All Stories from July 8, 2011 (Change date)
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Caterpillar completes $8.8 billion Bucyrus acquisitionJul 08, 2011 12:00 am - PEORIA — Caterpillar has completed its acquisition of Bucyrus (byoo-SY’-rus) International to expand its line of mining equipment. Caterpillar Inc. said it completed the...
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What’s sensible about common sense gun laws?Jul 08, 2011 12:00 am - Mr. Nejdl apparently has not read the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent decisions on the right to bear arms or the founding fathers’ commentary and debates on the issue. For e...
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Name that Brit!Jul 08, 2011 12:00 am - For the past decade, the Harry Potter films have provided steady employment for a who's who of British actors and actresses. Think you remember them all? Take out your q...
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Citigroup: Debt deal likely to include $1 trillion in cutsJul 08, 2011 12:00 am - U.S. lawmakers are likely to raise the nation’s debt limit by $1 trillion to avoid defaulting on its debt as part of a compromise that would include an equal amount in b...
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Kids can cook at Lake County YMCA’s Little ChefsJul 08, 2011 12:00 am - Where can you find an active group of Little Chefs cooking up a storm each week? The Lake County Family YMCA offers a hands-on learning environment in which children age...
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Batavia horse rescue hosts campJul 08, 2011 12:00 am - Submitted by Field of Dreams Field of Dreams Horse Rescue and Adoption, a nonprofit, volunteer organization that provides a safe haven for abused and neglected horses, i...
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Elk Grove Village teen pleads guilty to auto burglariesJul 08, 2011 12:00 am - A Cook County judge sentenced an Elk Grove Village teenager to three years in prison with a recommendation for boot camp in exchange for his guilty plea to burglary. Al...
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Wauconda, Winthrop residents see shuttle historyJul 08, 2011 12:00 am - Wauconda resident Steven Mathe said watching the final launch of the space shuttle Atlantis was one of the most amazing things he has ever seen. The junior chemistry ma...
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Quinn signs 3 education billsJul 08, 2011 12:00 am - Gov. Pat Quinn has signed three education bills aimed at preventing violence and encouraging reading and math. Quinn signed the trio of legislation Friday at a Chicago h...
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D300 saves money with four-day work weekJul 08, 2011 12:00 am - If you have business to conduct with Community Unit District 300, don’t leave it until the end of the week because district offices are closed Fridays throughout the sum...