A Chicago-area man won a $1.3 million jackpot in the Illinois Lottery's Lucky Day Lotto game, after having won a $45,000 prize in the same game 15 years ago.

I just stopped by the store for a drink and thought, ‘Why not?’ ” the man asked himself when he bought the winning $1.3 million ticket

View post: One of the Greatest Guitar Solos of All Time Belongs to a 2011 Hit — And It Still Rocks An Illinois grandparent has won the state’s lottery jackpot, and they have some exciting plans for how they’ll spend the money, according to a news ...

An Illinois Lotto player has won a $14.6 million jackpot, the largest prize awarded in the state this year, according to the Illinois Lottery. The winning ticket, purchased for the Aug. 25 drawing at Crown Mart in East St. Louis, matched all six numbers.

An Illinois resident is celebrating the new year in a big way after capturing a $1 million Lottery jackpot. According to Illinois Lottery officials, the state officially has its first $1 million-draw game winner of the new year after the jackpot was ...

An Illinois Lottery player this week won the Mega Millions jackpot, worth $536 million. The Illinois Lottery said the winning ticket was purchased online, and matched all five numbers in the Mega Ball in Tuesday's drawing. Those numbers were 16, 21, 30, 35 ...

A Illinois man beat the odds by winning a state lottery game for the second time in 15 years, almost exactly a decade after someone else's similar feat. (IL Lottery)

IDHS grants that are supported by the Illinois Lottery’s specialty ticket have helped Fifth Street Renaissance to continue providing critical resources to some of the state’s most vulnerable and underserved populations.