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McDonald's apologizes for global system outage that shut down some stores for hours

1 year 1 month ago
LONDON (AP) — McDonald's apologized Friday for a global technology outage that shuttered some restaurants for hours. The company said the outage was caused by a third-party technology provider and was not a cybersecurity issue. It started around 12 a.m. CDT during a configuration change and was close to being resolved about 12 hours later, [...]
COURTNEY BONNELL, Associated Press

Illinois plans to tear down, rebuild Stateville prison

1 year 1 month ago
CREST HILL, Ill. — Gov. Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Corrections (IDOC) announced plans Friday morning to tear down and rebuild Stateville Correctional Center. IDOC will work with officials on a timeline and next steps — with work to begin pending capital appropriations in the fiscal budget for 2025. The state said it's anticipated [...]
Andy Koval

Rail workers picket in St. Louis for paid sick leave

1 year 1 month ago
ST. LOUIS -- Rail workers are in downtown St. Louis to picket for what they describe as a fundamental right: paid sick leave. The demonstration is taking place outside the Terminal Railroad Association of St. Louis corporate headquarters. Participants in the picket argue that paid sick leave has become an industry standard, especially in the [...]
Joe Millitzer

Hailstorm causes major damage in St. Charles County

1 year 1 month ago
A severe hailstorm, with hailstones reaching the size of baseballs, wreaked havoc across parts of St. Charles County, causing significant damage to vehicles and homes. The storm struck the O'Fallon area on Thursday afternoon.
Chris Regnier

Quiet weather with variable temperatures for the last weekend of winter

1 year 1 month ago
ST. LOUIS -- Today will be quiet and cooler behind the strong system that brought us two rounds of severe weather on Thursday. Cloudy skies this morning, with temperatures ranging from the mid-40s north to mid-50s south. Afternoon highs will be relatively cool compared to the past few days but still technically above normal, in [...]
Jaime Travers