Man Facing Eviction Finds Lotto Ticket Worth Nearly $5M
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Last February, a judge gave Richard Cerezo (pictured) and his family just a few months to move out of their Geneva, Ill., home. They facing foreclosure.
As they packed for the fateful day they would be forced to leave their home, Cerezo and his wife stumbled upon a bunch of old lottery tickets in a glass cookie jar. When he took the tickets to a 7
...DNA Testing to Provide ID on Baby's Body
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DNA testing will be done to identify the body of a baby found in the Des Plaines River earlier this week, officials said Thursday.
Authorities expressed confidence a day earlier that the body is that of Bryeon Hunter, a 1-year-old Maywood boy who last month was the subject of an Amber Alert. Positive identification, however, can only be made by
Powerball Jackpot: 3rd Highest in US History
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(CNN) -- The Powerball jackpot for Saturday's drawing will be at least $550 million, the third largest lottery jackpot in U.S. history, after no one matched the winning numbers in Wednesday night's draw.
Wednesday's jackpot in the multistate lottery was $360 million. The numbers were 2, 11, 26, 34 and 41 with a Powerball of 32.
Saturday's jackpot
Bulls Fan Starts 'Keep Nate Robinson' Petition
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Nobody knew what to expect from Nate Robinson when he signed with the Chicago Bulls late last summer to a non-guaranteed deal. But the 5' 9" guard proved to be worth far more than a minimum salary player.
On many nights, the basketball court became lil’ Nate’s playground and the smallest guy on the team, who also just happens to have the biggest he
Mag Mile $100K Jewelry Heist a Hoax
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Detectives on Thursday night said a report of a brazen robbery on Michigan Avenue a day earlier was unfounded.
A south suburban woman who said she frequents shops on the Magnificent Mile told police she was robbed of tens of thousands of dollars worth of jewelry. But Chicago police say they recovered video from the area and confronted the woman,
