Illinois Valley Times

The Village of Leland had the 554th highest lottery ticket net sales statewide per capita for the month of March 2016 -- up 176 spots from its February ranking.

The per capita lottery ticket sales in Leland was $16.69 per person.

Based on monthly sales records obtained by the Illinois Valley Times, Leland generated $15,739.50 in net sales from its one lottery retailer in March 2016, compared to $8,483 in March 2015.

The Village of Leland is in LaSalle County, and has a population of 943, according to 2010 census data.

Average sales for municipalities in the region in March 2016 was $25,392.51.

Leland's top lottery retailer is Caseys Gen Store #1392 located at 180 N Main St, Leland, IL 60531.

Caseys Gen Store #1392 generated 100 percent of Leland's March 2016 lottery ticket sales and 1 percent of LaSalle County's sales that month, which was $2,285,326.

A close look at sales by city shows that the top five cities with the highest lottery revenue per capita in LaSalle County in 2015 were Wenona, Peru, Grand Ridge, Streator and Ottawa.

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.