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Chicago Southland Travel Week Contest Rules
Chicago Southland Travel Week Contest Rules
OFFICIAL RULES
The Chicago Southland Travel Week Sweepstakes (“Sweepstakes”) begins on April 8, 2024 at
12:01 AM Central Time (“CT”) and ends on April 20, 2024 at 11:59 PM CT (“Promotion
Period”). The time will be determined by Sponsor’s timekeeping systems. Sponsor will have the
sole discretion in determining the timeliness of any action or inaction related to this
Sweepstakes. All times mentioned in these Official Rules are Central Time unless expressly
noted otherwise.
Open only to legal U.S. residents who are at least 18 years of age or the age of majority in their
state of residence, whichever is older, as of date of entry and reside in Wisconsin in the
following counties: Milwaukee, Ozaukee, Racine, Kenosha, Waukesha, Washington, Sheboygan,
Walworth, Fond Du Lac, Dodge, Jefferson. Void wherever prohibited by law and outside the
listed counties. Individuals who have won prizes from promotions sponsored by WTMJ-TV in
the 30 days prior to the beginning of the Promotion Period are not eligible. Employees of Scripps
Media, Inc. d/b/a WTMJ-TV, Chicago Southland (collectively, “Sponsor”), their respective
parents, affiliates, and subsidiaries, and of all of the advertising agencies, promotion agencies,
prize suppliers, and any other vendors providing services in connection with this Sweepstakes
(collectively, the “Sponsor Affiliates”) and the immediate family members (spouse, mother,
father, in-laws, grandmother, grandfather, brother, sister, children and grandchildren) and/or
those living in the same household of any of the foregoing individuals are not eligible. By
participating, entrants agree to be bound by the Official Rules and the decisions of Sponsor.
TO ENTER: During the Promotion Period, visit www.tmj4.com, click on the “Contest” tab,
follow the instructions to complete your entry form, and click on the Enter/Submit button. All
information you provide must be truthful, accurate, and complete. Upon successfully submitting
your entry to Sponsor as described above, you will receive one entry into the Sweepstakes.
Limit one entry per person, per email address, and per household address. Entries in excess of
this limit will be disqualified if discovered by Sponsor. No mechanically reproduced entries of
any kind permitted. Illegible and incomplete entries are void. Sponsor is not responsible for lost,
late, mutilated, or misdirected entries or entries not received. If there is a dispute over who
submitted an entry, the entry will be deemed to have been submitted by the authorized account
holder of the email account identified on the entry form. The authorized account holder of an
email account is deemed to be the natural person who is assigned to an email address by an
Internet access provider, service provider, or online organization responsible for assigning email
addresses for the domain associated with the submitted email address. Received entries become
the property of Sponsor and will not be returned. Sponsor will use the information you provide in
accordance with its Privacy Policy.
WINNER NOTIFICATION AND RELEASES: Shortly after the drawing date, Sponsor will
attempt to notify the potential winner(s) via phone and/or email. If a potential winner: (a) does
not respond after the first attempted contact from Sponsor within 48 hours of initial notification
attempt, (b) is not in compliance with these Official Rules, (c) does not meet the eligibility
requirements, (d) declines the prize, or (e) does not sign and return required documents or
provide required identification by deadlines established by Sponsor, he or she will be
disqualified, and the prize will be awarded to an alternate winner as determined by random draw
from the remaining eligible, non-winning entries. Sponsor will conduct up to two alternate
drawings for the prize, time permitting. The potential prize winner may be required to provide
confirmation that he or she is the owner of the relevant email address. Each potential winner may
be required, in Sponsor’s sole discretion, to complete and return an Affidavit of Eligibility &
Liability/Publicity Release (TN residents need not sign Publicity Release) and a scan or photo of
legal ID before claiming the prize. Any companion(s) who will participate in the prize activities,
if applicable, may be required to sign and return a Travel Companion Release before being
allowed to participate in any prize activities. If any of the potential companion(s), if applicable,
is under the age of majority in his or her state of residence, then the parent or legal guardian of
the minor potential companion(s) must sign and return all required forms. All forms must be
postmarked by the date set forth on notification materials if return is requested via mail, or forms
must be completed before receipt of any prize if prizes are picked up in person.
PRIZE: One First Prize – the winner will receive a Chicago Southland Travel Week prize
package consisting of the following:
Six platinum admission tickets to Mokena Urban Air, two adult sized Urban Air Tshirts,
one Urban Air flag, and two Urban Air foam fingers.
