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Technology
The FBI and Department of Homeland Security both investigated the breach and the vendor is “monitoring and will continue to monitor the internet in case the data is posted or distributed," CPS said.
Crime
This week, rather than make one big final wrap-up post, we're going to space the info out over three weekend updates, concluding with a final tally.
Illinois Politics
At issue is a sign retailers must post on each fuel pump as a result of the General Assembly and Pritzker freezing the motor fuel tax from its scheduled automatic inflation adjustment.
Crime
Details about what led to the shooting weren't immediately released by police, but a witness said the shooting appeared to stem from a fight outside the restaurant.
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“Officers engaged in a foot pursuit of one of the occupants of the vehicle,” COPA spokesman Ephraim Eaddy said in the release. One officer discharged their firearm, striking the occupant who is 13 years of age."
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An existing McDonald's licensee, Alexander Govor, who operates 25 restaurants in Siberia, has agreed to buy McDonald’s 850 Russian restaurants and operate them under a new name, the Chicago burger giant said Thursday.
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The man had previously been visited by the FBI for threatening members of Congress but the messages and threats persisted, culminating in a threat to President-Elect Joe Biden and Vice President-Elect Kamala Harris at the 2021 inauguration.
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During the hearing, prosecutors alleged that the woman's 8-year-old son found the gun underneath her bed and took it to Walt Disney Magnet School on the city’s North Side on Tuesday. The mother has a valid firearm owners identification card.
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The Chicago burger giant confirmed Monday that it is selling its 850 restaurants in Russia. McDonald's said it will seek a buyer who will employ its 62,000 workers in Russia, and will continue to pay those workers until the deal closes.
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All three women were found unresponsive over a 12-hour span at the James Sneider Apartments, where residents started complaining of oppressively hot conditions days earlier.
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The citywide weekend curfew for minors now will begin each night at 10 p.m., instead of the 11 p.m. curfew in place since the 1990s. At Millennium Park, minors will not be allowed in the park after 6 p.m. Thursday through Sunday without an adult.
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Rather than just be a run-down of all the incidents, in future weekend wrap-ups we'll try and provide additional context, videos, pictures, and comments, so you can more easily find things in one place.