The Village of Chebanse had the 743rd highest lottery ticket net sales statewide per capita for the month of January 2016 -- up 16 spots from its December ranking.
The per capita lottery ticket sales in Chebanse was $14.74 per person.
Based on monthly sales records obtained by the Kankakee Times, Chebanse generated $15,074 in net sales from its two lottery retailers in January 2016, compared to $9,512.50 in January 2015.
The Village of Chebanse is in Iroquois County, and has a population of 1,023, according to 2010 census data.
Average sales for municipalities in the region in January 2016 was $14,557.55.
Chebanse's top lottery retailer is Eg Winterroths located at 149 W Chebanse Ave, Chebanse, IL 60922.
Eg Winterroths generated 91 percent of Chebanse's January 2016 lottery ticket sales and 4 percent of Iroquois County's sales that month, which was $422,169.
A close look at sales by city shows that the top five cities with the highest lottery revenue per capita in Iroquois County in 2015 were Loda, Gilman, Crescent City, Watseka and Ashkum.
Statewide, the top five cities with the highest lottery revenue per capita were Forest View, Burnt Prairie, McCook, Mapleton and Merrionette Park.
The top five cities in the state generated $5,496,719 in net sales -- 1 percent of the state's 2015 net sales amounting to $2,793,271,709.50.
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