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Here\u2019s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on July 29, according to the Tribune\u2019s archives.<\/p>\n

Is an important event missing from this date? Email us<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Flashback: July 29, 2022<\/p>\n

\"MotoristsMotorists exit a Speedway gas station on July 30, 2022, at 885 E. Touhy Ave., Des Plaines. The winning Mega Millions lottery ticket for more than $1 billion was purchased at the location. (John J. Kim\/Chicago Tribune)<\/p>\n

2022: The winning ticket for a $1.34 billion Mega Million jackpot<\/a> was purchased at a Des Plaines Speedway gas station. The winning numbers were 13-36-45-57-67, Mega Ball: 14.<\/p>\n

Two people, who chose not to reveal their identities, claimed the record prize<\/a> two months later, opting for a lump sum payment of $780.5 million, according to the Illinois Lottery. The biggest winners in Illinois Lottery history \u2014 and the third-largest lottery prize in the nation at the time \u2014 remain anonymous.<\/p>\n

Vintage Chicago Tribune: Illinois Lottery\u2019s first drawing took place 50 years ago<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Weather records (from the National Weather Service, Chicago<\/a>)<\/p>\n

High temperature: 99 degrees (1913)
\nLow temperature: 50 degrees (1984)
\nPrecipitation: 1.58 inches (1989)
\nSnowfall: None<\/p>\n

1829: The Potawatomi, Ottawa and Chippewa ceded to the state<\/a> more than 3,000 square miles in northern Illinois as part of the Treaty of Prairie du Chien.<\/p>\n

\"FacingFacing a playoff for the Western Open Golf championship are, from left, Jack Nicklaus, Julius Boros and Arnold Palmer, who stand in front of the scoreboard at Beverly Country Club in Chicago on July 28, 1963, after finishing in a three-way tie at 280. Palmer was tied with Sam Snead in a four-stroke lead at the start of play. Nicklaus shot a brilliant 66 to overcome a 7-stroke deficit. (Larry Stoddard\/AP)<\/p>\n

1963: After finishing in a three-way tie at 280, Arnold Palmer<\/a>, 23-year-old Masters champ Jack Nicklaus and U.S. Open champ Julius Boros treated Chicagoland fans to a dream playoff for the Western Open championship at Beverly.<\/p>\n

When Palmer won the 18-hole playoff, members of his \u201cArmy\u201d felt it was only fair. After all, Palmer had lost to Boros in a playoff for the Open title. And he fizzled to a final-round 73 in the Western to fall back into a tie with Nicklaus, who sizzled with 66, and Boros, who shot 67.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere shouldn\u2019t even be a playoff,\u201d said Nicklaus after 72 holes. \u201cThis man sitting next to me should never have shot 73.\u201d<\/p>\n

Palmer, a model of gracious restraint throughout his poor fourth round, wordlessly punctuated Nicklaus\u2019 remark. Palmer snapped one of his woods across his knee, then deposited both pieces of the club in his locker.<\/p>\n

\"NancyNancy Faust, organist for the Chicago White Sox, plays at Comiskey Park on June 5, 1971. (Don Casper\/Chicago Tribune)<\/p>\n

1977: Chicago White Sox organist Nancy Faust<\/a> plays \u201cNa Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye\u201d at Comiskey Park for the first time.<\/p>\n

1988: Chicago Cubs pitcher Rick Sutcliffe<\/a> stole home. He became the first Cubs pitcher to do so since Jim \u201cHippo\u201d Vaughan in 1919.<\/p>\n

\"DrewDrew Peterson at Pontiac Correctional Center in photos from February 2013. (Illinois Department of Corrections)<\/p>\n

2016: Former Bolingbrook police Sgt. Drew Peterson<\/a> was given an additional 40 years in prison for trying to hire someone to kill the prosecutor who put him behind bars for killing his third wife.<\/p>\n

\"ChicagoChicago Cubs first baseman Anthony Rizzo was traded to the New York Yankees on July 29, 2021, in exchange for two prospects. (Chicago Tribune)<\/p>\n

2021:\u00a0The Chicago Cubs traded first baseman\u00a0Anthony Rizzo<\/a>\u00a0to the New York Yankees. Cubs fans did not get a chance to say goodbye \u2014 Rizzo was\u00a0not in the starting lineup for a 7-4 loss<\/a>\u00a0to the Cincinnati Reds.<\/p>\n

Rizzo officially retired as a Cub<\/a> in 2025, and rejoined the organization as a team ambassador<\/a>.<\/p>\n

44 things about former Chicago Cubs star No. 44 Anthony Rizzo<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Also in 2021: Despite opposition from Mayor Lori Lightfoot, Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker<\/a> signed a bill transitioning the Chicago Public Schools school board from mayoral-appointed board members to a fully elected governing body in 2026.<\/p>\n

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