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Illinois Lottery: A scratch-off top prize of $3M purchased in Chicago’s western suburbs is fit for a ‘King’
BELLWOOD, Ill. — The “King of Cash” scratched off a royal bounty in Chicago’s western suburbs.
Now the “King’s” family appears to be getting new cars, too.
The Illinois Lottery recently crowned a lucky top-prize winner of $3 million on a $30 “Cash is King” scratch-off ticket, purchased at Bellwood Liquor and Grocery, 5001 St. Charles Road in Bellwood.
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The big winner, who goes by the nickname “King of Cash,” has requested to stay anonymous.
“I scratched off the ticket while I was still at the convenience store,” the “King of Cash” said in an Illinois Lottery press release. “I thought I read the ticket wrong. I had the cashier verify it for me, and he said, ‘Congratulations!’
“It was so shocking. My heart was pounding and I immediately started to sweat. I couldn’t believe it!”
And for the “King’s” subjects?
“First, I want to pay off our mortgage and my car,” the “King” proclaimed. “Next, my wife wants a new car and my son needs a new car.
“New cars for everybody!”
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The “King” almost forgot his own chariot when he won the lottery.
“I was so surprised, and I needed to rush home,” the “King” shared. “I was in such a hurry, I ran out of the store and almost headed home, forgetting my truck in the parking lot!”
For selling the winning ticket to its royal customer, Bellwood Liquor and Grocery receives a selling bonus of 1% of the prize amount, or $30,000 in this case.
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CENTRALIA, Ill. – An investigation is underway after multiple people were shot Sunday in Centralia, Illinois, according to a report from WFCN News in southern Illinois.
FOX 2 has confirmed the Illinois State Police is investigating a shooting and taking over the investigation, but ISP could not confirm many further details as of 9 p.m. Sunday.
“The investigation is in its infancy and to protect the integrity of the investigation, no additional details will be released at this time,” ISP said in a statement to FOX 2.
According to WFCN News, the shooting happened around 5 p.m. near the 900 block of East Kell Street in Centralia. Multiple law enforcement agencies have since responded to scene and multiple victims are hospitalized, according to the report.
It’s unclear how many people may have been injured and what led up to the shooting.
Centralia, Illinois is about 70 miles, or just over an hour, east of St. Louis.
This is a developing story. FOX 2 will update as more information becomes available.
The National Weather Service has teams of storm surveryors in the field April 18 investigating several reports of severe storms and tornado touch downs across eastern Iowa, northwest Illinois and northeast Missouri.
According to the weather service’s website, windgusts of up to 60 to 70 mph along with teacup-sized hail and several tornadoes were reported April 17.
Many homes and outbuildings were damaged, trees were uprooted and power lines were downed in Lena, Illinois, where the most significant damage occurred, the site pointed out.
Very strong winds also were reported near Washington, Iowa, and Colmar, Illinois, where several outbuildings and grain bins were destroyed.
The weather service received reports of confirmed and possible tornadoes in the areas of Lena, Pecatonica, Shirland, Rockton, Roscoe and Capron.
The teams will be assessing damage this weekend into next week along with county emergency management teams to determine what types of storms occurred and their paths.
Dozens of power outages were reported, as well.
As of the afternoon of April 18, ComEd was reporting 85 active power outages across northern Illinois, down from 241 on April 17, and 6,751 customers affected, down from more than 18,000.
The bulk of those outages and the most customers impacted are concentrated in Jo Daviess and Stephenson counties.
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