# Chicago construction signboard hacked with an insulting message about Mayor Emanuel

- Date: 2016-10
- Location: Chicago, Illinois, USA
- Type: Screen hijack
- Sector: Road sign

A construction signboard at Grand and Central Avenues in Chicago flashed an insulting message about Mayor Emanuel on and off for about an hour in October 2016. Investigators concluded the sign had been hacked, and no suspect was named in the reporting.

## Sources

- [Construction Sign Hacked with Message for Chicago Mayor 'Rahm Lies, Children Die'](https://www.hackread.com/construction-sign-hacked-message-for-rahm-emanuel/) (Hackread)

Page: https://signagelist.org/incidents/2016-10-chicago-construction-signboard-hacked-with-an-insulting/