All Stories from January 17, 2012 (Change date)
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UK unemployment rate hits 17-year high of 8.4 pctJan 17, 2012 11:00 pm - LONDON — Official figures show that Britain’s unemployment rate spiked to 8.4 percent in November, its highest level since 1995. The figure is up from last month’s 8.3 p...
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Kraft to keep Oscar Mayer based in MadisonJan 17, 2012 11:00 pm - MADISON, Wis. — Kraft Food's restructuring will keep Oscar Mayer based in Madison. Northfield-based Kraft plans to cut 1,600 positions in North America and consolidate ...
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Schaumburg offers Mayor’s ScholarshipJan 17, 2012 11:00 pm - Schaumburg Mayor Al Larson has announced the availability of the 19th annual Mayor’s Community Scholarship in cooperation with The Workforce Board of Northern Cook Count...
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Grayslake Central handles CL CentralJan 17, 2012 11:00 pm - More efforts like the one he had in Wednesday night’s Fox Valley Conference Fox Division showdown, and Danny Reed might never be called “Donny” Reed again. Grayslake Cen...
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DePaul trying to put a complete game togetherJan 17, 2012 11:00 pm - Talent and mindset. In his postgame media conference at the Allstate Arena on Tuesday night, DePaul coach Oliver Purnell touched on the two virtues and related how impor...
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Villa Park man charged with burglaryJan 17, 2012 11:00 pm - A 35-year-old Villa Park man was charged with burglary to a motor vehicle after police said he stole roughly $350 worth of power tools from an unlocked vehicle, authorit...
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DuPage faces unpredictble election costsJan 17, 2012 11:00 pm - The DuPage County Election Commission may face several challenges this year as it deals with significant changes to state and federal rules in addition to some budget re...
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Supervalu-led stores chasing $55 billion in food stampsJan 17, 2012 11:00 pm - Supermarkets that had been adding Starbucks Corp. cafes and olive bars to draw wealthy shoppers are now catering to a different audience: food-stamp recipients. Stores a...
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Rising factory output gives economy a liftJan 17, 2012 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON — U.S. factories are roaring back from the depths of the recession, cranking out more machinery, vehicles and energy. Factory production has surged 15 percen...
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Fast-paced 'Rumors' opening in Glen EllynJan 17, 2012 11:00 pm - An intimate setting becomes even more intimate when Neil Simon's comedic farce “Rumors” fills the stage. The great big play opens Friday, Jan. 20, at Village Theatre...