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Sunday, November 15, 2026Nov 15

Illinois man turns in $150,000 he found in his garden

By Robert McCoppin

Chicago Tribune

CHICAGO – A McHenry County, Ill., man who lost his house but found $150,000 in his garden may have a shot at keeping the money.

Wayne Sabaj says he was grilling dinner at home near Johnsburg on Monday night when he went to his garden for some broccoli, and came across a different kind of green – two bagfuls of $20 bills.

Sabaj told WGN-TV that he showed the money to his father, whom he lives with, and thought hard about what to do.