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  2. Illinois State Lottery - Wikipedia

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    Illinois Lottery proceeds currently benefit three major areas: 1) the state's Common School Fund (CSF), which helps finance K–12 public schools; 2) The Capital Projects Fund, used for infrastructure improvements and job creation and 3) special causes like Illinois veterans, breast cancer charities and research, assistance for people living with HIV/AIDS, and multiple sclerosis research.

  3. Big lottery winners in Illinois not getting paid due to state ...

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    A big lottery win should be a joyous time, but for some in Illinois, it's become a frustrating one. According to the Chicago Tribune, payouts exceeding $25,000 have been temporarily suspended in ...

  4. Lotteries in the United States - Wikipedia

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    In 1868, after years of illegal operation, the Louisiana State Lottery Company obtained a 25-year charter for its state lottery system. [3] The charter was passed by the legislature due to immense bribing from a criminal syndicate in New York. [3] The Louisiana Lottery Company derived 90% of its revenue from tickets sold across state borders. [3]

  5. Illinois Department of Corrections - Wikipedia

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    The IDOC is led by a director appointed by the Governor of Illinois, [3] and its headquarters are in Springfield. [4] The IDOC was established in 1970, combining the state's prisons, juvenile centers, and parole services. The juvenile corrections system was split off into the Illinois Department of Juvenile Justice on July 1, 2006. [3]

  6. Check your coat pockets: Illinois Lottery seeks owner of ...

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    The Illinois Lottery is looking for the owner of an unclaimed ticket purchased in Chicago last October. It's among $4.5 million in unclaimed winnings.

  7. ‘I instantly started crying’: This Illinois woman just won $1 ...

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    “I saw the ticket in my purse and opened my lottery app to scan my ticket and check if it was a winner,” she told Illinois Lottery. “I immediately saw '$1,000,000' on the screen.” “I ...

  8. Hot Lotto fraud scandal - Wikipedia

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    The December 29, 2010, drawing of the multi-state lottery game Hot Lotto featured an advertised top prize of US$16.5 million. [21] On November 9, 2011, Philip Johnston, a resident of Quebec City, Canada, [5] phoned the Iowa Lottery to claim a ticket that had won the jackpot; stating he was too sick to claim the prize in person, he provided a 15-digit code that verified the winning ticket.

  9. Your turn: Why the Illinois Lottery is more than just a game

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