All Stories from June 1, 2011 (Change date)
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Luggage maker Samsonite plans IPO in Hong KongJun 01, 2011 11:00 pm - HONG KONG — Samsonite International S.A., the world's biggest luggage company, plans to raise up to $1.5 billion in a Hong Kong initial public offering, joining a slew o...
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Sounds of Summer returns to Harmony Park in downtown Arlington HeightsJun 01, 2011 11:00 pm - Get ready to enjoy the village's summer-long free concert series, “The Sounds of Summer,” which begins June 2 and runs through Aug. 19. Concerts are held every Thursday ...
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Lady Antebellum, MC Hammer set for state fairJun 01, 2011 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD — Tickets go on sale this weekend for this year's Illinois State Fair concerts, and the lineup includes some big names. Comedian Jeff Dunham, rapper MC Hamme...
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Rookie Mayor Emanuel outdoes Daley on gamblingJun 01, 2011 11:00 pm - Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel accomplished on his 16th day in office what eluded his predecessor for almost two decades -- state legislative approval of a downtown casino a...
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Truly a day to celebrateJun 01, 2011 5:00 am - As a devoted reader of The Herald, and a proud woman married to my wife. I just want to share my joy at being a resident of Illinois as the state takes the first step to...
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Too many chiefs in one state agencyJun 01, 2011 5:00 am - The Illinois Senate confirmed Dan Seals for the job of assistant director of the states economic agency. He will be paid a salary of $121,029 per year. Not bad in these ...
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Campaign speeches won’t fix economyJun 01, 2011 5:00 am - I thought it strange that after President Obama was done with his non-football-spiking Osama bin Laden victory tour that he was making an immigration reform address his ...
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Crime and the recessionJun 01, 2011 5:00 am - “Counter to the prevailing expectation that crime would increase during a recession,” it actually dropped last year and violent crime is now at nearly a 40-year low. So ...
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It’s no wonder airlines are hurtingJun 01, 2011 5:00 am - Why is the government more profitable than a private company? I was looking at the airfare for a flight when I noticed that, of the $499 price, the government got $135. ...
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Former mayor sacrificed for his townJun 01, 2011 5:00 am - I am a friend of former Island Lake mayor Chuck Amrich. We worked together for most of the decades I served on the Lake County Board. And I witnessed the hours he put i...