A Powerball player in Illinois is feeling a lot richer after capturing a $2 million prize in Monday’s drawing. According to the Illinois Lottery, the winner played the Powerball via an online ticket and matched all five numbers in the game, coming up ...

A man is crediting a surprise run-in with his grandma at an Illinois convenience store as the reason he ended up winning a $1 million Powerball prize.

An Illinois man won1 million in the Powerball lottery and credited his unexpected meeting with his grandmother for his lucky break, calling her his "lucky charm."

The Illinois Lottery is celebrating the 50th anniversary of its first drawing Thursday, a pioneering gamble that has become an enduring cash cow for the state, and a shared fantasy for millions of players. Plunk down a couple of bucks, stick a ticket in ...

After playing the same scratch-off game time and time again, an Illinois Lottery winner finally hit the jackpot. The winner, who decided to remain anonymous and use the name "Nelly Chava," won $2,000,000 on a $20 Multiplier Madness scratch-off ticket ...

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.

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 went to a Jewel-Osco in Oswego, Illinois, to buy his ...

1973: Illinois Gov. Dan Walker signed the Illinois Lottery into law, marking the 10th state in the contiguous United States with its own lottery.