McLean County Times

The City of Chenoa had the 477th highest lottery ticket net sales statewide per capita for the month of April 2016 -- down 210 spots from its March ranking.

The per capita lottery ticket sales in Chenoa was $16.77 per person.

Based on monthly sales records obtained by the McLean County Times, Chenoa generated $29,557.50 in net sales from its three lottery retailers in April 2016, compared to $33,460 in April 2015.

The City of Chenoa is in McLean County, and has a population of 1,763, according to 2010 census data.

Average sales for municipalities in the region in April 2016 was $12,889.05.

Chenoa's top lottery retailer is Chenoa Travel Plaza located at I 55/RT 24, Chenoa, IL 61726.

Chenoa Travel Plaza generated 36 percent of Chenoa's April 2016 lottery ticket sales and 1 percent of McLean County's sales that month, which was $1,404,907.50.

A close look at sales by city shows that the top five cities with the highest lottery revenue per capita in McLean County in 2015 were Towanda, El Paso, Chenoa, Danvers and Le Roy.

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.