$970 Million Mega Millions Jackpot; What Are The Most Common Numbers Drawn?
The drawing is tonight for the $970 million Mega Millions jackpot, the second largest lottery jackpot in U.S. history.
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The drawing is tonight for the $970 million Mega Millions jackpot, the second largest lottery jackpot in U.S. history.
The winner of the $548 million jackpot would have a cash option of $309 million.
The Mega Millions jackpot has swelled to its third largest total ever, after no one picked all six winning numbers on Tuesday.
The Mega Millions drawing for $227 million dollars is set for Friday night. The winner will get a cash option of $134 million.
The lucky winner of Tuesday night's half-billion dollar Mega Millions jackpot bought their ticket in San Jose, California.
The Illinois Mega Millions jackpot has reached $512 million for tonight's drawing.
The jackpot in the Mega Millions lottery in Illinois has reached $283 million after there was no winner in Tuesday night's drawing, lottery officials said Friday.
There may be a millionaire out there who doesn't even know it.
While there was no winner in Wednesday's drawing, players won prizes worth $2.00 to $10,000.
Alex Seol won $40,000 in the Mega Millions drawing when his ticket matched four of the five winning numbers.
The Quick Pick ticket was bought at INS Market, 225 N. Michigan, and matched all five numbers – 03, 07, 22, 27 and 50.
Winners have up to a year from the original drawing date to claim their prizes.
Patricia Busking and her husband will share their nearly $400 million in winnings with family and donate to charity. CBS 2's Sandra Torres reports.
We have a Mega Millions lottery winner--right here in the Chicago suburbs.
Convenience store owner Glen Gorman said his business will be hurt by losing those games, especially with extremely large jackpots.
Illinois Lottery players who buy tickets for Powerball and Mega Millions could soon have to cross state lines for a chance at those huge jackpots.
With more than two days left until the next drawing, the Powerball jackpot has climbed to a staggering $1.4 billion, easily the largest lottery pot ever in the world.
Supermercado Imelda manager Dolores Diaz said she has no idea who the winning player is, and until Wednesday, wasn't even aware of the store's $500,000 bonus for selling the winning ticket.
A Naperville man has officially claimed the largest prize in Illinois Lottery history, reports WBBM's Lisa Fielding.
The winner of the largest lottery jackpot in Illinois history is coming forward to claim a Mega Millions prize. CBS 2's Derrick Blakley reports.
The winner of Friday's Mega Million's $270 million jackpot has not yet come forward after the winning ticket, 26-32-44-45-58, was sold at a gas station in Glendale Heights.
Someone still has yet to claim Friday's $270 million Mega Millions jackpot, and lottery officials don't want the winner to wait until after the holiday weekend to claim their prize.
Someone in the Chicago area just hit a massive Mega Millions jackpot. WBBM's Mike Krauser reports.
Twenty Mega Millions players matched five out of six numbers in Tuesday night's drawing, and won a $1 million prize, and one of those tickets was sold in Chicago.
There were no jackpot winners in Illinois in Tuesday night's $636 million Mega Millions drawing, but there was one person who won a $1 million prize after buying a ticket in Chicago.
A winter weather advisory will take effect overnight for the Chicago area overnight. Here's what you can expect.
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Former Robbins Police Chief Carl Scott, who pleaded guilty earlier this year to beating a man in an interview room, apologized on Friday and took accountability for what happened.
The Supreme Court said Friday it will decide the legality of President Trump's executive order that seeks to end birthright citizenship.
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Former Chicago Tribune publisher and editor-in-chief R. Bruce Dold passed away this week.
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The U.S. stopped minting pennies this week, and some groups have issued a warning about the headaches that can create for some businesses and consumers.
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The Food and Drug Administration is warning about additional cookware brands that could be leaching lead into your food.
Walgreens said it will close its office space in Chicago's Old Post Office building.
The newest measles vaccination numbers released by Chicago Public Schools shows immunizations are finally moving in the right direction.
Two pregnant Black women recently faced alarming neglect at hospitals in Indiana and Texas, highlighting racial disparities in maternal care.
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker on Tuesday signed a bill aimed at protecting vaccine access in Illinois.
Roseland Community Hospital on Monday celebrated the opening of a new sickle cell treatment clinic.
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A federal judge has called out an immigration enforcement agent for using artificial intelligence to write the narrative of a use-of-force report as just a small part of a scathing opinion that rebutted federal officials' narratives about appropriate force used against protesters and others during an ongoing immigration crackdown in Chicago.
Frank Gehry was known for designing the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao in Spain and the Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles.
Netflix on Friday said it will acquire Warner Bros., including its film and television studios, HBO Max and HBO.
Starting Wednesday, riders on the Chicago Transit Authority system will hear a recognizable Chicago voice during their commutes.
Three different times over the past year, popular and longstanding Chicago stage theater spaces have made headlines for their demise. But it's not all bad news by any stretch.
Joe Colborn, better known as Joe "JoBo" Bohannon on Chicago radio, died this week.
The annual arrival of the Christmas Tree Ship is underway in Chicago on Saturday.
Dress up in your favorite elf costumes or other holiday attire for “Elfin’ Around the Depot” in Berwyn’s Depot.
The annual arrival of the Christmas Tree Ship is underway in Chicago on Saturday.
A man was found shot to death in the Garfield Park neighborhood.
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A winter weather advisory will take effect overnight for the Chicago area overnight. Here's what you can expect.
A U.S. Coast Guard ship carrying 1,200 Christmas trees from Michigan made its way Navy Pier.
A man was found shot to death in the Garfield Park neighborhood on Friday night.
Chicago firefighters were called to a two-alarm building fire near a school on the city's Northwest Side Friday afternoon.
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Pascal Siakam scored a season-high 36 points, Bennedict Mathurin added 28 and the Indiana Pacers beat the struggling Chicago Bulls 120-105 on Friday night.
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Braeden Bowman forced overtime for the Golden Knights when he put in his own rebound with 2:28 left in the third period.
Caleb Williams plans on picking up right where he left off the last time he faced the Packers.
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A divided Wisconsin Supreme Court has agreed to take a case brought by the American Civil Liberties Union on behalf of an immigrant rights group.
