July 2009 - December 2009

• Quinn Administration Launches New Veterans’ Cash Stars & Stripes Lottery Ticket
• Only Two Weeks Remain to Buy Illinois Lottery Halloween Raffle Tickets!
• Hundreds will Howl. Five will Shriek. Four Might Faint.
• NEW $30 INSTANT TICKET MAKES THREE ILLINOIS RESIDENTS MILLIONAIRES
• Illinois Lottery Awards more than $1.1 Billion to Players
• Hispanic Couple from Cicero Win Wedding of Their Dreams
• Illinois Lottery Releases New MS Ticket, Dash! For Cash
• The Illinois Lottery and Illinois Department of Public Health Launch New Ticket
• Retirees Hit $11.5 Million Lotto Jackpot

Archived Recent Press Releases

• Lotto Winner Comes Forward to Claim $4 Million- Cicero Man Plans Trip to Hawaii with Winnings
• Lotto Winner Comes Forward to Claim $4 Million
• Lottery Player Rings in the New Year with Good Fortune
• Got Rock, Paper, Scissors Skills? Illinois Lottery Launches New Instant Ticket
• Responsible Gift Giving
• Week 1: Jose Alvarez
• Week 2: James M Tousey
• Week 3: Rachel Davis
• Week 4: Judith W. Yap
• Week 5: Flo Parnell
• Week 6: Jeffrey Fitch
• Week 7: R Rodriguez
• Week 8: Albert Xiques
• Week 9: Ascension Tristan
• Week 10: Lee Boedigheimer
• Week 11: Leo Baldomero
• Week 12: Damion Abney
• New Lottery Ticket Envisions a World Free of MS
• Anonymous Man Claims $4.75 Million Jackpot!
• Record-Breaking Sales in FY08
• Seeing is Believing for $100,000 Instant Ticket Winner
• Family Wins $8.5 Million While on Vacation
• Evanston Grocery Clerk Bags $3 Million
• Roselle Couple Newest Illinois Lottery Millionaires
• Lottery Gives Avid Bowler $100,000 to Spare
• Lottery Player Turns Lucky $20 Bill into $1 Million
• Forgotten Lottery Ticket a $1 Million Winner
• Lottery Player “Accidentally” Wins $100,000
• Warehouse Worker Tucks Away $1 Million Playing Illinois Lottery
• Dedicated Illinois Lottery Player Hits Jackpot
• First Time’s a Charm
• Illinois Lottery Players Get Chance to Play Deal or No Deal with Howie Mandel
• Illinois Lottery Welcomes First of Four New Raffle Millionaires
• Spur of the Moment Decision Brings $1 Million
• Illinois Lottery Crowns Golden Tee Champion
• Illinois Lottery Mega Millions Player Wins a “Prescription for Financial Security”
• Chillicothe Resident Hits it Big With $12,250,000 Illinois Lottery Jackpot
• Lottery Player Wins Big on First $20 Ticket
• Dedicated Lottery Player Finally Hits the Big One
• Gov. Blagojevich launches nation’s first Lottery ticket to benefit HIV/AIDS prevention and education
• Broadview Resident Wins Big at CTA Station Retailer!
• Lucky Man Wins Lottery Twice In Two Years
• Blagojevich Administration unveils new Veterans Cash Lottery Ticket, Double Action
• Illinois Lottery launches Voluntary Self-Exclusion Program to help problem gamblers
• Father of Five Wins $1 Million  
• Lottery Player Turns $10 into $1 Million 
• Curiosity Doesn’t Always Kill the Cat