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Illinois quick hits: WARN report layoffs total 1,689; Powerball winners in Rochelle and Colona

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By Jim Talamonti | The Center Square
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WARN report layoffs total 1,689

According to the latest Illinois Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (WARN) notice, 1,689 employees across the state will be losing their jobs in the coming months.

The layoff numbers include 289 jobs at Weiss Memorial Hospital and 168 at Industrial Container Services, both in Chicago.

Capital One Financial/Discover Financial Services of Riverwoods provided supplemental notice of 392 layoffs.

Powerball winners in Rochelle and Colona

Two Illinois Lottery players have each won $1 million prizes playing Powerball.

The winning tickets were purchased at Road Ranger in Rochelle and Express Lane Shell in Colona.

Both retailers will receive $10,000 bonuses for selling the winning tickets.

Most desired burger chain

A Texas hamburger chain tops a list of out-of-state brands Illinois residents would most like to see in the state.

In MarketBeat’s survey of 3,011 respondents, Whataburger was the brand most Illinoisans most wanted. S

econd on the list was Buc-ee’s, another Texas-based company, which is known for super-sized gas stations and convenience stores.

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