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• Complete contest entries can be submitted by mail or in person to the City of Crystal Lake City Hall at: 100 West Woodstock Street, Crystal Lake, Illinois 60014.

• Complete entries include: 1) copies or original sales receipts totaling $200 or more at Crystal Lake businesses, 2) a completed entry form, with your email address [if you do not have an email address, write “no email”].

• Place each application and receipts in an envelope marked “I Shop Crystal Lake Winter Gift Certificate Contest”. Original receipts cannot be returned.

• Eligible purchases include all goods and services, taxable and non-taxable, at businesses within the City limits of Crystal Lake, IL, between February 1^st and April 30^th, 2013.

• Completed forms must be received by April 30, 2013.

• The City will draw winners from all contest entries on May 1st, 2013. Following the verification process, the City will announce the winners on May 2^nd, 2013. Prizes will be given to winners as I Shop Crystal Lake Gift Certificates in the following amounts: (1) Grand Prize of $1,000; (10) Second Prizes totaling $100 each; (20) Third Prizes totaling $50 each.

• The City cannot provide individual tax related advice, so please consult with your financial advisor, consultant, or accountant regarding prize winnings.

• Applicants must provide copies of sales receipts to apply. The City cannot provide copies for entrants, or accept partial receipts or credit card statements. Receipts must include: 1) The store name and location, 2) All of the items purchased, and 3) Date of purchase.

• The City of Crystal Lake is not responsible for incomplete forms or late, lost, illegible, stolen, delayed, un-postmarked, postage due, or misdirected mail.

• The 2012 Winter Certificate Contest is open to both residents and non-residents.

• All contest entrants must be at least 18 years of age on the date that their application is submitted to enter the I Shop Crystal Lake Winter Gift Certificate Contest.

• Limit one application per purchase. Individuals can submit multiple contest entries, however, each receipt (and purchase) can only be used once.

• City employees and employee’s family members are ineligible to enter the contest.

• Questions regarding this contest can be directed via email to ishopcl@crystallake.org or by phone to (815) 356-3615.

Thank you for shopping Crystal Lake!