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Police are looking for a man wanted for an attempted robbery at a fast food restaurant Friday in suburban Joliet.

In the wake of nationwide demonstrations protesting police brutality, many large food companies — including at least one which has a history of fighting policies that would benefit employees of color — are now making public statements about racial injustices. These statements, issued in press releases and across social media, varied in tone, but culminated in similar messages about supporting black...

A Hammond man is accused of shooting his co-worker while showing off a handgun at Wendy’s in south suburban Alsip.

A man accidentally shot his coworker Tuesday while showing off his handgun in a south suburban Wendy’s in Alsip. The 25-year-old Hammond resident removed the magazine from his 9mm handgun before handing what he believed was an unloaded firearm to his coworker, a 17-year-old girl, Alsip police said in a statement.

A suspected gunman is in custody after a Wendy’s employee was shot at her workplace Tuesday night in south suburban Alsip.

McDonald’s will soon banish cheeseburgers and chocolate milk from its Happy Meal menu in an effort to cut down on the calories, sodium, saturated fat and sugar that kids consume at its restaurants. Diners can still ask specifically for cheeseburgers or chocolate milk with the kid’s meal, but the fast-food company said that not listing them will reduce how often...

It appears Illinois’ favorite fast-food restaurant has been decided.

McDonald’s is hoping to make a difference in its future seven seconds at a time. The company that helped define fast food is making supersized efforts to reverse its fading popularity and catch up to a landscape that has evolved around it. That includes expanding delivery, digital ordering kiosks in restaurants, and rolling out an app that saves precious seconds....

2017 just got a little sweeter.

Wendy’s says hackers were able to steal customers’ credit and debit card information at 1,025 of its U.S. restaurants, far more than it originally thought. The hamburger chain says hackers were able to access card numbers, names, expiration dates and codes on the cards. Some customers’ cards were used to make fraudulent purchases at other stores. In May, Wendy’s said...

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