Two lucky winners, one in Chicago and one in Aurora, each took home $250,000

If you bought a Lucky Day Lotto ticket on Wednesday, check your numbers.

Two lucky winners, one in Chicago and one in Aurora, each took home $250,000.

During the midday drawing, the two both had all five matching winning numbers: 3-8-9-31-45. One of the lucky winners purchased their ticket at a Mariano’s grocery store in Aurora. The other acquired theirs at Navkar Food Inc. in Chicago.

But the two winners aren’t the only lucky ones. The retailers who sold the tickets also cash in a $2,500 bonus- one percent of the prize money.

Out of Wednesday’s 16,700 winning lottery tickets sold, a total of $540,300 was handed out.

Winners have one year from the date of the winning draw in which to claim their prize. The Illinois Lottery encourages all lucky winners to write their name on the back of their ticket and keep it in a safe place until they’re ready to claim their prize

LOWELL, Ind. – An 18-year-old man was killed early Thursday morning when his pickup truck went off the road and overturned in northwest Indiana, authorities said.

Deadly Crash in NW Indiana 

What we know:

The crash happened around 3 a.m. at 231st Avenue and Colfax Street in unincorporated Lowell.

The driver, an 18-year-old man from Illinois, was heading west on 231st when he lost control of the truck, according to the Lake County Sheriff’s Department.

The truck struck a culvert, became airborne, landed, and rolled over, authorities said. The man was ejected from the vehicle.

No other vehicles were involved.

What we don’t know:

The driver’s identity has not been released pending family notification.

What’s next:

The Lake County Sheriff’s Department Reconstruction Team is still investigating the case.