march madness

Maybe it's not quite as simple as the headline would indicate, but the truth of the matter is indisputable. Illinois High School athletics first used the term way back in 1939.

Sports betting, both land-based and mobile, became legal in Illinois through the massive gaming expansion package signed by Governor Pritzker last June.

Dennis fills us in on how to avoid being scammed on your March Madness tournament tickets, the IRS's Dirty Dozen, and employment scams in the area.

With work productivity dropping like a stone, it can only mean that NCAA tournament time, or March Madness, has begun again. Got your bracket filled out in time? Hopeful of a big win?

Who wins this bracket? I'm going with the somewhat amused and unbelievably patient woman in this video. I'm fairly certain my wife would have run me over with the cart and left me for dead had I tried this with her while we were shopping. This is for anyone who lives with, deals with, or, might themselves be an obsessed sports fan...

So a few years ago my friend Larry Downes was laid up at home, recovering from extensive surgery. Larry is/was a tremendous 16" softball player in the Chicago area and had completely blown out his shoulder. Doctors told him he'd be in a sling and should stay home from work for a few weeks...