CHICAGO (WLS) -- An Illinois Lottery player won $1 million on a scratch off ticket bought in Chicago.

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 ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- No one won Tuesday night's Mega Millions jackpot, but still check your tickets. Someone in Illinois matched ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Two winning Powerball tickets worth $1 million were sold in Illinois over the weekend. Each ticket was sold for Saturday night's Powerball drawing. The tickets were purchased at retailers, including ...

An Aurora resident won $1 million with a Powerball ticket bought at Joe's Tobacco and Vape. The ticket matched all five numbers in the Sept. 3 drawing. The winner plans to buy a new car and gifts for ...

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 ...