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Glen Ellyn Woman Wins $16.75 Million Lottery Prize

CHICAGO (CBS) — A west suburban Glen Ellyn woman has been playing the same Lotto numbers for several years and they finally paid off to the tune of $16.75 million. Sharon Weron won the $16.75 million...

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Cubs Fan Wins $1 Million Lottery Prize While Watching Game

CHICAGO (CBS) — A Lockport man won $1 million after scratching off an Illinois Lottery ‘$300,000,000 Cash Spectacular’ ticket while watching the Cubs game at home. Rick Kempke, 56, is an occasional...

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$600K Lucky Day Lotto Ticket Unclaimed

(CBS) — A Lucky Day Lotto ticket worth $600,000 has not been claimed since it was sold at at northwest suburban Hoffman Estates gas station. The ticket for the Tuesday evening drawing was purchased at...

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Custodian Strikes It Rich With $2 Million Lottery Win

WINNETKA (CBS) — He is a custodian and now a millionaire. Dave Martinez bought a winning scratch off lottery ticket at a North Suburban gas station last month. His co-workers at New Trier High School...

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Joliet Man Wins $75K Lottery Prize

JOLIET — A southwest suburban Joliet man won $75,000 from an Ultimate Crossword lottery ticket. Larry Seeman, 47, presented his ticket at the Illinois Lottery Prize Center in Des Plaines, according to...

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Illinois Lottery Launches Instant Ticket To Help Find Multiple Sclerosis Cure

CHICAGO (CBS) — The Illinois Lottery has announced the latest version of a scratch-off game to benefit researchers seeking a cure for Multiple Sclerosis. “Go out and buy a ticket and let’s cure MS,”...

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Retired Police Officer Waits On Online Lottery Winnings

CHICAGO (CBS) — It’s the worst case scenario for any avid lottery player — you play and win, then have to fight for your money. One of Jack Kielczynski’s retirement pastimes is playing the Illinois...

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Illinois Lottery Management Firm Costing State Millions, Critics Say

(CBS) – Illinois state government is paying tens of millions of taxpayer dollars to a company it’s been trying to cut ties with for years. And it could cost millions more just to get rid of them, CBS...

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Without State Budget Deal, Mega Millions And Powerball To Leave Illinois

CHICAGO (CBS) — Illinois Lottery players who buy tickets for Powerball and Mega Millions could soon have to cross state lines for a chance at those huge jackpots, because the state might be dropped...

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Illinois Lottery Doomsday Looms

(CBS) — Illinois Lottery operators are putting their foot down, amid the state budget crisis. You may remember the IOUs the state sent out a few years ago to some lottery winners. This time around,...

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Powerball, Mega Millions Ticket Sales Ending Soon Without State Budget

CHICAGO (CBS) — Without a state budget, the Powerball and Mega Millions drawings on Wednesday and Friday, respectively, will be the last time tickets for the massive jackpots are sold in Illinois....

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Lottery Players Favor Unholy Digits On Friday The 13th

(CBS) — So many people thought Friday the 13th was going to be lucky, the Illinois Lottery had to stop selling a certain number combination for its Pick Three game. WBBM’s Steve Miller reports. The...

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Glenwood Man Won $400K Lotto With Kids’ Birthday Numbers

CHICAGO (CBS) — A Glenwood man won a $400,000 lottery prize after using his children’s birthdays as numbers. Ramone Houston’s Lucky Day Lotto ticket matched all five numbers in the October midday...

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$1M Winning Mega Millions Ticket Bought In Loop Still Unclaimed

CHICAGO (CBS) — A winning Mega Millions ticket bought Tuesday in the Loop and worth $1 million is still unclaimed. The Quick Pick ticket was bought at INS Market, 225 N. Michigan, and matched all five...

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Naperville Man Wins $40K Lotto Prize

CHICAGO (CBS) — A Naperville man is $40,000 richer thanks to a lottery ticket he bought last month in southwest suburban Bolingbrook. Alex Seol won $40,000 in the Oct. 31 Mega Millions drawing when his...

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$500K Lotto Ticket Sold In East Garfield Park

CHICAGO (CBS) —  A lottery ticket worth half a million dollars was recently sold at an East Garfield Park liquor store on the West Side, but no one has claimed the prize. The “Lucky Day Lotto” ticket...

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Lottery Now Over $400 Million

CHICAGO (CBS) — Feeling lucky? Then you may want to buy a lottery ticket Friday night. The jackpot is estimated at over $420 million dollars. The Illinois Mega Millions jackpot has rolled into this...

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Illinois Lottery Says $4 Million Winner Is Still A Mystery

CHICAGO (AP) — There may be a millionaire out there who doesn’t even know it. The Illinois Lottery says in a news release that whoever purchased the winning Mega Millions Megaplier Quick Pick ticket...

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Illinois Lottery Unveils Red Ribbon Lotto Ticket To Fight HIV, AIDS

CHICAGO (CBS) — The Illinois Lottery and Illinois Department of Public Health are teaming up for a new instant win game to fight against HIV and AIDS. 100% of the proceeds from “Red Ribbon Cash”...

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Illinois Lottery Jackpot Reaches $283 Million

CHICAGO (CBS)–The jackpot in the Mega Millions lottery in Illinois has reached $283 million after there was no winner in Tuesday night’s drawing, lottery officials said Friday. The next Mega Millions...

