Illinois Valley Times

The City of Streator had the 142th highest lottery ticket net sales statewide per capita for the month of May 2016 -- up 11 spots from its April ranking.

The per capita lottery ticket sales in Streator was $31.84 per person.

Based on monthly sales records obtained by the Illinois Valley Times, Streator generated $419,728 in net sales from its 18 lottery retailers in May 2016, compared to $489,339 in May 2015.

The City of Streator is in LaSalle County, and has a population of 13,182, according to 2010 census data. Neighboring municipalities are Kangley.

Average sales for municipalities in the region in May 2016 was $23,040.67.

Streator's top lottery retailer is Cigarette Express #11 located at 105 E Sumner St, Streator, IL 61364.

Cigarette Express #11 generated 16 percent of Streator's May 2016 lottery ticket sales and 4 percent of LaSalle County's sales that month, which was $2,073,660.50.

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.