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Anonymous Takes Down Chicago Police Department And City Of Chicago Websites (UPDATED)

By Amy Cavanaugh in News on May 20, 2012 4:45PM

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Image via Twitter.

Both the Chicago Police Department and City of Chicago websites are down this morning, and hacker group Anonymous has claimed responsibility.

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Neither website will load as of 11 a.m., and according to Anonymous' Twitter feed, the group is "just getting warmed up."

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UPDATE 12:45 P.M. — Both the Chicago Police Department and City of Chicago websites are back up.