Article updated: 1/11/2013 12:41 PM

Elgin man wins $380,000 in lottery

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James Abner of Elgin won a one-time payment of $380,000 with a Cash for Life ticket.

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Elgin resident James Abner won an instant lottery worth hundreds of thousands of dollars on Christmas morning. Abner scratched a Cash For Life instant ticket worth $500 a week for life, and opted for the one-time cash option of $380,000.