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Portillo’s in Rockford is taking cash again at the drive-thru after two years card-only, reversing its policy for speed, safety, and convenience.

Imagine walking down the street and seeing money everywhere. That’s exactly what happened in Oak Park when a Brinks truck lost $300,000. Now officials, and the company, are scrambling to track down the cash and the people who grabbed it.

You might be rich (or at least richer) and not even know it - yet. The state of Illinois has over 5 billion dollars in unclaimed property, but it's super easy to find out if any of this fortune is yours.

From video games to unicorns, the possibilities are endless.

Governor Pritzker figures that you might need an incentive to go out and get vaccinated against COVID-19, even after 70 percent of the state's adults have received at lease one vaccine dose.

Currently, there are eight states in the U.S. that offer "vaccine lotteries" as a way to encourage their citizens to get out and get the COVID-19 shot(s). Illinois wants to be the 9th state to do it.

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I don't know if it's a deal-breaker for you or not, but in order to take advantage of the cash and free beer contest, you'll have to go to Hoegaarden, Belgium.

When toll roads stop taking cash, then what happens?

Servers at most restaurants don't make a ton of money before tips.