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Meet ‘Flippy,’ a burger-flipping robot alternative to wage-earning workers

May 23, 2019 at 2:18 p.m.

A burger-flipping robot that doesn't require a paycheck or benefits, and can grill 150 burgers per hour, is now a cook at CaliBurger. It's called "Flippy." The robot -- or...

TripAdvisor says it has changed its rules about reviews that contain allegations of rape or other crimes, following a published report that quoted several users who said such postings were deleted.

TripAdvisor, under fire for removing claims of rape, will now flag hotels with reported incidents

December 17, 2018 at 12:57 p.m.

In response to widespread criticism for removing claims of sexual assault from its forums to keep them "family friendly," TripAdvisor has started placing warning symbols - or "badges" - on...

A sailboat can be seen on Lake Michigan from the Chicago Lakefront Trail near Diversey Harbor on a hot day, Sept. 22, 2017, in Chicago.

It’s fall? High temperature sure doesn’t feel like it.

May 22, 2019 at 11:57 p.m.

The first weekend of fall is here, but the crisp temperatures are taking their time arriving. Friday, the equinox and thus the official start of autumn, is the third consecutive...

Attorney provided artwork of the Lifetime Fitness health club in Burr Ridge where Patricia Austin was found dead in a bathroom stall two days after she entered in July 2017.

‘Many unanswered questions,’ says son of woman found dead at Burr Ridge health club

May 22, 2019 at 5:23 p.m.

The son of a Chicago woman found dead at a Burr Ridge health club two days after she was last recorded entering the facility in July filed a petition in...

Immigrants from several countries who've recently made Rockford their home gather at Catholic Charities of Rockford on Aug. 24, 2017. From left are: Girom Gebreslessie, a former refugee from Eritrea; Lusi Ntamuheza, a former refugee from Burundi; Thang Khen Mung, a former refugee from Burma; and Tshela Annie Mwambuyi, a former refugee from Congo.

For many Midwestern cities with shrinking populations, immigration is a lifeline

May 11, 2019 at 6:30 a.m.

Like most Midwestern cities, this one is losing its native population. It's becoming less appealing to the people born and raised there, who have their sights set on warmer states...

A friend of Michelle Cano, 21, one of the four people found dead in a car Friday night, ties his shoes to a fence where the car was found at 47th Street and Fairfield Avenue, Sept. 16, 2017.

Brighton Park quadruple homicide victims named and memorialized

May 22, 2019 at 11:56 p.m.

Among the four people fatally shot in a rifle attack in Chicago's Brighton Park neighborhood Friday night was a 28-year-old woman who police believe was pregnant and a 21-year-old man...

Construction can proceed that will displace homeless in Uptown tent city, judge rules

May 22, 2019 at 11:56 p.m.

The city of Chicago may move forward with a construction project Monday that will displace dozens of homeless people living in tents under crumbling viaducts in the Uptown neighborhood, a...

Uptown Tent City advocate Andy Thayer leaves the Dirksen U.S. Courthouse Thursday Sept. 14, 2017, after a hearing for a court injunction to prevent the city from evicting homeless people living under the Wilson Avenue viaduct.

Judge to rule Friday on whether homeless living in Uptown tent city must move

May 31, 2019 at 4:03 p.m.

A federal judge will rule Friday on whether the dozens of homeless residents living in tents under crumbling viaducts in the Uptown neighborhood will be displaced because of a construction...

Chance the Rapper holds a media event at the Harold Washington Cultural Center in Chicago on Friday, Sept. 1, 2017, to announce a donation to 20 Chicago public schools.

Chance the Rapper hands out money for arts programs at 20 CPS schools

May 22, 2019 at 11:53 p.m.

Four days before Chicago Public Schools opens classroom doors, Chance the Rapper made a theatrical appearance to announce that the $2.2 million raised by his nonprofit organization will be doled...

Chicago police Superintendent Eddie Johnson’s kidney transplant ‘successful’

May 22, 2019 at 11:52 p.m.

Chicago police Superintendent Eddie Johnson underwent a successful kidney transplant surgery Wednesday, officials at Rush University Medical Center said. Johnson, who received a kidney from his 25-year-old son Daniel, is...

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