All Stories from February 25, 2009 (Change date)
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Orders for big-ticket goods weaker than expectedFeb 25, 2009 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Manufacturers saw orders for big-ticket goods plunge by a bigger-than-expected 5.2 percent in January as global economic troubles cut into demand from cust...
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'Passion of Blago' column ill-conceivedFeb 25, 2009 10:00 pm - Burt Constable's Jan. 24 column regarding our governor's problems was poorly conceived; the headline sure was. Even on the editorial page you took offense to a compariso...
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Durbin unhappy with CN lawsuitFeb 25, 2009 10:00 pm - U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin jumped into the fray over a lawsuit by CN seeking to reduce its contributions for grade separations in Aurora and Lynwood Wednesday. The U.S. Surfa...
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Giants sign Jacobs to 4-year contractFeb 25, 2009 10:00 pm - EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- Less than two weeks after putting a franchise tag on him, the New York Giants signed bruising halfback Brandon Jacobs to a four-year, $25 millio...
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Wood's back ailing, this time for IndiansFeb 25, 2009 10:00 pm - The Cleveland Indians insist their new closer's sore back is nothing. But with Kerry Wood, it always seems to be something. Wood, who had a history of arm injuries with ...
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South Elgin High School presenting 'Anything Goes'Feb 25, 2009 10:00 pm - Come get a kick out of some musical fun amid the high Atlantic seas. South Elgin High School presents "Anything Goes" beginning at 7 p.m. today in the school's auditoriu...
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The blotterFeb 25, 2009 10:00 pm - Palatine • Chris J. Jepson, 53, of the 1100 block of West King Arthur Court, Palatine, was arrested around 10:40 p.m. Feb. 19 at his home and charged with local ordinanc...
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Change to compressed natural gas is a mustFeb 25, 2009 10:00 pm - I have not had the chance to read the 1,000-plus pages of the stimulus bill passed by Congress, so I don't know how the money will be spent. I don't know all the project...
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Yahoo CFO leaving in management shake-upFeb 25, 2009 10:00 pm - SAN FRANCISCO -- Yahoo Inc.'s chief financial officer is leaving the troubled Internet pioneer in a management shake-up that signals the company's new chief executive is...
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Economy a tough battle in LibertyvilleFeb 25, 2009 10:00 pm - Like everywhere else, decreasing revenue is a chief concern in Libertyville. Incumbent Mayor Jeff Harger and challenger Terry Weppler agree building business is a key, b...