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Today in Chicago History: Cubs first baseman Anthony Rizzo traded to New York Yankees
Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on July 29, according to the Tribune’s archives.
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Flashback: July 29, 2022
2022: The winning ticket for a $1.34 billion Mega Million jackpot was purchased at a Des Plaines Speedway gas station. The winning numbers were 13-36-45-57-67, Mega Ball: 14.
Two people, who chose not to reveal their identities, claimed the record prize 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 — and the third-largest lottery prize in the nation at the time — remain anonymous.
Vintage Chicago Tribune: Illinois Lottery’s first drawing took place 50 years ago
Weather records (from the National Weather Service, Chicago )
High temperature: 99 degrees (1913)
Low temperature: 50 degrees (1984)
Precipitation: 1.58 inches (1989)
Snowfall: None
1829: The Potawatomi, Ottawa and Chippewa ceded to the state more than 3,000 square miles in northern Illinois as part of the Treaty of Prairie du Chien.
1963: After finishing in a three-way tie at 280, Arnold Palmer , 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.
When Palmer won the 18-hole playoff, members of his “Army” 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.
“There shouldn’t even be a playoff,” said Nicklaus after 72 holes. “This man sitting next to me should never have shot 73.”
Palmer, a model of gracious restraint throughout his poor fourth round, wordlessly punctuated Nicklaus’ remark. Palmer snapped one of his woods across his knee, then deposited both pieces of the club in his locker.
1977: Chicago White Sox organist Nancy Faust plays “Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye” at Comiskey Park for the first time.
1988: Chicago Cubs pitcher Rick Sutcliffe stole home. He became the first Cubs pitcher to do so since Jim “Hippo” Vaughan in 1919.
2016: Former Bolingbrook police Sgt. Drew Peterson 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.
2021: The Chicago Cubs traded first baseman Anthony Rizzo to the New York Yankees. Cubs fans did not get a chance to say goodbye — Rizzo was not in the starting lineup for a 7-4 loss to the Cincinnati Reds.
Rizzo officially retired as a Cub in 2025, and rejoined the organization as a team ambassador .
44 things about former Chicago Cubs star No. 44 Anthony Rizzo
Also in 2021: Despite opposition from Mayor Lori Lightfoot, Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker signed a bill transitioning the Chicago Public Schools school board from mayoral-appointed board members to a fully elected governing body in 2026.
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