarry Meier talks with Illinois Lottery's Linda KollmeyerTags: Lotteries, Casino and Gambling Industry, Illinois, Travel, Lifestyle and Leisure
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Legislative Leaders Agree on Capital Bill
(WGN-AM) - Illinois liquor taxes would rise and gambling on video poker would be legalized as part of a plan to pay for a roughly $26 billion public works program, key lawmakers said Friday. The top Democrat and Republicans in the state Senate...Tags: Lotteries, Casino and Gambling Industry, Illinois, Republican Party, Christine Radogno
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Daley Not Opposed to Video Poker in Social Clubs and Bars
(WGN-AM) - Add Mayor Richard Daley to the list of those not wincing at the thought of legalizing video poker machines at bars and social clubs throughout Illinois. State lawmakers are considering video poker as a way to pay for a statewide construction...Tags: Lotteries, Richard M. Daley, Casino and Gambling Industry, Illinois, Bars and Clubs
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Illinois Lawmakers Playing Around With Legalizing Video Poker
(WGN-AM)- Video poker has long been a wink-and-a-nod business for bars, restaurants and social clubs across the state, but now Illinois lawmakers want to legalize gambling on the machines and tap the revenue to pay for new schools, bridges and roads. One...Tags: Lotteries, Richard M. Daley, Casino and Gambling Industry, Illinois, Executive Branch
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