All Stories from February 20, 2012 (Change date)
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Home Depot 4Q net income climbs on sales spikeFeb 20, 2012 11:00 pm - ATLANTA — Home Depot Inc.'s fiscal fourth-quarter net income rose 32 percent on tight cost controls and favorable weather as sales grew. Home-goods sellers like Home Dep...
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Minor injury in three-vehicle Winfield crashFeb 20, 2012 11:00 pm - A stretch of the northbound lanes of Winfield Road was shut down for about an hour Tuesday after a three-vehicle crash, according to fire officials. A vehicle in the nor...
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4.0 earthquake in Missouri shakes 9 statesFeb 20, 2012 11:00 pm - ST. LOUIS — Just days after the 200th anniversary of a series of massive earthquakes in southeast Missouri, residents woke up Tuesday to a rumbling reminder that they li...
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Crane owner goes on trial in deadly NYC collapseFeb 20, 2012 11:00 pm - NEW YORK — A money-hungry construction crane owner’s decision to skimp on a vital repair job led to a collapse that killed two workers, a prosecutor said Tuesday as the ...
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Two downtown Palatine businesses awarded facade improvement grantsFeb 20, 2012 11:00 pm - The Palatine village council has approved grants for two downtown businesses to spruce up their exteriors. The Belmonte State Farm Insurance office building at 17 W. Rai...
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Chinese carmaker opens plant in BulgariaFeb 20, 2012 11:00 pm - BAHOVITSA, Bulgaria — Great Wall Motors has launched operations in Bulgaria, becoming the first Chinese automaker to assemble cars in the European Union. At a posh cerem...
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Opening arguments set in Wis. redistricting caseFeb 20, 2012 11:00 pm - MILWAUKEE — Opening arguments are set to begin in Milwaukee in a federal case that could affect potential recall elections in Wisconsin. The case involves redistricting...
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Young Glenbard South falters in sectionalFeb 20, 2012 11:00 pm - Glenbard South's youth finally caught up with it. The Raiders saw their postseason run end in the Class 3A sectional semifinals, losing to St. Joseph 59-37 at Glenbard S...
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Forest district moves to generate more money for preservesFeb 20, 2012 11:00 pm - A divided DuPage County Forest Preserve Commission voted Tuesday to refinance roughly $38 million in debt at lower interest rates and to borrow another $4 million to be ...
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Radiation detected 400 miles off Japanese coastFeb 20, 2012 11:00 pm - SALT LAKE CITY — Radioactive contamination from the Fukushima power plant disaster has been detected as far as almost 400 miles off Japan in the Pacific Ocean, with wate...