CrowdStrike is blaming a bug in an update that allowed its cybersecurity systems to push bad data out to millions of customer computers, setting off last week’s global tech outage that grounded flights, took TV broadcasts off air and disrupted banks, hospitals and retailers.
Day: July 24, 2024
Bradshaw: Research will serve you well during college search
As you plan your pilgrimage to potential colleges this summer, I have some suggestions that will save you time and money.
Authorities investigating break-in at Cook County state’s attorney’s office
Authorities were investigating a break-in at the administrative offices for the Cook County state’s attorney, officials said.
Religion roundup: Food drive, retreats, prayer shawl ministry and more
What’s going on at your church? Let us know at least two weeks before the event at religion@southtownstar.com.
Police: Valpo jewelry store burglarized late Tuesday night
Valparaiso Police are investigating a burglary late Tuesday night at Kay Jewelers on the city’s east side.
‘It left them scrambling’: Abrupt closing of Libertyville Montessori surprises staff, parents
The 60-year-old Libertyville Montessori School will be demolished as part of the Springs at Mundelein apartment homes project on Butterfield Road.
‘Feast’ in Homewood invites people to ‘be part of the art’
The Feast of the Goat Queen event Saturday is a celebration of “the universal heart of the theater kid in all of us,” organizers said.
Park Ridge working with developer who plans to bring in Kilwin’s, more, to building
Park Ridge officials agreed last week to work with a developer who wants to carve a vacant uptown office building into an apartment, offices and a Kilwins ice cream shop. After much debate, the City Council voted unanimously to give John O’Flaherty, owner of the property at 116 S. Prospect Ave., three weeks to narrow down the potential uses of the proposed offices. O’Flaherty requested a mixed-use planned unit development that would allow four possible uses of the new offices, including financial institutions, medical and dental clinics, professional services, and personal services. Aldermen debated the need for a PUD and […]
Ex-AT&T boss accused of bribing Madigan wants counts dismissed due to SCOTUS ruling
Lawyers for the former AT&T Illinois boss accused of trying to bribe then-House Speaker Michael Madigan argue in a new filing that the prosecution’s case has been “significantly undermined” by a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling walking back a federal bribery statute.
Southland crime: Graffiti in Oak Lawn, elder abuse in Homewood, and more
Crime reports from south and southwest suburban agencies from police and court reports and news releases.