Runners looking to race in the 2026 Bank of America Chicago Marathon will be notified of their status as the lottery drawing ...

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 ...

The numbers were heaven-sent. An Illinois man was overwhelmed when he learned he won a $650,000 lottery jackpot after using numbers inspired by his late wife on a game he’s never played before. “I ...

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

One lucky suburban Chicago lottery player is waking up $650,000 richer. According to the Illinois Lottery, a jackpot-winning Lucky Day Lotto ticket worth $650,000 was sold over the weekend at the ...

The Chicago White Sox won Major League Baseball's 2026 draft lottery on Dec. 9 at the winter meetings and will have the No. 1 ...

The Chicago White Sox struggled in 2025, but help is on the way. After going 60-102 last year, Chicago won the MLB Draft lottery on Tuesday, earning the No. 1 overall pick in the 2026 MLB Draft.

CHICAGO (WLS) -- A Chicago man is feeling extra thankful this Thanksgiving. That's because the 68-year-old known only as "Mr. M*," just won a million dollars from a $10 scratch off ticket. "I was ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- An Illinois Lottery player hit it big on a 777 Jackpot scratch-off ticket on Chicago's South Side. The winning ticket worth $777,777 was purchased at the BP gas station near 43rd and ...

DuPage County prosecutors said the man convinced a 7-Eleven clerk to let him get warm inside the store, then stole $730 in scratch-off tickets when the clerk later went into the back cooler. The ...

The Chicago White Sox won the lottery for the 2026 MLB draft and will select No. 1 for the first time since 1977 — when they chose Hall of Famer Harold Baines.