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Amazon cloud computing outage disrupts McDonald’s app, Snapchat and many other online services • Former White Sox pitcher Dallas Keuchel lists Lakeview home for $2.2M
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Monday, October 20, 2025

Banana-selling robots pitch customers in test run at three suburban Jewel stores

From bananas to burgers, store aisles to sidewalks, an army of robots has descended upon Chicagoland with the singular mission to bring us food.

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Amazon cloud computing outage disrupts McDonald’s app, Snapchat and many other online services

Internet users around the world faced widespread disruption early Monday because of a problem at Amazon’s cloud computing service.

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Former White Sox pitcher Dallas Keuchel lists Lakeview home for $2.2M

Former Chicago White Sox pitcher Dallas Keuchel on Oct. 2 placed his four-bedroom, 3,600-square-foot house in Lakeview’s Southport Corridor area on the market for $2.245 million.

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Whistles take over Chicago as the small, inexpensive device becomes popular way to alert of ICE activity

From coffee shops to bars to adult stores, businesses and other volunteers have handed out thousands of whistles across the city.

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To hit back at the United States in their trade war, China borrows from the US playbook

China likes to condemn the United States for extending its arm too far outside of its borders to make demands on non-American companies. But when it sought to hit back at the U.S. interests this month, Beijing did exactly the same.

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Banging Gavels Brews in Tinley Park lauded by state for restoring its 160-year-old home

Banging Gavel Brews was recently awarded the 2025 Landmarks Illinois Richard H. Driehaus Foundation Preservation Award for Adaptive Reuse.

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Suburban luxury rentals thriving as high-end finishes, amenities appeal to many demographics

Upscale suburban apartments, including some with an urban vibe, are emerging as an answer for retirees, young families and even singles.

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Nearly 2 million Illinois residents will lose SNAP benefits next month if federal shutdown continues, officials warn

The U.S. Department of Agriculture informed states that it won’t fund the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, commonly known as SNAP or food stamps, starting Nov. 1.

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