Six premium ticket admissions to the Brookfield Zoo Chicago, plus attractions access.
Expiration date is March 31, 2025.
A $100 gift card to Aurelio's Pizza in Homewood (Original).
A certificate for two nights at a Family Cabin at Camp Sullivan in a single standard
cabin, based on double occupancy and subject to availability.
Six vouchers, each valid for a one-hour kayak or canoe rental at Lake Katherine
Botanical Gardens. Expiration date is October 31, 2025.
(Total ARV: $1,500)
Restrictions and expiration dates apply. Prize consists of only those items specifically listed as
part of the prize. Sponsor reserves the right to substitute any prize with prize of equal or greater
value in its sole discretion. No substitution or transfer/assignment of prize by winner is
permitted. Prize subject to all terms, conditions and restrictions on face of tickets, vouchers, gift
cards or imposed by issuer. If by reason of printing or other error, more prizes are claimed than
the number of prizes set forth in these Official Rules, a random drawing will be held among all
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prize claimants in a category to award the advertised number of prizes in the relevant category.
Properly claimed prize(s) will be awarded, but under no circumstances will more than the
advertised number of prizes be awarded. Prize(s) are awarded “AS IS.” Winner must pick up his
or her prize at WTMJ-TV, 720 East Capitol Drive, Milwaukee, WI 53212 M-F between 9AM –
5PM no later than April 28, 2024.
Federal, state, and local taxes on prize, if any, and any other costs, fees and expenses not listed
above as specifically included as part of the prize are the sole responsibility of winner. An IRS
form 1099 and other tax-related forms and documents may be issued by Sponsor if required by
law.
OTHER TERMS: Released Parties are not responsible for any typographical or other error in
the printing, the offering, or the announcement of any prize or in the administration of the
Sweepstakes, whether caused by computer, technical, or human error. Released Parties are not
responsible for late, lost, damaged, incomplete, illegible, faulty, or incorrect transmissions,
incorrect announcements of any kind, technical hardware or software failures of any kind, any
damage to any person’s computer related to or resulting from participating in the online portion
of the Sweepstakes, lost or unavailable network connections, or failed, incomplete, garbled, or
delayed computer transmission that may limit a user’s ability to participate in the Sweepstakes
whether caused by computer, technical, or human error. Sponsor reserves the right to terminate
or modify the Sweepstakes or any portion of it for any reason, including but not limited to, if
fraud, misconduct, or a technical failure destroys the integrity of the Sweepstakes; or if a
computer virus, bug, wireless failure, or other technical problem corrupts the administration,
security, or proper administration of the Sweepstakes as determined by Sponsor, in its sole
discretion. If Sponsor terminates the Sweepstakes, Sponsor will pick the winner(s) in a random
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drawing from among all eligible, non-suspect entries received as of the termination date, or in
such other manner as Sponsor, in its sole discretion, deems fair and appropriate under the
circumstances, provided it is able to do so. Sponsor will post notice of its action on the
Sweepstakes website. Sponsor also reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to modify these
Official Rules for clarification purposes without materially affecting the terms and conditions of
the Sweepstakes. Sponsor reserves the right to disqualify any individual from further
participation in the Sweepstakes if Sponsor concludes, in its sole discretion, that such person: (a)
has attempted to tamper with the entry process or other operation of the Sweepstakes; (b) has
failed to comply with or has attempted to circumvent these Official Rules; (c) has committed
fraud or attempted to undermine the legitimate operation of the Sweepstakes; or (d) has acted
toward Sponsor, any Sponsor Affiliates, or any other entrant in an unfair, inequitable, annoying,
threatening, disrupting, or harassing manner. If a dispute arises regarding compliance with these
Official Rules, Sponsor may consider, in its sole discretion, data reasonably available to Sponsor
through information technology systems in Sponsor’s control, but Sponsor will not be obligated
to consider any data or other information collected from any other source. Any failure by
Sponsor to enforce any of these Official Rules will not constitute a waiver of such Official Rules.
If there is a conflict between any term of the Official Rules and any marketing or entry materials
used in connection with the Sweepstakes, the terms of these Official Rules will govern.
WINNER LIST: For the winner name(s), available after the close of the Promotion Period, send
a self-addressed, stamped envelope to: Chicago Southland Travel Week Sweepstakes Winner
List, 720 East Capitol Drive, Milwaukee, WI 53212. Requests must be received by 60 days after
the close of the Promotion Period.