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Grant Park ranked 373th in state in lottery ticket sales for April 2016

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The Village of Grant Park had the 373th highest lottery ticket net sales statewide per capita for the month of April 2016 -- down 137 spots from its March ranking.

The per capita lottery ticket sales in Grant Park was $19.76 per person.

Based on monthly sales records obtained by the Kankakee Times, Grant Park generated $25,470 in net sales from its two lottery retailers in April 2016, compared to $20,796 in April 2015.

The Village of Grant Park is in Kankakee County, and has a population of 1,289, according to 2010 census data.

Average sales for municipalities in the region in April 2016 was $20,117.32.

Grant Park's top lottery retailer is Circle K #181 located at 319 S Main St, Grant Park, IL 60940.

Circle K #181 generated 58 percent of Grant Park's April 2016 lottery ticket sales and 1 percent of Kankakee County's sales that month, which was $1,709,973.

A close look at sales by city shows that the top five cities with the highest lottery revenue per capita in Kankakee County in 2015 were Aroma Park, Saint Anne, Momence, Herscher and Grant Park.

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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