All Stories from July 21, 2011 (Change date)
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Tech earnings help stocks end week with solid gainJul 21, 2011 11:00 pm - A big earnings miss from Caterpillar Friday wasn't enough to derail a rally that pushed the stock market up 2 percent for the week. Caterpillar Inc. fell nearly 6 percen...
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MCC plans to dip into reserves, againJul 21, 2011 11:00 pm - McHenry County College is planning to dip into its reserves to update its computer system and perform safety upgrades next year. The proposed operating budget for fisca...
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Oldest bison at Lords Park Zoo diesJul 21, 2011 11:00 pm - Cahoya, the oldest bison at the Lords Park Zoo in Elgin, has gone onto greener pastures. The 24-year-old bison passed away Friday morning, after living her entire life ...
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Oil above $99 as Greece aid deal reachedJul 21, 2011 11:00 pm - LONDON — Oil prices hovered above toward $99 a barrel Friday after European leaders reached an aid deal aimed at stanching Greece's financial crisis. Benchmark oil for S...
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Pistons & Amps Poker Run set for Aug. 20Jul 21, 2011 11:00 pm - First annual Pistons & Amps Poker Run for Motorcycles & Hot Rod Cars, a fundraiser for the Schaumburg Business Association, will be held from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday, ...
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Prison resumes forcible medication of LoughnerJul 21, 2011 11:00 pm - PHOENIX — Prison officials have resumed forcibly medicating the man accused of wounding U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords in a deadly shooting rampage in Tucson, lawyers for ...
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Norway suspect wanted European anti-Muslim crusadeJul 21, 2011 11:00 pm - OSLO, Norway — The man blamed for attacks on Norway's government headquarters and a youth retreat that left at least 93 dead said he was motivated by a desire to bring a...
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Beavis & Butt-head return to MTV feisty as everJul 21, 2011 11:00 pm - SAN DIEGO — When the ever-adolescent Beavis and Butt-head return to MTV in the fall — nearly two decades after their heyday — even their own network won't be safe from t...
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Verizon pulls in subscribers with iPhone; new CEOJul 21, 2011 11:00 pm - NEW YORK — Verizon Communications Inc. is seeing a big boost from the iPhone, adding more new subscribers on contracts in the second quarter than it has in two and half ...
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McDonald's net income rises 15 pct on strong salesJul 21, 2011 11:00 pm - Oakrook-based McDonald's Corp. says its net income rose 15 percent in the second quarter to $1.4 billion on rising sales around the world. The world's largest burger cha...