All Stories from July 7, 2011 (Change date)
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Romeoville man gets 2 years for stealing dead woman's wedding ringJul 07, 2011 12:00 am - For Dolores Yukness, the diamond wedding set symbolized the love she shared with her husband for 45 years. For Frederick Tapley, it was a means to pay his cable bill. O...
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Bartlett unfurls 75 pounds of U.S. flagJul 07, 2011 12:00 am - There will be 75 pounds of American red, white and blue flying from the Bartlett Community Center Thursday night in honor of those who died on 9/11 and the armed forces ...
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U.S. companies hardly at a disadvantageJul 07, 2011 12:00 am - Republicans are fond of saying that the United States has a high corporate tax rate, and because of this our corporations operate at a competitive disadvantage in the wo...
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Boeing: India will need 1,320 new planesJul 07, 2011 12:00 am - NEW DELHI — Chicago-based Boeing has forecast a $150 billion market for passenger airplanes in India over the next 20 years driven by a booming economy. Indian airlines ...
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Boy, 6, dies after jumping in pool at Pa. resortJul 07, 2011 12:00 am - ELYSBURG, Pa. — A 6-year-old boy who jumped into a swimming pool at an amusement park in eastern Pennsylvania did not resurface and later died. George S. Roberts III, of...
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Park to showcase Naperville's first homesteadJul 07, 2011 12:00 am - History made its way to the surface Wednesday in Naperville where the city's founding settlers established their homestead. And it showed up sooner than expected. Mill S...
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Ex-Westmont official going to jail for embezzlementJul 07, 2011 12:00 am - Westmont’s former finance director was sentenced to 120 days in jail Thursday for stealing more than $46,000 in village funds, some of which she spent on hair gel, model...
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The dream of home ownership gone awryJul 07, 2011 12:00 am - “The louder he talked of his honor, the faster we counted our spoons.” — Emerson The louder they talked about the disadvantaged, the more money they made. And the m...
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Locals want oldest US nuclear plant to stay openJul 07, 2011 12:00 am - LACEY TOWNSHIP, N.J. — It’s the oldest nuclear power plant in America, and it recently leaked radioactive water into the ground that threatened drinking water in its sou...
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Minnesota shutdown a battle over big-spending legacyJul 07, 2011 12:00 am - ST. PAUL, Minn. — The weeklong shutdown of Minnesota’s government stems from a deep conflict about the state’s tradition of generous public assistance programs. Democra...