A suburban father of five is celebrating a big win after hitting the Lucky Day Lotto jackpot, Illinois Lottery said.

AURORA, Ill. (WLS) -- A winner who bout a $1 million winning Powerball ticket in Aurora has claimed their prize, the Illinois Lottery said. The winner, who is remaining anonymous and using the name ...

After his go-to lottery ticket was out of stock, a grandfather took a chance on a different scratch-off — and it paid off big time. Clarence Neuenkirchen told the Illinois Lottery that he recently ...

The largest Illinois Lottery jackpot of 2025 was claimed at a gas station in East St. Louis last month, with the winner utilizing their favorite numbers to cash in. The lucky winner, who decided to ...

Aug. 26 (UPI) --An Illinois man scored a $200,000 top prize from a scratch-off lottery ticket thanks to the store he visited being sold out of the ticket he had originally intended to buy. Montgomery ...

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 ...

Update: The Illinois Lottery has revealed where the $1 million ticket was sold. An updated story can be found here. Our original story continues below. While no one struck jackpot gold in the $1.4 ...

Two lucky Illinois Powerball players won $1 million this past weekend after matching five numbers, according to an Illinois Lottery press release. Several other participants throughout the state made ...

There were no big winners in Wednesday night's Powerball drawing—however, there were some players who won smaller prizes, including one online Illinois player. Lottery officials said the player ...

A couple’s world has been turned upside down in the best way possible after buying a $5 lottery ticket in Illinois. What started out as a routine stop at a gas station to pick up a lottery ticket ...