Lump Sum or Annuity? Here's What the Winners of the $1.34B Mega Millions Jackpot Chose

Lump Sum or Annuity? Here's What the Winners of the $1.34B Mega Millions Jackpot Chose

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Here are today's top stories It's Wednesday, Sep. 21st. 1 Lump Sum or Annuity? Here's What the Winners of the $1.34B Mega Millions Jackpot Chose The winners of the $1.34 billion Mega Millions lottery ticket, purchased at a suburban Chicago gas station, had just days left to decide how they wanted to claim their prize when they came forward. And on Wednesday, they finally did. The Illinois Lottery announced early Wednesday morning that the massive jackpot was claimed with less than a week left before a critical deadline in the state. "The prize was shared by two individuals, who agreed to split the prize if won – and they stayed true to that word," the lottery said in a release. "The winners wish to remain anonymous, and the Illinois Lottery is unable to share any information about the winners except to say that they must be absolutely 'over the moon' with their Mega Millions win." Read More → 2 Woman Accused of Pushing 3-Year-Old Into Lake Michigan Near Navy Pier Charged: CPD A woman accused of pushing a 3-year-old boy into Lake Michigan near Navy Pier now faces felony charges days after the incident, police said Wednesday. Victoria Moreno, 34, of Des Plaines, was charged with attempted first-degree murder and aggravated battery of a child under the age of 13, according to Chicago police. She is expected to appear in court for a bond hearing Wednesday. Read More → 3 Winners of Illinois' $1.34B Mega Millions Jackpot Come Forward The winners of the $1.34 billion Mega Millions lottery ticket, purchased at a suburban Chicago gas station, have come forward, Illinois Lottery officials confirmed Wednesday, just days before a critical claiming deadline arrived. "The prize was shared by two individuals, who agreed to split the prize if won – and they stayed true to that word," the Illinois Lottery said in a release. "The winners wish to remain anonymous, and the Illinois Lottery is unable to share any information about the winners except to say that they must be absolutely 'over the moon' with their Mega Millions win." The Illinois Lottery allows winners to request anonymity if the prize is greater than $250,000, which certainly applies in this case. Read More → 4 Illinois Coronavirus Updates: State of Pandemic, New COVID Variants, Booster Timing Chicago-area health experts say the pandemic is far from over as fall and winter approaches. The comments come in response to a statement from President Joe Biden, and as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention tracks a number of variants gaining steam as BA.5 begins to decline. Here's what you need to know about the coronavirus pandemic across Illinois today: Read More → 5 18-Year-Old Cold Case Murder Mystery Sees Significant Leads Even in a city that's suffered so many murders, the killing of Kevin Clewer seemed unusually violent to veteran Chicago Homicide Detective Lt. William Svilar, who has sadly seen it all. "Just a cold-blooded murder," Svilar said, describing the case. "There's no evidence to suggest that [Clewer] fought back. All the wounds are in his back." On March 23, 2004, Clewer, 31, was out with his friends, bar hopping on North Halsted Street in the Lake View community. Police reports say he met a stranger, and they went back to Clewer's place nearby. The next day when Clewer did not show up at work, his father drove to his apartment and found his son's body on the floor. Read More → 6 Not 1, But 2 Illinois Lottery Winners Claimed the $1.34B Mega Millions Prize Not one but two winners came forward to finally claim the $1.34 billion Mega Millions lottery prize nearly two months after the highly-anticipated drawing led to a winning a ticket sold in Illinois. The winners of the jackpot purchased their ticket at a suburban Chicago gas station. "These winners are now in the enviable position of deciding what to do with their newfound fortune," Illinois Lottery Director Harold Mays said in a statement. "They stopped into the Speedway in Des Plaines and grabbed a Mega Millions ticket while they were there. That turned out to be an absolutely life changing decision when a $3 line of Mega Millions with Megaplier turned into a $1.34 billion jackpot win." Read More → Got a tip or story idea? tips@nbcchicago.com Follow NBC Chicago Unsubscribe from this Mailing | Unsubscribe from all | Privacy | Terms ©2021 Copyright NBCUniversal Owned Television Stations 30 Rockefeller Plaza - New York, NY 10112