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Chicago man credits mom with $2.5 million lottery winNews Story
A Chicago man is planning a special Mother's Day for his mom after she bought a lottery ticket for him that wound up being worth $2.5 million. Daniel Stojak, 46, of Chicago, said his mother, Shirley, 77, also of Chicago, frequently buys him tickets at the Jewel-Osco in Niles where she has worked as a cashier for about 15 years. Though Shirley Stojak had won some money before playing the lottery the most was $10,000 this April 1 was special. That day, she bought a $10 instant ticket and
May 9, 2014, 4:21 pm - Lottery News

Chicago man wins lottery three times in three weeksNews Story
Three is a magic number, at least it might be for one Chicago resident. Christopher Kaelin, an occasional lottery player, won the same lottery game three times in three weeks, officials announced Wednesday. I never expected to win, Kaelin told Illinois lottery officials earlier this month, especially not three times. Kaelin said his first win came during his lunch break when he bought a Crossword instant ticket at Gateway Newstand on Clark Street in Chicago and won $25,000. Image:
Apr 24, 2014, 7:56 am - Lottery News

Lucky woman buying lottery ticket narrowly escapes truck crashNews Story
Includes video report Surveillance cameras captured amazing video of a woman who barely escaped with her life when a truck crashed into a grocery store in the Park Manor, Illinois, neighborhood Friday afternoon. It happened at the Farmers Food Basket at 71st and Martin Luther King Drive. Witnesses say a Ford pickup truck hit two other vehicles in the intersection, then careened into the front of the store. The woman, who was buying lottery tickets from a vending machine near the site
Apr 21, 2014, 11:19 am - Lottery News

Iowa Lottery no longer sharing Illinois Lottery drawingsNews Story
State started conducting its own Pick 3 and Pick 4 drawings Wednesday Starting this week, it won't be share and share alike for Iowa Lottery players anymore. Beginning Wednesday, April 16, Iowa Lottery players finally got their own Pick 3 and Pick 4 lottery numbers. Iowa has been sharing Pick 3 and Pick 4 numbers with Illinois since the games were introduced, in 1998 and 2003, respectively. The time of the drawings also changed slightly, as did the deadline by which players must purchas
Apr 17, 2014, 8:38 pm - Lottery News

Illinois Lottery mulling changes to drawingsNews Story
Could this be a move to all-computerized drawings and the death of real drawings in Illinois? After 20 years of perky hosts and ping pong balls, the future of live Illinois Lottery drawings on WGN-Ch.9 is up in the air. Lottery officials said Tuesday they are considering parting ways with WGN-TV, home to daily drawings since 1994, when the current one-year contract expires in June. Advances in lottery technology, an influx of new games and the move by Tribune Co. to pull the evening drawin
Apr 16, 2014, 8:07 am - Lottery News

Northstar fights to keep Illinois lottery documents secretNews Story
The company hired to run the Illinois Lottery continued its fight to keep some documents under wraps, arguing their release would violate its contract with the state and expose company secrets to competitors. At a hearing before the Illinois Court of Claims, Northstar Lottery Group argued today that lottery officials have no duty to release a marketing study and a business plan even though the Illinois Attorney General has advised the documents should be made public. The firm asked the cou
Apr 15, 2014, 8:05 am - Lottery News

For some, Illinois Lottery app makes ticket-buying too easyNews Story
When Illinois launched its first-in-the-nation lottery app in January, Matthew Ruder quickly signed up so he could jockey for jackpots with just a tap of the finger on his smartphone. It's really easy to buy lottery tickets on the big draw days, said Ruder, 40, of Pekin in central Illinois. I can just log in to it, add some money to it, buy some tickets, and then I have them right there instead of stopping at the store. It just makes it easier sometimes. State lottery officials hope the
Apr 10, 2014, 8:31 am - Lottery News

Couple collect lottery winnings after misplacing ticketNews Story
A Downers Grove, Illinois, couple claimed a $1 million lottery prize Thursday after a brief but frantic search for their winning ticket. Cathy and Dave Seiden won the prize after matching five numbers on their Mega Millions ticket for the March 18 drawing. Cathy Seiden bought the ticket at her regular Jewel-Osco in nearby Woodridge, something she said she does every couple of weeks. She gave the ticket to her husband, and they forgot about it until one of Cathy's co-workers told her tha
Mar 28, 2014, 8:31 am - Lottery News

Widow and daughter will split estate of poisoned $1 million lotto winnerNews Story
The estate of a Chicago man who was poisoned to death right after he won $1 million on a scratch-off lottery ticket will be split between his widow and his daughter from a previous marriage, ending a fight in court. The settlement was confirmed Thursday by a lawyer for the widow. The widow and daughter agreed not to sue each other for wrongful death unless a criminal investigation yields new information. A medical examiner ruled in March that the lottery winner, Urooj Khan, was killed by c
Dec 13, 2013, 9:27 am - Lottery News

'Miracle' lottery win to let man visit gravely ill nephew, 7News Story
Conrad Selle's sister in France called Sunday with bad news: If he wants to see his 7-year-old nephew, who is losing a hard-fought battle with leukemia, he should come now. It was weighing on my heart, said the computer systems analyst who still is recovering from being out of work until March. I had no way to pay for it. Then, that night, he won $10,000 in the lottery. Thanks to what he said must be a providential thing, Selle and his son, Lucas, 15, will leave Monday for Paris. Beyo
Oct 14, 2013, 4:41 pm - Lottery News