I’ve been scooped before, but never by my own paper. It was quite a shock when I saw Tuesday that we had broken a story about Peru getting a new Chick-fil-A location. It didn’t take long for the news to spread throughout the Illinois Valley, and for spirited conversations to erupt online.

Alas, for fried poultry lovers in the area, the news was not true, and, after a few quick checks to make sure I wasn’t losing my grip on reality, Shaw Local News Network also had never reported it. The social media post that circulated so quickly and was credited to Shaw Local was a hoax. The goal of it eludes me right now, but “for laughs” is always an option.

It’s easy to see why it was so popular, however. We love covering new businesses, especially restaurants, because they are usually well-read. Fo

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