Armed robber uses Facebook Marketplace to lure victims in Englewood
When the victims arrived to meet up with the man near 63rd and Morgan, the man pulled out a gun and demanded the victim's money and cell phone.
When the victims arrived to meet up with the man near 63rd and Morgan, the man pulled out a gun and demanded the victim's money and cell phone.
They noted a recent rise in scammers' Facebook and Instagram account takeovers.
They're demanding the company review its data security practices for protecting accounts. The attorneys general noted a recent rise in scammers' Facebook and Instagram account takeovers.
Facebook and Instagram are back up after a widespread outage yesterday. Parent company Meta and the White House National Security Council Blaming it on a "technical issue" After these outages and the recent cyberattacks on Lurie Children's Hospital and United Healthcare, people are understandably on edge. Cybersecurity specialist Jonathan Singer with Guidepoint Security joined the stream about how to try to protect yourself from cyberattacks.
Facebook and Instagram users earlier today reported that they were booted out of the social media platforms, with many unable to log back in.
Many have had the same fantasy, imagining what they would do if nearly a quarter of $1 million popped on the horizon. But they didn't spot the red flags.
CBS 2's Lauren Victory explores how a suburban man and thousands of other consumers missed the warning signs and lost millions of dollars.
She tried several ways to solve the problem, including a $400 purchase, to get some sort of response from Meta.
Marilyn Bell tried several ways to solve the problem, including a $400 purchase, to get some sort of response from Meta. CBS 2's Lauren Victory reports.
He's already attacked people at four locations.
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Police said within nine days this month, three men were behind seven robberies in Englewood, Chicago Lawn, and Gage Park.
The robberies both happened Saturday, Jan. 20, a city block apart in Englewood.
Months passed until someone at the social media giant cared enough to help the Schaumburg small business owner.
Months passed until someone at the social media giant cared enough to help the Schaumburg small business owner. CBS 2's Lauren Victory reports.
Nikko D'Ambrosio's attorneys liken his reputation now to a digital scarlet letter. They want Facebook and Meta to intervene and provide strict moderation.
Nikko D'Ambrosio's attorneys say he is now stuck with a digital scarlet letter, after his name and photo were included in a disparaging post on a popular Facebook group called, "Are We Dating the Same Guy?" CBS 2's Sara Machi reports.
Police said, in each of the robberies, someone lured the victims to locations on the Southwest Side by placing an item for sale on Facebook.
You may start seeing political ads on Facebook and Instagram falsely claiming the 2020 election was rigged. Parent company Meta had banned such ads but now said it will allow them as the 2024 presidential election nears.
"Our children are in crisis, and we need to act," Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul said.
The application to collect part of Meta's data privacy settlement is simple, requiring only a few minutes to fill out.
While Noelle Fredrick frequently has to straighten up her spa workspace, but what she can't seem to tidy up is her spa's Facebook page.
While Noelle Fredrick frequently has to straighten up her spa workspace, but what she can't seem to tidy up is her spa's Facebook page. CBS 2's Lauren Victory detailed Fredrick's fight with Facebook.
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Police say, before 11 a.m. Monday, 36-year-old Peter Sova passed a note to the bank teller while holding what the teller thought was a gun. He left the bank, but police found him in a nearby field.
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Employees at dozens of now-closed Foxtrot Market and Dom's Kitchen stores, now jobless, wonder what comes next for them as their paychecks will soon end.
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Anyone with these sausages in their refrigerators should throw them away or return them to the store.
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The city's measles dashboard said a total of 63 measles cases have been confirmed in Chicago this year, with one new case this week.
The department said anyone who visited the Sam's Club at 9400 S. Western Ave. in Evergreen Park one day last week may have been exposed to someone with measles.
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They said before 11:00 Monday morning, 36-year-old Peter Sova passed a note to the bank teller while holding what the teller thought was a gun. Police later found him in a nearby field. They found Sova's son at home.
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A renowned paleontologist at the University of Chicago has moved his Fossil Lab to the Washington Park neighborhood. Professor Paul Sereno opened the 6,000-square-foot facility in an old warehouse building on Wabash Avenue, just north of Garfield Boulevard.
University of Chicago President Paul Alivisatos said negotiations with the protesters did find some agreement but that some of their demands "were fundamentally incompatible with the University's principled dedication to institutional neutrality."
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The Irish Nobleman Pub has had four people quit since Saturday, saying they don't feel safe working there anymore.
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Police say, before 11 a.m. Monday, 36-year-old Peter Sova passed a note to the bank teller while holding what the teller thought was a gun. He left the bank, but police found him in a nearby field.
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Police arrived at the scene sooner than if they had waited for the first 911 call.
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The judge in the case granted a request by defense attorneys for more time to prepare.
Peter Sova, 36, of McHenry, was arrested without incident Monday morning near the very bank he is accused of robbing.
Chicago police said 27 people were taken into custody after the violence forced a reroute of the parade.
The Irish Nobleman Pub has had four people quit since Saturday, saying they don't feel safe working there anymore.
The boy was shot at the outdoor patio of El G-FE Seafood & Steaks, according to police and the restaurant's manager.