All Stories from June 17, 2009 (Change date)
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Midwest, Calif. front runners for $8 bil in high-speed rail cashJun 17, 2009 11:00 pm - High-speed rail plans in the Midwest and California appear to be front runners in the race for $8 billion in stimulus cash based on federal criteria released Wednesday t...
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Man bears striking resemblance to boy kidnapped 54 years agoJun 17, 2009 11:00 pm - KALKASKA, Michigan -- The father of a Michigan man who believes he was snatched from his real parents in New York half a century ago called the speculation "a bunch of f...
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Caveman comedy cries out for sharper edgeJun 17, 2009 11:00 pm - All the way through Harold Ramis' new caveman comedy "Year One," I had the impression I was watching a series of pulled punches and blunted rapier thrusts, as if Ramis k...
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Take Dad to the juried Cantigny Fine Arts FestivalJun 17, 2009 11:00 pm - Take Dad to a place where he can always know best for Father's Day. Let him be judge of the juried Cantigny Fine Arts Festival this weekend, where the artwork on hand i...
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Oil rises above $71 amid falling inventoriesJun 17, 2009 11:00 pm - Oil prices rose above $71 a barrel Thursday, halting this week's decline as falling U.S. crude inventories suggested demand is improving in the world's largest economy. ...
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Student protesters in Haiti burn U.N. police carJun 17, 2009 11:00 pm - PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti -- Student demonstrators attacked and burned a U.N. police vehicle in the Haitian capital on Wednesday, adding to security concerns ahead of this ...
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District 204 names Birkett superintendentJun 17, 2009 11:00 pm - Indian Prairie's new superintendent says she'll focus on three things: student achievement, communication and fiscal responsibility. Kathy Birkett, who had been serving ...
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What it means to consumersJun 17, 2009 11:00 pm - American consumers have fallen victim to one financial scandal after another in the past decade, from accounting fraud at Enron to illegal late trading by mutual funds t...
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Suburban UOP orders 1,500 to take furloughsJun 17, 2009 11:00 pm - Des Plaines-based UOP LLC, a Honeywell International Inc. company that provides research and processes for petrochemical companies, told about 1,500 workers Wednesday to...
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Ohio teen sentenced in parking lot noose attackJun 17, 2009 11:00 pm - MOUNT VERNON, Ohio (AP) -- A central Ohio teenager accused of putting a noose around a Hispanic boy's neck and dragging him in a parking lot has been sentenced to 10 day...