Two lottery winners have filed a federal lawsuit against the Illinois Lottery for stopping payouts of prizes above $25,000 because of the budget impasse. The lawsuit seeks to force the lottery to ...

The Tweetable answer In fiscal year 2015, 24 percent of Illinois Lottery sales ended up in the state's public K-12 schools. That 24 percent comes after prize payouts and administrative costs ...

Illinois Lottery players should prepare for a bit of deja vu — with a twist — if Illinois leaders don’t pass a budget by Friday night. Not only will the popular Powerball and Mega Millions ...

A ticket purchased in Illinois matched all five numbers ... Visit powerball.com for the entire prize chart. What is the Powerball payout on matching 2 lottery numbers? Matching two numbers won ...

Prizes up to $600: Claim at an Illinois Lottery retailer, a Claim Center, by mail, or via an e-Claim. By mail, send the required documentation to: Illinois Lottery Claims Department, P.O. Box ...

The winning numbers were 12, 13, 33, 50 and 52, with a Powerball of 23. More than 60,000 other tickets sold in Illinois also won prizes ranging from $4 to $50,000 in the draw, the lottery said.