Mystery Winner Scores $1M at Tiny Illinois Grocery Store

Someone shopped at a tiny grocery store in Illinois a few days ago, but what they walked out with was immense. A huge $1 million dollar prize, but the winner remains a mystery.

Does this small grocery store in Chicago look familiar to you?

This is 2222 W Devon Avenue in Chicago, Illinois. According to the Illinois Lottery, someone walked into this tiny grocery store on Wednesday, July 9, 2025 and picked up a Powerball ticket. That ticket turned out to be a $1,000,000 winner. 

The problem is that whoever the winner is, their identity remains unknown as no one has yet contacted the Illinois Lottery to claim this life-changing prize.

This mystery Illinois Lottery winner has one calendar year to step forward and claim their $1 million dollar prize.

How many taxes would be taken out of a million dollar Illinois Lottery prize?

According to Turbo Tax, once Federal and Illinois taxes are withheld, your take home money from a $1 million dollar lottery win would be approximately $710500. The feds take 24% while the state of Illinois grabs almost $50,000 on its own. Still, that's a ton of money that would change someone's life. Was it you?