Illinois Lottery Kicks off Halloween Millionaire Raffle
Illinois - 10/08/2009
The Illinois Lottery’s Halloween Millionaire Raffle is a player’s best odds to win $1,000,000. READ MORE

Illinois Lottery Awards more than $1.1 Billion to Players
Illinois - 09/24/2009
The Illinois Lottery sold 102,491,802 winning tickets in fiscal year 2009. READ MORE

Retirees Hit $11.5 Million Lotto Jackpot
Illinois - 07/13/2009
Retirees, Dick and Sue Buxton, are the grand prize winners of $11,500,000 from the July 6, 2009, Illinois Lottery Lotto drawing. READ MORE

Lotto Winner Comes Forward to Claim $4 Million
Illinois - 03/31/2009
Michael Goza’s dreams came true after finding out that he was Illinois Lottery’s newest millionaire, winning $4 million from the March 16, 2009, Lotto drawing. READ MORE

Lottery Player Rings in the New Year with Good Fortune
Illinois - 01/16/2009
The Lotto jackpot on Saturday, Jan. 3 was one of the largest amounts in recent years – $25.5 million. READ MORE

Illinois Lottery Launches New Instant Ticket
Illinois - 01/15/2009
The Illinois Lottery announced today the launch of the new Rock, Paper, Scissors (RPS) instant ticket. Each ticket costs $2, offers prize amounts up to $25,000 and is available for purchase at Illinois Lottery retailers across the state. READ MORE

Illinois Lottery Encourages Responsible Gift Giving
Illinois - 12/18/2008
As people scurry to finish up last minute shopping, lottery products, such as scratch-off tickets are often popular stocking stuffers or easy choices to slip into someone’s holiday card. READ MORE

New Lottery Ticket Envisions a World Free of MS
Illinois - 09/16/2008
Jodie Winnett and Lynda Chott announced the release of a new instant ticket that will fund research aimed at developing preventative measures and treatment of MS. READ MORE

Illinois Lottery Achieves Record-Breaking Sales in FY08
Illinois - 09/05/2008
The Illinois Lottery today reported sales of $2.078 billion for fiscal year 2008—the highest single-year sales in the Lottery’s 34-year history. READ MORE

Anonymous Man Claims $4.75 Million Jackpot
Illinois - 09/04/2008
Camera-shy, the unknown winner caused quite a stir after his estate advisor claimed his $4.75 million Lotto jackpot with a ticket purchased from a store in Romeoville. READ MORE

Lottery Player Passes on $100,000 for Chance at $1 Million
Illinois - 08/29/2008
What would you do: take home $100,000, or delay receiving the six-figure payday for the chance at $1 million? READ MORE

Seeing is Believing for $100,000 Instant Ticket Winner
Illinois - 07/31/2008
When the women returned home and began to scratch off their tickets, Joyce discovered she had won $100,000, thanks to her Five Star Cash ticket. READ MORE

Family Wins $8.5 Million While on Vacation
Illinois - 07/24/2008
After promising their children a weekend getaway, not even winning an $8.5 million Illinois Lottery jackpot could stop Renee and Terry Hackman from keeping their word. READ MORE

$40,000 or the Chance at $1 Million?
Illinois - 07/24/2008
While visiting a Lottery retail location to play one of his favorite games, James Tousey discovered that he could mail in $30 in non-winning tickets for the chance at $1 million. READ MORE

“Replay for Riches” Contestant Dreaming Big
Illinois - 07/24/2008
Judith Yap had no idea that $30 worth of nonwinning Lottery tickets was a sign of good luck. READ MORE

Evanston Grocery Clerk Bags $3 Million
Illinois - 07/09/2008
Ricardo Davis, an avid coin collector, knows how to count pennies. Thanks to a lucky Lotto ticket, the grocery clerk now prepares to start counting dollars, and millions of them. READ MORE

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