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McDonald’s sued over AI tool that recommends prices to US franchisees
The lawsuit, which was filed Friday in Illinois, said McDonald’s pricing tool uses artificial intelligence to collect data that competing franchises wouldn’t normally share, like store-level sales.
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White Sox looking to eliminate Guardians at home in AL Division Series
Chicago leads Cleveland 2-0 in their best-of-five AL Division Series going into Game 3 on Wednesday at Rate Field.
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Tropical Storm Isaias forms, is forecast to become a hurricane and hit US Gulf Coast this week
Tropical Storm Isaias formed early Wednesday in the warm waters off eastern Mexico and forecasters said it was expected to strengthen into the first hurricane of the Atlantic season before hitting the U.S. Gulf Coast later in the week.
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Woman charged with first-degree murder in fatal stabbing of 7-year-old girl in Chicago
Shavon Gayden, 48, was charged with one felony count of first-degree murder in connection with the death, Chicago police said in a statement Sunday.
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Michael Jordan makes $10 million commitment to UNC School of Social Work in honor of his mother
Jordan played for the Tar Heels from 1981-84, making the game winning shot in the 1982 NCAA Championship game as a freshman.
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Chicago Bears rolling along nicely with Caleb Williams sidelined by a hamstring injury
“We are playing pretty good complementary football, something that we got to do each and every week to be at our best,” coach Ben Johnson said.
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US citizen who was shot by immigration agent in Chicago files lawsuit alleging he fired from behind
Agent fired into rear of car, attorneys say.
4 weeks ago
Five years in: What the ‘Home Illinois’ plan reveals about the state of homelessness
Local homelessness, affordable housing, racial disparities, and the planned solution.
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Jacobo Echeverria Lozano, Antonio Harris propel Purdue to 24-17 victory over Illinois
The win also snapped Purdue's 19-game Big Ten losing streak.
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Brungard points the way for Youngstown State in 28-16 win over Southern Illinois
DJ Williams threw for 288 yards and was intercepted once, and Kyle Thomas caught eight passes for 155 yards for the Salukis (3-3, 1-1).
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Josh Holst, Myles Green spark South Dakota State to 31-14 victory over Illinois State
Roy totaled 141 yards on 16-for-32 passing with two interceptions for Illinois State.
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White Sox stick with bullpen plan: Anthony Kay to open AL Division Series Game 2 vs. Guardians
Anthony Kay will be the opener for Game 2 on Monday at Progressive Field.
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Keenum makes ‘ceremonial first pitch’ for the Bears before Bagent takes over at QB against the Jets
Keenum got the start at quarterback for Sunday's 23-12 victory over the New York Jets. But he was replaced by Bagent after one play.
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Trump administration’s proposal could make it easier to suspend or expel Head Start students
“With these supports in place, I feel like he has grown tremendously,” said Xavier's mom, Joanna Isitt, a Head Start teacher herself.
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Dennis Hastert, longtime Republican House speaker who went to prison, dies at age 84
In the late 1990s, Hastert was a little-known Illinois lawmaker with a reputation for congeniality that had helped him ascend the ranks of congressional leaders.
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Beni Harmony goes to The White House
Beni Harmony has taken a job with the Trump Administration.
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UIS Illinois Innocence Project marks 25 years of work on wrongful convictions
The project works with undergraduate students at UIS, who receive training in evaluating potential wrongful-conviction cases and present their findings to the legal team. A wrongful-conviction course is also offered every semester at UIS.
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NY governor says Cornell rape accuser was ‘failed’ by people obligated to protect her
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul said Friday that the woman who accused members of a Cornell University fraternity of gang rape was "failed" by people...
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Report: New data centers could create more than 120K Illinois jobs, though mostly temporary
Energy, environmental advocates remain skeptical data centers will provide significant, lasting benefits.
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Marion woman duped out of $318K in elaborate gold-bar scheme
The scammers planned for a second $272K drop, telling her to hand over the gold to a federal agent who would give the code word ‘poker queen.’ This time, she called their bluff.