All Stories from July 25, 2011 (Change date)
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Organ donation brings together familiesJul 25, 2011 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD — Christine Smith's son, the late Spc. Jack Gallaher, died in a shooting accident four years ago while serving in the Army at Fort Lewis, Wash. But for her, ...
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Journal Communications earnings down 24 percentJul 25, 2011 11:00 pm - MILWAUKEE — Journal Communications Inc. said Tuesday its earnings fell 24 percent last quarter amid a continuing ad slump, and warned that publishing revenue was expecte...
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Cement masons agree to work rule changesJul 25, 2011 11:00 pm - CHICAGO — A building trades union has agreed to work rules changes requested by Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel to save jobs. The decision by Cement Masons Local 502 to acce...
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Huge Batavia Garage Sale July 29-30 to support Boy ScoutsJul 25, 2011 11:00 pm - A Huge Garage Sale supporting local Boy Scouts will be held on Friday, July 29 and Saturday, July 30 in Batavia. The fundraiser will support Boy Scout Troop 13 (St. Char...
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Blago: Testified on mistaken assumptionJul 25, 2011 11:00 pm - Impeached Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich claims he never would have testified at his recent corruption trial had he known the judge would stop him from making certain sta...
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Two Dist. 15 schools awarded ISBE laptop grantJul 25, 2011 11:00 pm - Two District 15 schools—Virginia Lake and Jane Addams Schools—have met the grant criteria for the Illinois State Board of Education's (ISBE) Children's Low-cost Laptop P...
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House bill targets aid to PakistanJul 25, 2011 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON — House Republicans have unveiled a foreign aid bill that restricts U.S. taxpayer dollars to Pakistan if it fails to cooperate in the war on terror. The legis...
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Treasurys edge up despite debt-limit impasseJul 25, 2011 11:00 pm - NEW YORK — Government bond prices are slightly higher even as negotiations to raise the country's borrowing limit remain at an impasse. An auction of $35 billion in two-...
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Wealth gap widens between whites, minoritiesJul 25, 2011 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON — The wealth gaps between whites and minorities have grown to their widest levels in a quarter-century. The recession and uneven recovery have erased decades ...
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Images: Cleaning up the mess from weekend floodingJul 25, 2011 7:00 pm - ...