Lake County Gazette

The City of Highwood had the 134th highest lottery ticket net sales statewide per capita for the month of April 2016 -- up 56 spots from its March ranking.

The per capita lottery ticket sales in Highwood was $31.13 per person.

Based on monthly sales records obtained by the Lake County Gazette, Highwood generated $166,610 in net sales from its five lottery retailers in April 2016, compared to $167,712.50 in April 2015.

The City of Highwood is in Lake County, and has a population of 5,352, according to 2010 census data. Neighboring municipalities are Highland Park and Lake Forest.

Average sales for municipalities in the region in April 2016 was $27,963.60.

Highwood's top lottery retailer is Lewis Minimart Citgo located at 104 Washington Ave, Highwood, IL 60040.

Lewis Minimart Citgo generated 52 percent of Highwood's April 2016 lottery ticket sales and 1 percent of Lake County's sales that month, which was $10,234,678.50.

A close look at sales by city shows that the top five cities with the highest lottery revenue per capita in Lake County in 2015 were Wadsworth, Hainesville, Lake Villa, Antioch and Fox Lake.

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.