 The Illinois Lottery’s website, which now allows online sales, went down for about 30 minutes Friday afternoon, preventing some players from buying tickets for the record-breaking Mega Millions game where the jackpot is a record $640 million.  | Mega-mania as jackpot increases to $640 million Lottery ticket lines swelled as the record Mega Millions jackpot grew to $640 million, thanks greatly to players who opened their wallets despite long odds of success. Officials estimated ticket-buyers will have spent more than $1.46 billion on the jackpot by the time Friday night's numbers are drawn. |  | One for the record books: Warmest March ever This month will be the warmest March on record both in Chicago and statewide by the time it comes to a close at midnight Saturday, shattering temperature records that stood for decades, weather experts said today. |  | Protesters 'grudgingly' accept new NATO march route Organizers of a planned protest during the NATO summit said today they would accept a compromise route that city officials offered in informal negotiations, but only if the city puts the offer in writing by the middle of next week. | |  | |
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