Crime & Safety

McDonald's In River North Reopens, Following Closure For Electrical Problems Found After Mass Shooting Outside

City inspectors visited the restaurant the morning after the shooting and found hazardous electrical conditions.

Two people were killed and seven others were wounded in a mass shooting outside the McDonald's at Chicago Avenue and State Street.
Two people were killed and seven others were wounded in a mass shooting outside the McDonald's at Chicago Avenue and State Street. (Renee Schiavone/Patch)

By CBS Chicago Staff:

CHICAGO (CBS) — Nearly two weeks after it was forced to close in the wake of a mass shooting outside its doors, a McDonald's restaurant in the River North neighborhood has reopened.

The McDonald's at Chicago Avenue and State Street was forced to shut down on May 20, the day after two people were killed and seven others were wounded in a mass shooting following a fight between two groups on the street outside the restaurant.

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