Richest Person Revealed: Meet Illinois Top Billionaire

Forbes just released its annual list of the wealthiest people in America, and Illinois's winner is a repeat of last year's.

This billionaire continues to accrue significant wealth and will probably sit at the top for quite some time.

THE RICHEST PERSON IN ILLINOIS

This year's richest man in Illinois is Lukas Walton, the grandson of Walmart founder Sam Walton, who is worth nearly $28 billion.

Imagine what you could buy with that kind of money. I could get into plenty of trouble with that kind of cash.

WHAT HAPPENED TO KEN GRIFFIN?

Anyway, Ken Griffin was the former richest man in Illinois. Griffin decided to move to Florida and thought it was cool to be number two.

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Because in Florida, the state's richest person is Jeff Bezos. Have you heard of him? Yep, he's the guy who started Amazon, and believe it or not, he's got more cabbage than Ken Griffin.

HOW IS LUKAS WALTON MAKING MONEY?

Back to Walton and his monster wad of cash, NBC 5 says he invests in various environmental initiatives and serves on the board of directors for the Walton Family Foundation.

The Chicago TV news site says Walton's net worth jumped 32% in just one year from $21.2 billion to $28 billion.

If you had as much money as Walton, maybe you'd consider a home in Inverness, Illinois' most prosperous city. Take a look at five of the cheapest homes for sale in Inverness.