Samantha runs away with the show
The first cow chip bingo contest at the 16th annual Burlington Fall Fest this past weekend was a truly “moo-ving” experience. Samantha, a 5-year-old Holstein from Kenyon Brothers Farm in South Elgin, was led onto the enclosed bingo field at 3 p.m. on Sunday at Burlington Park. Participants bought squares for $10 and $20 apiece before the contest began. She did not drop the prize-winning cow chip …
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- Riverboat casinos were first legalized in Iowa, then Illinois, followed closely by Missouri, Indiana, Louisiana, and Mississippi.
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