Illinois Lottery

Illinois Mega Millions Winner: Life Won't Change 'All That Much'

Posted 04.18.2012

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The last Mega Millions lottery winner came forward in Red Bud, Illinois Wednesday to claim his share of the record $656 million grand prize. Retire...

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Small Illinois Town In The Mega Millions Spotlight

Posted 04.01.2012

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An Illinois farm town with a population of 3,700 finds itself newly on the map after one of three winning Multi Million tickets was sold out at a conv...

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Mega Millions Jackpot Hits Record $540 Million

AP | By SHANNON MCFARLAND | Posted 03.30.2012

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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- With a record $540 million Mega Millions jackpot in play, Illinois picked the right week to become the first state in the nation ...

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Illinois Lottery Ticket Sales See Huge Spike Online

Posted 03.26.2012

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Illinois became the first state to sell lottery tickets online Sunday morning, and from the response so far, it seems like the revenue-generating move...

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Online Lottery Ticket Sales Coming Soon To Illinois

HuffingtonPost.com | Lizzie Schiffman | Posted 03.22.2012

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Starting bright and early Sunday, Illinois gamblers will be able to try their luck from the comfort of their own homes as the state becomes the first ...

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Man Wins $1 Million Lottery Prize Twice In One Decade

Posted 01.11.2012

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A suburban Chicago man who won $1 million from the Illinois Lottery's "Merry Millionaire" instant game won the exact same amount -- in the same scratc...

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Checks Bounce For Lottery Winners

Posted 01.06.2012

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The Illinois Lottery officials apologized to about 85 winners Friday after their winning checks bounced. Maureen Furio of Lake Zurich, Ill. told C...

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$2.4 Million Worth Of Unclaimed Lottery Winnings Set To Expire

Posted 12.21.2011

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The Illinois Lottery on Wednesday announced that some $2 million worth of prizes from the past year remain unclaimed and are set to expire beginning J...

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Man Gets 23 Years In Jail For Robbing Lotto Winner

AP | Posted 06.02.2011

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ROLLING MEADOWS, Ill. — A 35-year-old suburban Chicago man who targeted and shot an Illinois Lottery winner has been sentenced to 23 years in pr...

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Man Does Taxes Early, Wins Last-Minute $9 Million Jackpot

Posted 05.25.2011

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Unlike most of us, Irving Przyborski didn't wait until April 14 to fill out his taxes this year. He got around to it in mid-March -- a decision that t...

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Losing Lottery Contractor Accuses State Of Unfair Process

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The company that lost out on a lucrative bid to manage the Illinois State Lottery has protested the decision. Camelot Illin...

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Two Finalists Picked For Illinois Lottery Contract

AP | TAMMY WEBBER | Posted 05.25.2011

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CHICAGO — Two private companies were named as finalists Monday for a lucrative, first-of-its-kind contract to manage Illinois' lottery and will ...

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Generous Lottery Winner: 'I Wish I'd Won A Billion Dollars So I Could Keep Everyone Happy'

Chicago Sun-Times | Posted 05.25.2011

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Ten years after he and his wife won $64 million in the "Big Game" lottery, Alex Snelius wishes he'd won more money. The 73-year-old Palos Heights m...

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llinois Lottery Makes Last Call For Private Manager Bids

AP | KAREN HAWKINS | Posted 05.25.2011

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CHICAGO — The Illinois Lottery made a last call for bids Friday from private companies looking to manage the agency's operations in a deal that ...

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Quinn Privatizes Illinois Lottery's Management And Marketing

AP | TAMMY WEBBER | Posted 05.25.2011

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CHICAGO — Illinois' governor has awarded a lucrative, first-of-its-kind contract to manage the Illinois Lottery to a private company with strong...

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Quinn's Secret Lottery Deal Must Be Stopped

Rep. Jack Franks | Posted 05.25.2011

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The stars are aligning for another bad deal for Illinois taxpayers, one that will dwarf the mistakes of Chicago's parking meter fiasco.

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Illinois Lottery Contract Cloaked In Secrecy, Critics Say

AP | TAMMY WEBBER | Posted 05.25.2011

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CHICAGO — With less than two weeks before Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn awards a lucrative, first-of-its-kind contract for the private management of t...

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Illinois Should Better Manage the Lottery, Not Waste the Bucks

Rep. Jack Franks | Posted 05.25.2011

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Our state recently put the wheels in motion to hire a private management firm to run the Illinois lottery for the next decade. Under a privatization plan, taxpayers will lose out.

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Illinois Lottery Could Come Under Private Management

Posted 05.25.2011

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The Illinois Lottery is a gamble; pay a few bucks, and anyone's got a chance to win millions. But for the state of Illinois, the lottery is just the...

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As Economy Flags, Lottery Sales Break Record But Profits Drop

Herald & Review | MIKE RIOPELL | Posted 05.25.2011

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Illinois Lottery sales continue to be steady during the flagging economy. (via)...

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Online Lottery Tickets? Senate President Says Yes

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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Hoping to squeeze more money out of the state lottery, Illinois Senate President John Cullerton wants to sell tickets online and hire a private compan...

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Lottery Lease May Violate Federal Law

The Bloomington Pantagraph | Kurt Erickson | Posted 05.25.2011

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A new federal legal decision could put a serious dent in Illinois' effort to raise money for a statewide construction program. Reacting to a plan by ...

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Summary of the Proposed Lease of the State Lottery

Greg Harris | Posted 05.25.2011

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I have had a number of inquiries about the details of the proposal to lease the State Lottery, so here we go with an explanation of SB2595, the version of the lottery lease proposal passed by the House.

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Springfield Special Sessions: A Ray of Hope

Greg Harris | Posted 05.25.2011

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The 23rd and 24th Special Sessions of the General Assembly started off much the same as most of the other special sessions called by the Governor. However, following that brief session, some of us met in Speaker Madigan's office to consider the proposed lease of the Illinois Lottery.

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