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Police: No Indication Naperville Buffalo Wild Wings Employees Heard Racial Comment
Police investigating an incident at a Chicago-area Buffalo Wild Wings found no indication that workers heard a white patron mention the race of a group of black customers when he asked that they not be seated next to him.
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Worker Dies in Chemical Incident at Buffalo Wild Wings
A worker died Thursday in a chemical incident at a Buffalo Wild Wings in Burlington, Massachusetts. Ten other people were sickened. Interim Burlington Fire Chief Michael Patterson said Super 8, a common sanitation product, was being used to clean the floor when people inside the restaurant became sick. Fire crews responded around 5:30 p.m. to find a male worker who...
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Buffalo Wild Wings CEO Meets to Discuss Racist Incident
The president of Buffalo Wild Wings met with officials of a Chicago suburb where customers of a restaurant were asked to move to different tables because a patron didn’t want to be seated near black people.
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Group Speaks Out After Racist Incident at Naperville Buffalo Wild Wings
Many of the people involved in a racist incident at a Buffalo Wild Wings in suburban Naperville spoke out about the ordeal on Tuesday, days after their story of the encounter went viral, drawing widespread outrage and resulting in two employees being fired. Justin Vahl and Marcus Riley were among several people who spoke at a news conference, alongside leaders...
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Group Speaks Out on Racist Incident at Buffalo Wild Wings
Many of the people involved in a racist incident at a Buffalo Wild Wings in suburban Naperville spoke out about the ordeal on Tuesday, days after their story of the encounter went viral, drawing widespread outrage and resulting in two employees being fired. Sandra Torres reports.
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Buffalo Wild Wings Employees Fired After Asking Customers to Move Because of Their Race
The employees involved in a racist incident at a Buffalo Wild Wings in suburban Naperville have been fired, the restaurant said early Monday. Justin Vahl, who is African-American, says he was celebrating a birthday party at the Buffalo Wild Wings location last month when his group was asked to change tables because of their skin color.
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Popular Suburban Trail Closed to Dog Walkers Over Coyote Encounters
The Lake County Forest Preserve District has closed a popular trail for hikers with dogs after several close encounters with coyotes.
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Big Rat Drops From Ceiling Onto Customer's Menu at Buffalo Wild Wings in Westchester
An unwelcome surprise dropped onto a woman’s table at a Buffalo Wild Wings in Westchester the other day — a live rat dropped from the ceiling onto her table.
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Carl's Jr. Will Test a CBD-Infused Burger
Carl’s Jr. is adding something special to its signature sauce. The restaurant will test a CBD-infused burger at one of its Denver locations for one day only: April 20, the unofficial holiday for cannabis enthusiasts. The limited-time offer makes Carl’s Jr. the first national fast food chain to add CBD-infused food to its menu. In another nod to the marijuana...
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Car Explodes in Flames in South Jersey, Body Found Inside
A car exploded into flames Friday night in the parking lot of a Buffalo Wild Wings outside the Hamilton Mall in Mays Landing, New Jersey.
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Arby's Owner Inspire Brands Buys Sonic Burger Chain for $2.3 Billion
Arby’s owner Inspire Brands is buying the Sonic drive-in hamburger chain. Inspire is paying $43.50 per share cash, or $2.3 billion, for Sonic, which has 3,600 restaurants in the U.S. Inspire expects the deal to close by the end of this year.
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Suburban Dessert Staple Dairy Dream Robbed
A suburban dessert destination was robbed earlier this week, and the owner of the establishment is asking for the public’s help in finding the thief.
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‘Awful Posts' on Buffalo Wild Wings Twitter Account Came From Hacker, Company Says
A slew of racist and profane posts on the Buffalo Wild Wings branded Twitter account Friday was the result of a malicious hacker, the fried poultry franchise confirmed.
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Officers Shot, Killed Armed Woman on Route 41 in Gurnee: Police
Officers shot and killed a woman Wednesday afternoon in north suburban Gurnee, according to police.
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GoFundMe Set Up After Mother Of 3 Killed In North Suburban Crash
A mother of three children was killed in a crash Wednesday afternoon in north suburban Volo.
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Round Lake Park Police Investigate Death of 7-Week Old Baby Girl
Police are investigating the death of a seven-week old baby girl who was having trouble breathing early Monday morning in northwest suburban Round Lake Park.
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Rockford Server Says She Was Denied Tip Because of Her Sexuality
A server at a Rockford-area restaurant says that a family decided not to tip her because of her sexuality, and the message they left on their receipt is going viral.
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2017 Xtreme Eating Awards Announced by The Center for Science in the Public Interest
The Center for Science in the Public Interest has released its 2017 Xtreme Eating awards. Most people wouldn’t dream of eating five bacon double cheeseburgers from Burger King all at once, but at Buffalo Wild Wings you’d consume even more calories by eating just one Cheese Curd Bacon Burger and fries.
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Rauner Issues State Disaster Proclamation for Three Illinois Counties
Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner has issued a State Disaster Proclamation for Kane, McHenry, and Lake counties after flooding in the region.
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Full List Closures on Day 3 of Flooding in Chicago Area
Flooding in northern parts of the Chicago area continued to shut down roadways, thretaen homes and close businesses Friday.