Illinois
Was A WWE Legend Really Seen Panhandling In Illinois This Week?
It is not shocking to identify a celeb in Illinois, particularly in Chicago. Should you’re in downtown Chicago or any variety of downtown areas in Illinois recognizing somebody well-known would possibly occur extra typically than you suppose. There is a good probability you have handed by a celeb whereas strolling or driving and also you did not even notice it.
The place do you have to search for well-known folks in Illinois?
With Chicago having a number of skilled sports activities groups, hold your eyes open for a well-known face the following time you are at a Chicago Blackhawks, Bulls, Cubs, or White Sox recreation. I’ve seen extra celebrities, up shut and afar, at a Chicago sporting occasion than I’ve wherever else. Whether or not they’re collaborating in opening ceremonies or being a fan within the stands, they’re on the video games.
One other acquainted face is one you would possibly see at any sporting occasion in Chicago. He is very vocal about his love for all Chicago groups however the place he frequents probably the most seems to be Wrigley Subject. You would possibly recall the repeated digicam pictures of actor John Cusack at Chicago Cubs video games throughout their World Collection run.
One recognizable face I’ve seen in Chicago greater than as soon as has occurred at each Wrigley Subject and Tinley Park. He is additionally a Chicago Blackhawks fan too, huge time. The 2 instances I’ve seen Phil Brooks, often known as CM Punk, at Wrigley Subject he sang Take Me Out To The Ball Recreation and one other was within the concourse.
Talking {of professional} wrestling, somebody noticed a panhandler in Chicago who resembles somebody you would possibly keep in mind out of your childhood even in case you’re not a wrestling fan.
Skilled wrestling hasn’t been straightforward for some legends, financially talking, however definitely, the Hulkster would not must be asking for change, proper?
If Hulk Hogan dropped 100 lbs the resemblance could be uncanny. What makes this even higher is the music the faux-Hogan spotter added to the video on TikTok.
@theginjaninja1991 What you gonna do brother, when the hulkster runs wild for a greenback. #wwe #wrestling #justajoke #hulk #hulkhogan #american #realamerican ♬ Actual American – Rick Derringer
That caption is the very best, too.
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Illinois
One killed in southern Illinois crash involving a garbage truck
By West Kentucky Star Staff
Jul. 07, 2024 | 04:58 PM
| WILLIAMSON COUNTY
A crash that involved a garbage truck shortly before noon Saturday in Hurst claimed one life.
The Williamson County Sheriff’s Office says their preliminary investigation shows that a garbage truck was traveling south on Illinois 149, when the driver lost control and collided with an SUV traveling in the northbound lane.
The driver of the SUV was pronounced dead at the scene.
Names of those involved have not yet been released, and the accident reconstruction investigation is continuing.
Illinois
Police nab Colorado man who fled La Salle traffic stop
A Colorado man who fled a La Salle traffic stop Saturday morning has been apprehended, the La Salle County Sheriff’s Office reported Sunday.
Details still are emerging, but Sheriff Adam Diss said Sunday he was alerted Austin Moon was apprehended on a bicycle near Interstate 80. Illinois state police troopers located him and placed him into custody.
Authorities have not released at this time what charges Moon may face. The charges are under review.
La Salle County sheriff’s deputies had issued an alert Saturday morning, asking for the public to watch for a white man who fled police during a stop on Interstate 80 near East Fifth Road (the Troy Grove blacktop). Nearby Rotary Park was closed to the public but was later reopened.
“The police department does not believe there is any threat to the public at this time,” the alert said.
Shaw Local News Network will update the story as more information becomes available.
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Illinois driver repeats as Gopher 50 champion
(Editor’s note: This story will be updated later tonight with more details.)
SPRING VALLEY — The Gopher 50 charity Late Model race has been held in southeastern Minnesota for the past 42 years.
Only three times prior to Saturday had a driver won the prestigious race — promoted since its inception by the Blooming Prairie Lions Club — in consecutive years.
Make that four times.
Oakwood, Ill., Late Model driver Bobby Pierce left the 3/8-mile high-banked dirt track on Saturday night the same way he left it a year ago — $50,000 richer.
Saturday, Pierce beat a star-studded and talented field to win the Gopher 50 A Main and join Steve Kosiski (1981-82), Billy Moyer (2000-01) and Darrell Lanigan (2013-15) as the only drivers to win the main feature at the Gopher in consecutive years.
Brandon Sheppard (the 2019 Gopher 50 champion), Tyler Erb, Ryan Gustin and Nick Hoffman rounded out the top five finishers.
Rochester native Dustin Sorensen finished 11th, after starting 17th.
• Jake O’Neil captured the 35-lap USRA Modifieds A Main on Saturday night.
Hayfield’s Brandon Davis finished as the runner-up, while Jake Timm (Winona), Joe Chisholm (Osage, Iowa) and Rodney Sanders (Happy, Texas) rounded out the top five in the 30-car field.
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