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Central Illinois man wins $1 million on scratch-off lottery ticket
FAIRVIEW, Ill. (WMBD) — One lucky Illinois Lottery player said he couldn’t believe his luck after winning the top prize off a scratch-off ticket. According to the Illinois Lottery news release, Kevin Weaver of Fairview bought the “$40 Million Mega Bucks” ticket from the County Market located at 1090 E. Fort St. in Farmington.
Lucky Illinoisian wins nearly $750,000 from lottery
CHICAGO (WMBD) — The Illinois iLottery has another winner after a lucky player won $746,348 playing Fast Play Twenty 20s on Wednesday. Twenty 20s is a “progressive” jackpot, where the winnings begin at $50,000 and grows with each purchased ticket until a winner is picked. In 2024,...
Alerts issued as millions of birds expected to cross Illinois overnight
The annual spring migration of birds is continuing over the United States, and Illinois is expected to see millions more taking flight across the state in coming days. According to Birdcast, an astonishing 50.2 million birds were in flight over Illinois Sunday night and into Monday morning, with a variety of species continuing to cross the state as they head to their spring breeding grounds in Wisconsin and Canada.
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