All Stories from August 10, 2012 (Change date)
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Penney earnings down, stock upAug 14, 2012 12:03 pm - J.C. Penney Co. CEO Ron Johnson hasn’t run out of magic yet, as far as Wall Street is concerned. The former Apple executive’s soothing words drove the retailer’s stock h...
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Nuns under Vatican rebuke agree to talksAug 10, 2012 5:54 pm - ST. LOUIS — An American nuns group rebuked by the Vatican said Friday it would hold talks with the bishops appointed to overhaul the organization but would not “compromi...
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Grain harvest estimates drop amid deepening droughtAug 14, 2012 12:03 pm - ST. LOUIS — A deepening drought in the nation’s farm states has cut further into this fall’s harvest, with farmers now expected to pull from their fields the lowest corn...
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Air Force relieves commander over sex scandalAug 10, 2012 6:27 pm - AUSTIN, Texas — The fallout from a sex scandal at Lackland Air Force Base widened Friday, when the military ousted the top commander over the basic training unit where i...
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Marengo man sentenced to 5 years for fatal DUI crashAug 11, 2012 4:32 pm - A Marengo man was sentenced to five years in prison for a drunken driving crash that killed a 77-year-old man who was walking across the street, McHenry County State’s A...
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Apple sold 8.3 million iPhones in 3QAug 10, 2012 5:19 pm - Apple Inc., the world’s largest technology company, sold 8.34 million iPhones in the U.S. in its most recent quarter, according to a court filing in its trial against Sa...
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Growing paychecks boost purchasing powerAug 14, 2012 12:03 pm - Americans’ paychecks in the first half of 2012 grew at the fastest pace in five years, pointing to an improvement in purchasing power that may help propel the economic e...
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Elmhurst man faces arson charge in house fireAug 11, 2012 7:38 pm - An Elmhurst man who authorities say set fire to a house in an unincorporated area near McHenry may have missed his target. McHenry County Sheriff's officials on Friday c...
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Here's thought on the bridge projectAug 10, 2012 5:00 pm - Have the Palatine Township board save the expanded cost of the Briarwood Lane Bridge project by redesigning the replacement with no impact on the approaches and landscap...
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Cubs rally in 8th, but fall to Reds 10-8Aug 10, 2012 7:33 pm - Rookie Todd Frazier doubled twice and drove in four runs, Aroldis Chapman came out of the bullpen to stop an eighth-inning rally attempt and the Cincinnati Reds beat the...