All Stories from July 22, 2011 (Change date)
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Utility: Electricity demand up with temperaturesJul 23, 2011 11:42 am - CHICAGO — Electricity usage in Illinois has soared along with the sweltering temperatures. Ameren Illinois says it hit new highs this week for electricity demand during ...
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Weak demand, economy slow Indy redevelopment planJul 23, 2011 11:37 am - INDIANAPOLIS — Big plans to redevelop eyesores near downtown Indianapolis have been slow to get off the ground because of a weak market and sluggish economy, but city le...
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Images: Friday night at the 2011 Kane County FairJul 22, 2011 10:08 pm - ...
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Images: Beneath the streets of Arlington HeightsJul 22, 2011 3:01 pm - ...
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Neighborhood profile: Kimball Hill, Rolling MeadowsJul 23, 2011 10:29 am - The Kimball Hill subdivision began when builder Kimball Hill constructed small, affordable ranch homes in 1953 and named his development Rolling Meadows. With an assemb...
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Daily Herald scoop: You can fry an egg in carJul 22, 2011 9:47 am - It seems my noble but ill-fated experiment — in the name of good journalism — is coming back to haunt me. We had a heat wave of epic proportions in the 1990s, one compar...
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Leaders lead; this president hasn’tJul 22, 2011 4:48 am - Isn’t it obvious at this point that President Obama is not a leader? Leaders take on a task and assume the responsibility for all facets of the job; they do not continue...
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Some tough choices for fixing economyJul 22, 2011 4:48 am - I am not an economist, but as a fairly successful businessperson I have had to make tough choices to achieve fiscal stability. Here are my humble suggestions: Ÿ Install ...
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Teen drug problem still underestimatedJul 22, 2011 4:48 am - Upon the news of the apparent drug- and alcohol-related teen deaths recently in the Naperville area, it is heartbreaking that we’re burdened by such tragedies, and yet f...
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GOP will pay for wars, not servicesJul 22, 2011 4:48 am - According to Warren Buffett, the GOP raised the U.S. debt ceiling seven times during the G.W. Bush administration. That was after Bush totally trashed the surplus that P...