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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,...
Illinois Lottery player claims $746K jackpot prize after iLotto win
CHICAGO — An Illinois iLottery player is getting ready to celebrate this weekend after hitting a nearly $750,000 jackpot while playing an online Fast Play game this week. The lucky lotto player snagged the $746,348 prize while playing the progressive Fast Play game Twenty 20s, which offers players the chance at a jackpot that starts at $50,000 […]
Lawmaker questions taxpayer cost for Illinois state employees' weight loss drugs
(The Center Square) – Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s office pushed to expand coverage of high-priced weight-loss drugs for state government employees by putting it into the Budget Implementation Bill. This move could cost Illinois taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars starting this summer. State Sen. Jason Plummer, R-Edwardsville, said this expansion in coverage was thrown in at the last minute and said there’s been communication between the Department of Central Management Services director and the governor’s office about the cost of the last-minute addition. However, emails...
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