Casual Lottery Player Wins Serious Money
Illinois - 06/26/2008
For someone who only plays the Illinois Lottery a few times a year, Kirk Kroese has unbelievable luck. READ MORE

Birthday Gift Worth $5 Million
Illinois - 06/11/2008
Three years ago, Nathan Grove gave a subscription to Lotto, a household favorite Illinois Lottery game, to his wife for her birthday. READ MORE

Routine Grocery Shopping Produces Million-Dollar Moment
Illinois - 06/05/2008
Jennifer Hetchler doesn’t consider herself a lucky person. Her family and friends might disagree, considering that Jennifer recently became one of the Illinois Lottery’s newest millionaires. READ MORE

Lottery Gives Avid Bowler $100,000 to Spare
Illinois - 05/29/2008
After recently playing a Winter Winfall instant game, Linda won $100,000 on the spot. READ MORE

Forgotten Lottery Ticket a $1 Million Winner
Illinois - 05/28/2008
Without realizing it, Patricia Kakos kept an Illinois Lottery ticket worth $1 million inside a drawer in her home for weeks. READ MORE

Lottery Player Turns Lucky $20 Bill Into $1 Million
Illinois - 05/28/2008
During a recent trip to a local grocer, Ramzi Dababneh found an extra $20 bill in his wallet. Little did the Orland Park resident know that his luck had just begun. READ MORE

Lottery Player “Accidentally” Wins $100,000
Illinois - 05/09/2008
Angela Chiero-Osborne thinks that her Irish roots help explain her incredibly good luck. READ MORE

Warehouse Worker Tucks Away $1 Million Playing Illinois Lottery
Illinois - 04/17/2008
Robert Picatto just found out that nothing can lift your spirits like playing the Illinois Lottery. READ MORE

Dedicated Illinois Lottery Player Hits Jackpot
Illinois - 04/16/2008
If anybody knows about luck, it’s Zophia Bordzol. Over the last few years, the 39-year-old independent housekeeper has had three big instant-game wins, totaling $8,000. READ MORE

First Time’s a Charm
Illinois - 04/10/2008
When Daniel Kotch decided to play a new lottery ticket just for the fun of it, he and his wife Donna ended up with an extra $100,000. READ MORE

Illinois Lottery Welcomes First of Four New Raffle Millionaires
Illinois - 04/08/2008
Yancy Hicks caught the luck of the Irish when the 48-year-old Chicagoan won the Illinois Lottery St. Patrick’s Day Millionaire Raffle. READ MORE

Spur of the Moment Decision Brings $1 Million
Illinois - 03/28/2008
For Willowbrook resident Virginia Braucher, a spontaneous decision to pick up an Illinois Lottery instant ticket turned her into one of the Lottery’s newest millionaires. READ MORE

Illinois Lottery Crowns Golden Tee Champion
Illinois - 03/24/2008
Muklewicz fended off 15 other Chicagoland finalists to take home the tournament title, $5,000 and his own “Golden Tee Unplugged 2008” arcade game. READ MORE

Chillicothe Resident Hits it Big With $12,250,000 Illinois Lottery Jackpot
Illinois - 02/28/2008
Julie Jones had a premonition about the year 2008: “I just had a feeling that this year would be something special,” said Jones. READ MORE

Lottery Player Wins Big on First $20 Ticket
Illinois - 02/25/2008
Shirley Moon chose a “Double My Million” ticket and won $2 million. READ MORE

Dedicated Lottery Player Finally Hits the Big One
Illinois - 02/25/2008
After the clerk validated the $1 million win and advised Patricia to place the ticket in a safe-deposit box, the Illinois Lottery’s new millionaire went home to tell her husband. READ MORE

Gov. Blagojevich Launches Nation’s First Lottery Ticket to Benefit HIV/AIDS Prevention and Education
Illinois - 02/11/2008
Governor Rod R. Blagojevich today announced the launch of the nation’s first instant Lottery ticket in the nation where 100 percent of net proceeds will support the fight against HIV/AIDS. READ MORE

Broadview Resident Newest Member of Lottery’s ‘Millionaire’s Club!’
Illinois - 01/31/2008
Winning big money from the Illinois Lottery is nothing new to Jackie White of Broadview, Illinois. The 45-year-old construction worker took home a whopping $12,500 on a Pick 3 purchase just a few years ago. READ MORE

Lucky Man Wins Lottery Twice In Two Years
Illinois - 01/17/2008
Viswanathan Puthenmadom must be the luckiest man around. In March of 2006 he won $2 million from an Illinois Lottery instant ticket, and recently won another $1 million from the “Double My Million” instant ticket. READ MORE

Blagojevich Administration Unveils New Veterans Cash Lottery Ticket, Double Action
Illinois - 11/05/2007
Tammy Duckworth joined the Illinois Lottery in Springfield today to unveil the new Veterans Cash lottery ticket, Double Action, on behalf of Governor Rod R. Blagojevich. READ MORE

Illinois Lottery Launches Voluntary Self-Exclusion Program to Help Problem Gamblers
Illinois - 10/21/2007
The Illinois Lottery today launched their Voluntary Self-Exclusion Program that allows people who have determined they have a problem with gambling to stop themselves from playing the lottery. READ MORE

Father of Five Wins $1 Million
Illinois - 10/09/2007
As soon as the woman working the counter confirmed it was a $1 million winning ticket, Keith Foss quickly signed the back, went home and called the Illinois Lottery check writing center. READ MORE

Lottery Player Turns $10 Into $1 Million
Illinois - 10/05/2007
When she got home that afternoon, she scratched off the “Jackpot Riches” ticket and quickly learned she was $1 million dollars richer. READ MORE

Illinois’ Newest Millionaire Revealed During Million Dollar Summer Finale
Illinois - 09/24/2007
The Illinois Lottery televised it’s “Million Dollar Summer” finale game show this weekend and determined Illinois’ newest millionaire, O.K. Welty III, from Oregon, Ill. READ MORE

Illinois Lottery Player Hits the Jackpot in Time for Three Family Weddings
Illinois - 09/18/2007
Welty is the last of 16 winners in this summer’s Illinois Lottery “Million Dollar Summer” second-chance promotion, where he has the chance to become a millionaire. READ MORE