Some Illinois Lottery players cross state lines for tickets because of IOUs

Randall Lobello of Bensenville said he still plans to buy lottery tickets, despite the Illinois Lottery’s announcement Wednesday that even more winners will be getting IOUs. “I do a lot of traveling; I would just jump to the border and go to Wisconsin,” said Lobello, 47. “I used to buy lottery tickets in Illinois, but I’m not purchasing them anymore.