Illinois
Illinois great-grandmother wins $1M from sctratch ticket
FRANKLIN PARK, Ill. (WLS) — A west suburban great-grandmother became a millionaire over the weekend.
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Pamela Arscott of Franklin Park, Illinois won the top prize of $1 million on Illinois Lottery Celebration Instant Ticket.
Arscott said she saw the scratch off ticket while shopping at a Walmart in Addison.
“I started scratching the ticket and saw I had a matching number for a million dollars,” she said. “I thought it was a mistake. I immediately woke up my daughter.”
Her daughter rushed to the store to get it scanned to make sure it was real.
“She got to the store, scanned the ticket, called me, and said, ‘It’s real. You’re getting a million dollars, Mom’,” she said.
The Walmart, on North Rohlwing Road, will receive a bonus of 1% of the prize.
She has five children, ten grandkids and two great-grandchildren. Her husband of 49 years passed away in October.
“He was the breadwinner and took care of all of us. I truly believe this winning ticket is a blessing from him,” she said.
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Illinois
Illinois Lottery player wins $1.15M off ticket purchased in Chicagoland
CHICAGO – An Illinois Lottery ticket worth $1.15 million was sold at a convenience store in far northwest suburban Harvard over the weekend.
What we know:
The winning Lucky Day Lotto ticket was purchased at Chemung Country Store, located at 24102 Route 173, for the Saturday evening drawing.
The winning numbers were 2-15-28-31-43.
What they’re saying:
Mark Smith, co-owner of Chemung Country Store, said the shop has been part of the community for nearly four decades.
“Our customer base is largely made up of loyal, local customers, so we’re all hoping the winner is one of our regulars,” Smith said in a statement.
For selling the jackpot-winning ticket, the store will receive a bonus equal to 1% of the prize — $11,500.
“Over the years, we’ve celebrated quite a few winners, but this is one of our biggest,” Smith said, adding most of the bonus will go back into business and some will be used to reward staff for their work.
Big picture view:
Nearly 74,000 winning tickets were sold statewide in Saturday evening’s Lucky Day Lotto drawing, totaling more than $1.3 million in prizes.
Winners have one year from the draw date to claim their prize. The Illinois Lottery encourages winners to sign the back of their ticket and keep it in a safe place until they are ready to claim it.
Lucky Day Lotto is an Illinois-only game with drawings held twice daily at 12:40 p.m. and 9:22 p.m. Jackpots start at $100,000. Tickets can be purchased in stores, online or through the Illinois Lottery app.
The Source: The information in this story came from the Illinois Lottery.
Illinois
1 injured, 1 dead of self-inflicted gunshot in domestic incident in Des Plaines, Illinois
Police in the northwest Chicago suburb of Des Plaines, Illinois on Sunday were investigating a domestic incident in which one person was injured and another died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
At 11:15 p.m. Saturday, Des Plaines police were called for a domestic incident in the 600 block of Jill Court. Upon arrival, officers found out a domestic incident between two people had become physical, and one of those two people suffered non-life-threatening injuries.
This person was taken to an area hospital. The nature of the person’s injuries was not specified.
Around 11:50 p.m., police in neighboring Park Ridge were called for a report of a suspicious vehicle in the 800 block of Meacham Avenue. They found someone in the car who had fled the domestic incident in Des Plaines and had then suffered what appeared to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound and died, police said.
Further information was not released Sunday.
Illinois
Person found dead after RV fire in Des Plaines, Illinois
A person was found dead in a burned recreational vehicle in Des Plaines, Illinois early Sunday.
At 6:45 a.m., the Des Plaines police and fire departments were called for an RV on fire the 2600 block of Scott Street in Des Plaines.
Firefighters put out the fire and found a dead body inside, police said.
The identity of the person found dead has not been released pending family notification and further investigation. The cause of the fire was also under investigation Sunday.
The Des Plaines Fire Department, Illinois State Fire Marshal Investigators, and Des Plaines Police Department were investigating Sunday.
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