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Could you spend 30 hours in a coffin at Great America? A grandma and a funeral director did!
Ladies and gentlemen…start your coffins!! It’s not my thing, but six people were able to stick it out for the full 30-Hour Coffin Challenge at Six Flags Great America. They were allowed on...
Cumulus Media Oct 23, 2018

Early voting in Chicago has expanded 50 locations
Election Day is November 6th, but you don’t have to wait until then to get your vote in. Early voting locations were already announced… LOCAL EARLY VOTING TAKES PLACE AT THE FOLLOWING LOCA...
Cumulus Media Oct 23, 2018

Lee Lumber closes it’s doors for good after 65 years in Chicago
The largest lumberyard in Chicago and South Side staple, Lee Lumber is closing. A sign on their front door has read that they will close Tuesday, October 23rd and the day has come. Lee Lumber was one ...
Cumulus Media Oct 23, 2018

The most popular Halloween candies in all of America
Yesterday, we posted CandyStore.com’s most popular candies in each state. Now we know what the entire country’s favorite candies are. The website compiled 11 years-worth of data and found ...
Cumulus Media Oct 22, 2018

The most popular Halloween costume of 2018 is…
If you’re trying to be trendy this Halloween you’ll want a costume inspired by the video game, Fortnite. The game features characters in all sorts of garb from something that looks like a ...
Cumulus Media Oct 22, 2018

National Weather Service predicts wetter, milder winter for much of the U.S.
If you’re not looking forward to winter, good news, the National Weather Service is predicting the U.S. will generally have a milder winter. Forecasters predict a warm, wet winter for much of th...
Cumulus Media Oct 22, 2018

Mega Millions and Powerball jackpots combined now over $2 Billion
The Mega Millions and Powerball jackpots combined are now worth over $2 billion after no-one won the top prize in Saturday’s (October 20th) Powerball drawing, increasing its estimated jackpot fo...
Cumulus Media Oct 22, 2018

‘Halloween’ makes franchise history with a $78M opening weekend
In three days of release, David Gordon Green's Halloween has raked in $78 million, a record opening for a movie in the Halloween franchise. Rob Zombie's Halloween remake nabbed $58 million in 2007, an...
Cumulus Media Oct 22, 2018

VOTE VOTE VOTE for your favorite Rock Hall Nominee
The Rock Hall fan vote tallies are updated by the minute at RockHall.com. Click Here to vote.THE LEADING TOP FIVE ARTISTS VYING FOR THE 2019 ROCK HALL FAN VOTE:1. Def Leppard2. Stevie Nicks3. The Cure...
Cumulus Media Oct 22, 2018

What’s Illinois’ most favorite candy?
What should you hand out to Trick-or-Treaters for Halloween this year? One candy website has declared what every state’s favorite candy. Here in Illinois, it’s Kit Kat bars. Give me a brea...
Cumulus Media Oct 21, 2018






