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Mega Millions Jackpot Soars To $825 Million For Friday Drawing

1 year 3 months ago
CHICAGO – Dreaming of a green Christmas? The Mega Millions Jackpot is now a staggering $825 million for tonight’s drawing. If won, it would be the largest prize ever won in December and the seventh largest in Mega Millions history, The Mega Millions jackpot was last won on September 10, 2024. Since then, nearly three million winning Mega Millions tickets have been sold, netting players almost $584 million in prizes in 2024 in Illinois. Every Mega Millions ticket sold in Illinois helps fund K-12 education across the State, and since the current jackpot roll, over $14 million have been returned to education in Illinois. With over 7,000 Illinois Lottery retailers across the State, lottery players can conveniently pick up a ticket at their local store - or they can log in to the Illinois Lottery website or app and purchase a ticket online. Mega Millions is played every Tuesday and Friday night. Tickets are $2 each, and players can add the Megaplier for an additional $1

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‘Why not us?’ Nannies, housekeepers win labor protections in some states.

1 year 3 months ago
When she first started working as an au pair, Edy Dominguez earned less than the minimum wage and went without paid sick time or overtime pay for extra-long weeks. That’s because domestic workers, including nannies, housekeepers and home health workers, have historically been excluded from the basic labor protections most workers enjoy. “There are standards […]
Kevin Hardy

The time a base jumper parachuted off the St. Louis Arch

1 year 3 months ago
In the early 1990s, one New Orleans man set out quests to base jump on some of the highest monuments across the country from the World Trade Center, the Superdome in New Orleans, and one familiar place to St. Louisans: The Gateway Arch.
Megan Mueller

Confluence Wealth Management Celebrates Clients and Crisis Food Center at Christmas Party

1 year 3 months ago
ALTON - Confluence Wealth Management recently welcomed over 200 guests to their client appreciation Christmas party, where they also raised $7,132 for Crisis Food Center. Confluence Wealth Management, a locally-owned financial planning and wealth management firm affiliated with Raymond James Financial Services, works with Riverbend residents across the community. Co-owners Jack Hoelscher and Robert Diaz were excited to see so many of their clients come together on Dec. 19, 2024, to celebrate and support a good cause. “It's just everybody getting together and having a good time and celebrating what a great year it’s been,” Hoelscher said. “One of the main reasons we got into this business is the people element and the relationships that we’re able to build.” Located at Old Bakery Beer Company, the party invited clients to connect with each other and learn more about Crisis Food Center, a local food pantry in downtown Alton. Clients were encouraged

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