Millions Could Be Getting Relief Checks From the State of Illinois. Are You One of Them?

Millions Could Be Getting Relief Checks From the State of Illinois. Are You One of Them?

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Here are today's top stories It's Monday, Sep. 12th. 1 Millions Could Be Getting Relief Checks From the State of Illinois. Are You One of Them? Roughly six million Illinois residents are slated to receive income and property tax rebates from the state of Illinois as checks begin rolling out Monday. Under Gov. J.B. Pritzker's Illinois Family Relief Plan, which was approved in April, one-time individual income tax and property tax rebates will be issued to those who meet certain criteria. "The Illinois Family Relief Plan continues to fight inflation and lower costs for the people of our state during these challenging economic times," Lt. Governor Juliana Stratton said in a statement. "Income and tax rebates are on the way to ease the burden and provide support to families throughout the state. Our administration cares and will continue to do all it can to make Illinois one of the best states in the nation to live." Read More → 2 Father, Young Son Found Dead of Apparent Carbon Monoxide Poisoning in Suburban Home A father and his 10-year-old son in the northwestern Chicago suburb of Inverness died Sunday of apparent carbon monoxide poisoning inside their home, police said Monday afternoon. According to a preliminary investigation from the Inverness Police Department, at 4:20 p.m. Sunday, police responded to a call of an "unknown problem" in the 2200 block of Palatine Road. Upon arrival at the home, officers met with a female who indicated that her estranged husband and father of their two children, ages 10 and 6, did not return the children at the scheduled time following a visitation. Read More → 3 Illinois' $1.3B Mega Millions Winner Has 15 Days Left to Make a Decision. Here's What's at Stake July 29, a gas station in suburban Des Plaines sold a lucky $1.337 billion Mega Millions lottery ticket to someone. But more than 40 days later, the Illinois winner has remained silent. However, that's not so unusual, according to Illinois Lottery officials. "For a prize of this magnitude, it's not unusual for the winner to take a while to claim," Illinois Lottery Director Harold Mays Mays said previously in a statement. "I'm sure they're going through a range of emotions." Read More → 4 Sorry, Daylight Lovers: Chicago's Final 2022 Sunset After 7 p.m. is Almost Here Hints of fall are in the air in the Chicago area, but one key indicator of the changing season is the fact that the sun is setting earlier with each passing day. And this week, the city is going to hit a key milestone in that process. At this point in the year, the city is losing nearly three minutes of daylight every single day, and Thursday will mark the final time in 2022 that the sun will set after 7 p.m., according to Sunrise-Sunset. Read More → 5 When is Fall 2022? When Do Clocks Fall Back? Here Are the Autumn Dates to Know The start of fall comes with more than just changes in leaves. It will come with changing sunset times, changing clocks and more. But when does it all change exactly? Read More → 6 Watch: Water Shoots Out of Chicago Streets Amid Heavy Flooding Widespread, all-day rain Sunday in Chicago led to heavy and dangerous flooding across the city. And as standing water pooled in areas like under viaducts and even in basements, some streets saw water shooting up from the ground. One social media video from Sunday shows water shooting up near the Diversey River Bowl, and another shows cars driving by what appears to be a geyser from a broken pipe on a residential street. According to NBC 5 Storm Team, the north side of Chicago and the near north suburbs on Sunday received between three and four inches of rain. Lake County saw a bit more, at between four and five inches. Read More → Got a tip or story idea? tips@nbcchicago.com Follow NBC Chicago Unsubscribe from this Mailing | Unsubscribe from all | Privacy | Terms ©2021 Copyright NBCUniversal Owned Television Stations 30 Rockefeller Plaza - New York, NY 10112