All Stories from June 2, 2011 (Change date)
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Stocks extend losses after dismal jobs reportJun 02, 2011 11:00 pm - A jarringly weak report on employment is weighing down stock prices for the third straight day. The Dow Jones industrial average is poised to mark its fifth straight wee...
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Des Plaines Park District names new ass't superintendentJun 02, 2011 11:00 pm - The Des Plaines Park District announced the appointment of Doug Dohlen to the position of Assistant Superintendent of Parks and Planning effective June 17. Dohlen began ...
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Dream On! Anything is Possible at “Dance a Little Dream 2011”Jun 02, 2011 11:00 pm - Over 400 dancers, ages 3-adult, of the Des Plaines School of Dance, will perform seventy-seven original pieces in the culminating event of their year long study: “Dance ...
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Walgreens acquires drugstore.com for $409 milJun 02, 2011 11:00 pm - Deerfield-based Walgreen Co. has acquired Internet business drugstore.com. for around $409 million, the company said Friday. Under the acquisition, Walgreens will take o...
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Wal-Mart unveils $15B buyback to shareholdersJun 02, 2011 11:00 pm - FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Wal-Mart Stores Inc. says it is launching a $15 billion share repurchase program. The buyback announced Friday at the company's annual meeting will ...
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Celery, palmetto may help symptoms of BPHJun 02, 2011 11:00 pm - Q. I have had an enlarged prostate gland for a number of years and have found saw palmetto beneficial in relieving the symptoms. I have also modified my diet and try...
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Obama, in Ohio, to promote auto industry reboundJun 02, 2011 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is drawing attention to the auto industry's rebound, visiting a Chrysler plant in politically important Ohio as he seeks to highlight...
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Assisted suicide advocate Kevorkian dies at age 83Jun 02, 2011 11:00 pm - DETROIT — Jack Kevorkian, the audacious doctor who spurred on the national right-to-die debate with a homemade suicide machine that helped end the lives of dozens of ail...
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Book notes: Berenstain Bears author at Anderson'sJun 02, 2011 11:00 pm - Ÿ On Tuesday, June 7, Anderson's Bookshop in Naperville hosts the Dark Days of Summer Tour, featuring five authors of books for young adults: Veronica Roth (“Divergent”)...
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Debt fight continues despite Wall St. warningJun 02, 2011 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON — Facing a dire warning from a credit rating agency, the Obama administration lobbied some of Congress' most conservative members Thursday for an increase in ...