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Meet two more recipients of the 2022 Ticket for the Cure Grant from The Illinois LotteryChicago Readeron October 26, 2022 at 2:30 pm

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The Carolyn Adams Ticket for the Cure (TFTC) is an Illinois Lottery specialty ticket where 100 percent of profits go…