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Weather Alert

...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON CDT /1 PM EDT/ SATURDAY
TO 7 PM CDT /8 PM EDT/ TUESDAY...

* WHAT...Heat index values 100 to 109 expected.

* WHERE...All of southern Illinois, southwest Indiana, western
Kentucky, and southeast Missouri.

* WHEN...From noon CDT /1 PM EDT/ Saturday to 7 PM CDT /8 PM EDT/
Tuesday.

* IMPACTS...Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat
illnesses.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...The first prolonged stretch of heat and
humidity of the season will amplify health impacts. Health impacts
will build with each successive day in the heat and humidity.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of
the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors.

Take extra precautions when outside. Wear lightweight and loose
fitting clothing. Try to limit strenuous activities to early morning
or evening. Take action when you see symptoms of heat exhaustion and
heat stroke.

&&

Check your tickets! Four people win big in Illinois Lottery

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An estimated $1.5 billion is in play after Wednesday's Powerball drawing brings no winning tickets

No winning tickets were sold in Wednesday's Powerball drawing.

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CHICAGO, IL (WSIL) -- A select few lucky people were feeling extra merry this Christmas after winning money from the Illinois Lottery.

The person who bought a ticket from the Phillips 66 gas station at 1660 East Broadway in Alton, IL won the grand prize of $1 million after the Thursday, December 22 drawing. The winnings numbers were 2-3-13-21-28-43.

Three other people had reason to have some Christmas cheer as well. A ticket from Lynwood, IL won $900,000, the numbers being 3-5-6-15-29. Two people who had bought their tickets online won $50,000. and the winning numbers from that drawing were 3-6-22-26-30.

The current jackpot is set at $6.5 million, and the next drawing will take place Monday, December 26.

The Illinois Lottery asks the winners to write their name on the back of the ticket and keep the tickets in a safe place until they claim their prize.