The Lottery announced a new “Cash 4 College” scratch-off ticket Thursday. Five winners get full tuition and any mandatory fees for college. Lottery spokeswoman Tracy Owens says officials hope the new ticket will help fulfill the dream of continued education but without the worry about tuition. Get the full story »
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State hires Northstar to run Illinois lottery
The state will pay a private company at least $15 million a year to take over day-to-day operations at the Illinois Lottery, but none of the department’s 170 workers will lose their jobs as a result.
Sep. 3, 2010 at 6:21 a.m.
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Filed under: Critics: Illinois lottery contract cloaked in secrecy
With less than two weeks before Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn awards a lucrative, first-of-its-kind contract for the private management of the state’s $2 billion-a-year lottery, some are criticizing the selection process as too secretive and questioning whether it favors one powerful bidder.
