All Stories from May 31, 2011 (Change date)
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Foreclosure prevention workshop set for Elgin on June 2, Schaumburg on June 4Jun 02, 2011 4:37 pm - The foreclosure epidemic in the United States is showing no sign of slowing down, especially since millions of Americans are underwater on their mortgage, owing more tha...
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COD sets new student orientation sessionsJun 02, 2011 4:20 pm - College of DuPage will host three new student orientation sessions from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Thursday and Friday, Aug. 11 and 12, and Monday, Aug. 15, in the McAninch Art...
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Gay couples can get Ill. civil unions WednesdayJun 01, 2011 5:17 am - CHICAGO — Illinois couples can now get licenses to form a civil union in Illinois. The state's new law takes effect on Wednesday, allowing gay and lesbian or straight c...
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State of Alaska poised to release Palin emailsJun 01, 2011 6:43 pm - JUNEAU, Alaska — The state of Alaska is poised to release 24,199 pages of emails sent and received by Sarah Palin while she was governor. Another 2,275 pages are being w...
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Iraq signs initial deal to develop Akkas gas fieldJun 02, 2011 7:56 am - BAGHDAD — An Iraqi official says South Korea's KOGAS has signed a long-delayed deal to develop a promising western gas field, near the Syrian border. Abdul-Mahdi al-Amee...
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Oak Forest Hospital to cut servicesJun 01, 2011 6:43 pm - A battered charity hospital in Chicago's southern suburbs will remain open for now, although with radical cuts to services, while its leaders keep seeking a state board'...
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Portugal's wines worth knowingJun 01, 2011 5:59 am - When my esteemed editor forwarded information, (courtesy of the U.S. Commerce Department) that Portugal is now our country's ninth top importer of wine, I was confused. ...
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Hulu to offer Miramax films to its subscribersJun 02, 2011 7:56 am - LOS ANGELES — Hulu said Wednesday that it will offer hundreds of Miramax films to some of its subscribers and select films through its ad-supported service as part of a ...
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White House promotes auto bailouts, cites paybacksJun 01, 2011 4:32 pm - WASHINGTON — Taxpayers will lose about $14 billion in the government's $80 billion bailout of Chrysler and GM, the White House said Wednesday, portraying the outcome as ...
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Oil hovers above $102 amid weaker dollarJun 01, 2011 6:43 pm - Oil prices hovered above $102 a barrel Wednesday as traders eyed a weakening dollar and the possibility it could push crude back to 2-year highs. By early afternoon in E...