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Watch Dogs (stylized as WATCH_DOGS ) is an upcoming open world action-adventure video game developed by Ubisoft Montreal and published by Ubisoft that is set within a fictionalized, hyper-connected version of Chicago, Illinois, which is managed through a centralised system called ctOS (the city's central operating system). A game player is able to hack into the lives of fictional characters that live and work in Chicago. Players able to eavesdrop into phone calls, hack into anyone's life, identify criminals, disrupt communications, and disrupt infrastructure. While the player is watching, any other character in the game could be watching and acting on the player.

Two men enter an elderly woman's home. One said they were installing a speed bump, but damage her garage. He said he needed a drink of water for "catch" in his throat, and turned on the water hard. The other offender apparently took a necklace her deceased husband gave her [...] Ruse offender, who was on his knees tying his shoes, stood up when the elderly woman answered the door ... "We are going to put a speed bump in your area, we hit your garage but the city will take care of it,"

Barack Obama arrived back in his hometown for a fundraiser as a protestor interrupts CBS 2's Jay Levine shouting, "Obama is a war criminal." [...] Surrounded by sand-filled Streets and Sanitation dump trucks as security for Mesirow Financial's  big ticket dinner with host CEO Richard Price. Mesirow Financial is an independent and employee-owned financial services firm based in Chicago. The firm has about 1,200 employees globally with four divisions. Investment Management Global Markets (including Investment banking) Insurance Services Consulting Mesirow Financial was founded in 1937 by Norman Mesirow.

One block from Lake Michigan. Remarkable estate of screenwriter, director & producer, John W. Hughes. Beautifully renovated & expanded, this magnificent residence includes: 21 rms, 6 en-suite bdrms, 6.4 baths, 10'-11' clngs, exquisite millwork & built-ins, 6 fireplaces, gorgeous grounds & pool, unmatched construction: plaster walls, Ludowici clay tile roof, leaded windows & more. Meticulously maintained. Filmmaker John Hughes attended Glenbrook North High School -- a reported source of his inspiration for many of his films ... National Lampoon's Vacation Ferris Bueller's Day Off Weird Science; The Breakfast Club Some Kind of Wonderful Sixteen Candles Pretty in Pink Planes, Trains and Automobiles Uncle Buck Home Alone Home Alone 2: Lost in New York. Coldwell Banker listing ...   [$4,295,000]

"Investigators learned while on West College Street Pravin Varughese accepted a ride from a recent acquaintance on February 12, 2014, just before midnight. Following a dispute, Pravin exited the vehicle in the 1400 block of East Main Street and fled into the wooded area," said Chief Jody O'Guin, Carbondale Police Department [...] Police believe the difficult terrain and low temperatures made it difficult for him to find his way out of a wooded area, and no foul play is suspected in his death, according to police [...] Pravin Varughese's body was was found Tuesday, February 18, 2014 about 9:45 a.m. in a wooded area in the 1400 block of East Main Street, near a Buffalo Wild Wings and Kohl's [...] Family not satisfied with the investigation, woods weren't searched earlier, Varughese left a party in the 600 block of West College Street with a male from Harrisburg he met at the party [...]

The 15-year-old girl, who was shot the same time as her mother Thursday morning in southwest suburban Romeoville died at Loyola University Medical Center at 2:00 p.m. Saturday. Romeoville police are asking neighbors not to touch any firearm or other potential piece of evidence they may find in the neighborhood, and report it to police immediately  [...] Previously, Erick M. Maya, 23, of the 5600 block of Park Avenue in Cicero, was charged with two counts of attempted murder, two counts of aggravated battery with a firearm, and one count of unlawful use of a weapon by a felon [...]

Citing a Tribune investigation: Uber issued an apology Friday acknowledging it missed the felony conviction of one of its Chicago uberX drivers in its background check [...] Chicago Tribune shows varying standards of Ride-Sharing Services [...] A group of Chicago taxi drivers has filed a lawsuit against the City of Chicago for failing to enforce its own rules -- claiming ride-sharing services can charge whatever they want and don't need chauffeur's license [...] Uber, did not check some of the criminal records of its drivers; one driver had a 2010 Cook County felony conviction for residential burglary [...] Services ... uber.com lyft.com side.cr