Illinois couple welcomes their 100th grandchild

Leo and Ruth Zanger.
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Leo and Ruth Zanger of Quincy, Illinois, may have just welcomed their 100th grandchild, but they say they treat every new arrival like it's their first.

Most of the family lives in or near Quincy, where Leo operates a real estate agency, and they gather together during all the major holidays — they just have to rent out church halls since no one's house can fit everyone. "When we get together, it's big," daughter Donna Lane told Today.com. "It's really big. There are a lot of people — a lot of kids — but that's what it's all about. We always have a really good time."

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Catherine Garcia, The Week US

Catherine Garcia has worked as a senior writer at The Week since 2014. Her writing and reporting have appeared in Entertainment Weekly, The New York Times, Wirecutter, NBC News and "The Book of Jezebel," among others. She's a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.