Her ticketing purchase was not only unplanned, but also eventually forgotten about, she said in an Illinois Lottery press release, requesting to remain anonymous. “While on my way to visit my ...

Then, they celebrated when they hit the Illinois jackpot. Photo by Illinois Lottery Three men who had been friends for decades banded together and decided to go in on a lottery ticket to take ...

Illinois Lottery An Illinois woman decided to buy a lottery ticket while grocery shopping and then forgot about it when she checked the numbers, she was stunned to realize she won big. The woman ...

Illinois voters approved a nonbinding proposal to add an extra 3% levy on annual incomes of more than $1 million, which could fuel a new effort to raise taxes on the state’s highest earners.

Another group of Illinois counties has voted to explore whether they should secede from the state, citing significant differences with Cook County and suburban voters. A total of seven counties ...

ILLINOIS (WTVO) — The citizens of seven additional Illinois counties have voted to consider splitting from Chicago and Cook County and forming a new state. All seven counties that had a ballot ...

Vice President Harris has won Illinois in the 2024 presidential election, securing its 19 Electoral College votes in the process, according to a Decision Desk HQ projection. A Republican last won ...

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ELMHURST, Ill. - One trip to the grocery store netted one lucky Illinois woman $1 million after buying a winning Lucky Day Lotto ticket. The woman purchased the winning ticket for the Oct.

The woman went to buy groceries at a store in Elmhurst, according to a Nov. 5 news release from the Illinois Lottery. While at the store, she decided to pick up a lottery ticket. “While on my ...