Winning $500K Illinois Lottery ticket sold at Circle K in Streator
STREATOR, Ill. (WTVO) — A $500,000 winning Lucky Day Lotto ticket was sold Sunday at a Circle K in Streator, according to the Illinois Lottery.
The winner has yet to come forward to claim their prize, the lottery said.
The ticket was purchased at the Circle K store on E. Main Street in Streator.
Last week, a tourist to Chicago purchased a winning $3 million lottery ticket in Chicago.
Earlier this month, a woman a $1 million iLottery prize in Rockford.
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