Posted on 01/09/2016 6:22:40 PM PST by aMorePerfectUnion
Chicago couple won $30 million in the state lottery and didn't tell anyone. Not even their kids.
Somewhere in Chicago live a modest, middle-class couple with two teenage children and a $30 million secret.
They recently won the Illinois Lottery, but have yet to tell friends, family or even their children. The couple plan to keep their jobs — he runs a small business — and raise their children with a strong work ethic by keeping secret their loaded bank account.
"It's real unusual. Most people, they're ready to jump on it. They want to go on TV, they want to tell people," said their attorney, Pat Agnew, who has worked with five lottery winners of $10 million or more. "They seem to be very levelheaded and very different than most winners."
After buying the winning ticket at a gas station in Tinley Park in June, the couple contacted Agnew and created a limited liability company, or LLC. About a month after the winning numbers were announced, the prize was awarded to Spring River LLC, allowing the couple to collect their winnings while keeping their names private.
The couple are the first winners in the lottery's history to claim a prize as an LLC, but they are among about 20 percent of the $1 million-plus prize winners in Illinois who form a legal entity to claim their money. The extra step can allow winners to keep their riches out of the spotlight or create tax benefits, said Lisa Crites, legal assistant with the state lottery.
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PS - when I was a kid, I used to throw the Trib and the Sun Times.
If a Freeper wins, I hope they take care of the freepathons for the next 50 years. haha.
Tonight.
9:59 CST.
If you win enough, retire and claim that you have a pension from working.
And shut up.
Also, all federal and state taxes should be exempt from lottery winnings.
Well it seems that they’ve kept their wits about them, I wish them luck.
I saw a post today where someone showed up in a gorilla suit to try to hide his image when claiming a prize.
Media tried to knock the mask off.
There is a guy who says if you win the big one go through the process of changing your name to claim it. He goes through all the steps to take. Talks about using makeup artist to change your look.
Me, I will just use two trusts. I am sure I will never win but I am prepared if I do.
Here is a guy in China that showed up as a bear
http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/trending-now/man-in-bear-costume-claims-lottery-prize-to-protect-identity-175647579.html
I’ll file that info away for...whenever.
BFL
Of course, we would have to actually play the lottery to win. But if we did play and if we did win, nobody would ever know but us.
If I win, I will pay for 2016. Let Jim Robinson post on the Presidential year without all the extra hassle
My biggest concern would be kidnappers after grandkids, etc....
Looks like the state of California (Land of Fruits and Nuts) does not allow you to remain private.
If I win the lottery, I want to dress up like that. I recall a young man who won the lottery and showed up with Mr. Potato Head as him.
If I win, it will be a real miracle as I did not buy any tickets.
Neither does Washington, and if you win anything over $100M, you’re required to present your ticket at the state lottery HQ...by appointment.
Bet you can guess why....media circus.
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