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A machine at a convenience store in Chicago dispenses Mega Millions tickets for a $900 million drawing in 2018. The jackpot reached $1.537 billion before one winning ticket was sold in South Carolina.

Trying to win Mega Millions? These are the numbers that come up most

Here are the Mega Millions lottery balls that are drawn the most -- and why that doesn't make them lucky numbers.
Respiratory therapist Aminderjit Dhanoa, 37, gets the first COVID-19 vaccination at Edward Hospital in Naperville in December. The state is shifting to a second wave of vaccinations for seniors and essential workers.

The latest on COVID-19 vaccinations in the suburbs

As the state pivots to COVID-19 vaccinations for seniors and essential workers, here's the latest information.
Deer Park officials have lifted a local ban on apiaries and beekeeping.

Deer Park lifts ban on beehives

Fresh honey lovers in Deer Park, rejoice: The local ban on backyard beekeeping has been repealed.
Your media room need not be in a dark corner of the basement.

Variables to consider when choosing a media room

Before choosing an area of their home as a designated media room, homeowners must consider a host of variables to ensure they get as much out of the room as possible.
Believe Project: $100 to help domestic violence survivors
Today's recipient of a $100 bill through the Believe Project is Teri Archam of Arlington Heights.
Matt Hill of Buffalo Grove meets up with then-presidential candidate Joe Biden during a Chicago campaign event in November 2019 that Hill helped organize as the campaign's deputy national press secretary. He is now senior associate communications director for President Joe Biden.
Buffalo Grove native heads to White House to join Biden communications team
Matt Hill of Buffalo Grove first met Joe Biden as a student activist at U of I in 2015. A year ago, he was working 24/7 on the Biden campaign at their Pennsylvannia headquarters. Now, he's headed to Washington D.C. as a member of the White House communications team.
Homes are under construction in the Lincoln Valley subdivision. Lincoln Valley is spread across what used to be Fox Valley Country Club golf course along Route 25 between Batavia and North Aurora.
How COVID-19 has affected new home construction in the Fox Valley
We haven't visited, or even heard about, a major new subdivision "parade of homes" or even something like the Northern Illinois Home Builders Association's popular Cavalcade of Homes unfolding in one large subdivision in many years.
An order of coconut shrimp from Bahama Breeze in Schaumburg gives diners a culinary escape when they can’t jet off to an island paradise.
Escape winter with tropical takeout, island cocktails from suburban restaurants
If COVID-19 dashed your dream of a beach getaway this winter, you can at least enjoy a taste of the tropics with takeout from island-themed suburban restaurants.
In the U.S. where Pfizer and Moderna vaccines are being distributed, health officials say the vaccines are not interchangeable.
Can COVID-19 vaccines be mixed and matched?
In the U.S. where Pfizer and Moderna vaccines are being distributed, health officials say the vaccines are not interchangeable.
The homeowners at 706 Douglas Ave. took advantage of a Historic Architectural Rehabilitation Grant Program in 2019 and received a Mayor’s Award for the work. Applications for the 2021 grant are being accepted until April 2. The program provides residential property owners of structures in designated historic districts or landmarks with reimbursement grants of up to $20,000 for the restoration of exterior architectural features.
Elgin program offers rehab grants for historic properties
Applications are being accepted for the Elgin 2021 Historic Architectural Rehabilitation Grant Program.
Sunil Shah, founder president of the Federation of Indian Associations of Chicago, takes part in the free COVID-19 testing provided to Hoffman Estates village hall staff last week.
Indian-American federation providing free COVID-19 testing
The Federation of Indian Associations of Chicago demonstrated its dedication to the local community last week by providing free COVID-19 testing for staff members of Hoffman Estates' village hall and pollice station.
From left, Tutor4Service community outreach director Holly Ryan, president and co-founder Daniel Kalarical and president and co-founder Aiman Naqvi started a nonprofit organization to help students during remote learning. The group has also held multiple food drives and virtual music concerts. All three are seniors at Lake Zurich High School.
Lake Zurich students turn free tutoring project into larger community outreach
Lake Zurich teens start nonprofit organization, Tutor4Service, offering free tutoring sessions, holding food drives and providing seniors and hospital patients with free virtual music concerts.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
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The Daily Herald Archive, Assignment # 52,005, Dave Tonge photo: Tapes are recorded every half-hour by Sportsphone announcers unless there is a breaking story, when they are changed immediately. Pat Benkowski is recording the voice of a quiz winner, the only prize, at the services cramped quarters in the John Hancock building in Chicago in September of 1979.
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In this June 21, 2010, file photo, holding the NBA championship trophy, Los Angeles Lakers’ Kobe Bryant flashes the victory sign during a parade in downtown Los Angeles. Bryant, the 18-time NBA All-Star who won five championships and became one of the greatest basketball players of his generation during a 20-year career with the Los Angeles Lakers, died in a helicopter crash Sunday, Jan. 26, 2020.
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The Daily Herald Archive, Assignment # 52,253, Bob Ringham photo: Legendary photographer Ansel Adams, signed copies of his book in Chicago in October of 1979.
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The Daily Herald Archive, Assignment # 37,540, Dom Najolia photo: Legendary talk show host Phil Donahue, left, interviews equally legendary talk show host Dick Cavett during his show in Chicago in September of 1975.
Through the Film Magnifier: Phil Donahue, Terri Hemmert, Big Wheel car wash, Jerry Lewis and more
The Daily Herald Archive, Assignment # 64,337, Rosemary Kaul photo: Legendary musician Glen Campbell photographed on the room of the NBC building in Chicago in September of 1982.
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The Daily Herald Archive, Assignment # 41,780, Dave Tonge photo: Rockstar Ted Nugent sign autographs for his fans in Buffalo Grove in November of 1976.
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