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Historic Jackpot In Tonight’s Mega Millions Drawing

CHICAGO (CBS)–The  Illinois Mega Millions jackpot has reached $512 million for tonight’s drawing. If someone wins, the winner would be the fifth-largest in history, according to the Illinois Lottery....

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Mega Millions Lotto Hits $227 Million

CHICAGO (CBS) — Feeling lucky? You may want to get a lottery ticket for Friday’s giant jackpot. The Mega Millions drawing for $227 million dollars is set for Friday night. The winner will get a cash...

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Mega Millions Jackpot Grows To $548 Million, Third Largest Ever

CHICAGO (CBS) — The Mega Millions jackpot has swelled to its third largest total ever, after no one picked all six winning numbers on Tuesday. Friday’s jackpot now stands at an estimated $548 million,...

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More Than $500 Million Up For Grabs In Mega Millions Drawing

CHICAGO (CBS) — With the holidays just around the corner, who wouldn’t want an extra $548 million? According to the Illinois Lottery,  Friday’s Mega Millions drawing is set to be the third largest in...

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$970 Million Mega Millions Jackpot; What Are The Most Common Numbers Drawn?

CHICAGO (CBS) — The drawing is tonight for the $970 million Mega Millions jackpot, the second largest lottery jackpot in U.S. history. If a winner were to opt for a lump sum payment, they would take...

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Mega Millions Jackpot Up To $1 Billion; Illinois Lottery Giving Away 1,000...

CHICAGO (CBS) — Tonight’s Mega Millions drawing has swelled to a $1 billion jackpot, and the Illinois Lottery is celebrating by giving away 1,000 free tickets. The #1 billion million jackpot is the...

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Still No Winner Of Mega Millions’ Billion Dollar Jackpot

Chicago (CBS) — If you didn’t catch last night’s Mega Millions drawing, the winning numbers are 15-23-53-65-70 and Mega Ball 7. No one got all six for the $1 billion jackpot, but a few got five out of...

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Record $1.6 Billion Mega Millions Jackpot Up For Grabs Tonight

CHICAGO (CBS) — Are you feeling lucky? The winning numbers for the largest lottery jackpot in U.S. history will be picked tonight. The $1.6 billion Mega Millions drawing is at 10 p.m. The Mega Millions...

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Numbers Announced In Record $1.6 Billion Mega Millions Jackpot

CHICAGO (CBS) — The winning numbers for the largest lottery jackpot in U.S. history were picked tonight. The numbers for the $1.6 billion Mega Millions drawing are: 5, 28, 62, 65, 70 and 5.  The Mega...

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650K Lotto Jackpot Ticket Purchased In Buffalo Grove

CHICAGO (CBS)– A Buffalo Grove liquor store sold a winning “Lucky Day Lotto” ticket worth $650,000 in the Jan. 6 drawing, according to Illinois Lottery officials. If you purchased a ticket at BG...

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Chicago Resident Wins $20.8 Million In Lottery Scratch-Off Game

CHICAGO (CBS)–Imagine waking up one morning and suddenly having enough money to quit your job and never have to worry about finances again. That’s what happened to one Chicago man recently after he...

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Lottery Glitch Causes Stores To Lose, Players To Win Big

CHICAGO (CBS) — A lottery ticket worth just a couple of dollars may have ended up worth hundreds. It’s a glitch that is good for players but is costing stores money at every location in Illinois where...

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Tonight’s Powerball Drawing Reaches $448 Million

CHICAGO (CBS)–There was no winner in the Powerball jackpot drawing for $414 million Saturday night, so the potential winnings continue to grow. The next drawing, tonight, will be worth $448 million....

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He Won $7,500 In The Lottery; Why Has It Taken 3 Years To Get Paid?

CHICAGO (CBS) — You win the Lottery, but then you don’t get the money. What happens next? In this case, CBS 2 Investigator Dorothy Tucker gets involved. Sherman Holmes makes the trek to his...

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New Illinois Lottery Ticket Supports Police Memorials, Funds

CHICAGO (AP) — The Illinois Lottery has launched an instant ticket intended to support police memorials and families of officers who were injured or died in the line of duty. Lottery and law...

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Lottery Sales Sink As Other Gambling Options Take Off

CHICAGO (CBS) — Something troubling is brewing at the Illinois Lottery. And it’s leading to millions of dollars missing for the state. As sports wagering emerges in Indiana and online gambling expands...

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Illinois Lottery Closing Prize Claim Centers Again, After Rush When They...

CHICAGO (CBS) — The Illinois Lottery has again temporarily closed its claim centers, after reopening four of the five statewide last week amid a backlog of unclaimed prizes. When the Illinois Lottery...

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Illinois Lottery Prize Winners Frustrated With Claim Centers Closed,...

DES PLAINES, Ill. (CBS) — What would you do if you won the Lotto? Well first, you’d probably collect your money – but in Illinois, many players can’t even do that right now. The CBS 2 Morning Insiders...

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Illinois To Offer $7 Million In Cash Prizes, $3 Million In Scholarships...

CHICAGO (CBS) — In an effort to boost lagging vaccination rates in Illinois, Gov. JB Pritzker on Thursday announced the state will offer $10 million in prizes for people who have had at least one dose...

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Illinois Vaccine Lottery Prompts BBB Scam Warning

CHICAGO (CBS)– As the first drawings for the “All In For The Win” Illinois vaccine lottery are announced Thursday, the Better Business Bureau of Chicago and Northern Illinois is warning residents of...

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