All Stories from August 10, 2011 (Change date)
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Fitch downgrades Cyprus credit rating to BBBAug 10, 2011 12:00 am - The Fitch ratings agency has downgraded Cyprus’ credit rating by two notches to BBB with a negative outlook, leaving it two notches above junk status. Wednesday’s downgr...
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Mike Jackson’s weekly fishing outlookAug 10, 2011 12:00 am - With cooler air temperatures now upon us in the area, I expect to see more fishermen out on the water. Local angling results have been outstanding again, with excellent...
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Disaster drill draws 200 personnel to HarperAug 10, 2011 12:00 am - More than 200 firefighters and police officers take part in a massive mock disaster exercise Wednesday afternoon on Harper College’s main campus in Palatine. About 100 v...
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Pingree Grove considering tax, fee increasesAug 10, 2011 12:00 am - It soon may get a bit more pricey to live in Pingree Grove. On Monday, village board members will consider raising the telecommunications tax and imposing a new tax on n...
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Elgin council puts off senior rebate decisionAug 10, 2011 12:00 am - Elgin City Council members decided during their special committee meeting Wednesday to delay a decision about the senior citizen property tax rebate program until winter...
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The potential roadblock to the three-peatAug 10, 2011 12:00 am - As practice for the 2011 football season begins in DuPage County, the storylines remain similar to the end of the 2010 season. For starters, the rivalry between two-tim...
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Wauconda Bowl wants to expand - outdoorsAug 10, 2011 12:00 am - If you want to have a beer outside in Wauconda, you don’t go to Wauconda Bowl — a night life reality the 8-lane bowling alley wants to change. Owner Lori Kmiecik has fen...
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‘Idol’ producer says Lopez will return as judgeAug 10, 2011 12:00 am - NEW YORK — An executive producer of the hit musical reality TV show “American Idol” says celebrity judge Jennifer Lopez will return for another season. Lopez hasn’t said...
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Illinois’ new AD Mike Thomas has history of successAug 10, 2011 12:00 am - Illinois didn’t hire Mike Thomas solely to evaluate Ron Zook and Bruce Weber. Thomas, introduced Wednesday as the successor to 19-year athletic director Ron Guenther, cl...
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Dow plunges 519 points amid European worriesAug 10, 2011 12:00 am - NEW YORK — Stocks slid, dragging the Dow Jones industrial average to the lowest level since September 2010, and Treasuries rose for a third day amid concern the European...