It was a winning weekend for Illinois Lottery players, with nearly $12.8 million in prizes won across three games, including an $11.6 million Lotto jackpot.

CHICAGO — A Chicagoland music producer is ending the month on a high note after hitting a jackpot prize on an Illinois Lottery ticket. The big winner, who chose to remain anonymous, snagged a $1,000,001.

“I felt optimistic when I played those numbers,” the woman told lottery officials

Jeramie Bizzle is a web producer for CBS Chicago. Jeramie began working with CBS Chicago as an intern in 2017 and returned as a full-time Web Producer in 2021. He has previously written for the Austin Weekly Newspaper, OakPark.com and Sportskeeda.

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After a last-minute stop, an Illinois player won $3M on an Illinois Lottery Royal Riches ticket; the retailer earns a $30K bonus for the sale.

An Illinois Lottery player is officially a millionaire after buying a winning scratch-off ticket on Christmas Eve.

A southern Illinois woman won a huge prize on Christmas Eve in an Illinois Lottery game, but the big win almost didn’t happen. That’s because the woman from downstate Vandalia originally wanted to purchase a scratch-off Lottery ticket from a retailer,