All Stories from June 1, 2012 (Change date)
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Harrelson sorry for rant? Not exactlyJun 01, 2012 6:00 pm - If you haven't heard White Sox broadcaster Ken “Hawk” Harrelson unloading on home-plate umpire Mark Wegner during Wednesday's eventual win at Tampa Bay, well, dadgummit,...
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District 15 reaches tentative contract with teachersJun 01, 2012 5:55 pm - Palatine Township Elementary School District 15 has reached a tentative contract with its teachers union, meeting a joint goal to wrap up negotiations by the school year...
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Easier credit, new models keep auto sales solidJun 01, 2012 5:46 pm - DETROIT — Easier credit, hot new cars and falling gas prices kept Americans buying vehicles at a strong pace in May despite bad economic news. May sales totaled 1.3 mill...
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Groupon stock tumbles as IPO lock-up period endsJun 01, 2012 5:37 pm - NEW YORK — Groupon’s stock tumbled Friday as insiders sold their shares after a post-IPO prohibition was lifted. Employees and other insiders are required to wait before...
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Cook forest district bond rating up:Jun 01, 2012 5:25 pm - The financial ratings agency Standard & Poor’s has upgraded the Forest Preserve District of Cook County’s bond rating from AA- to AA. The agency cited strengthened corpo...
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Streamwood man charged with molesting teenJun 01, 2012 4:27 pm - A Cook County judge set bail at $50,000 Friday for a Streamwood man who prosecutors say molested a teenager over an extended period of time. Efrain Toro, 45, has been c...
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South Elgin businessman had uncommon, quiet generosityJun 01, 2012 4:20 pm - Lane Buck Hoffman’s lifelong mantra was “Life is good.” But the South Elgin resident spent a lot of time making sure life was good for people in the Fox Valley and at Va...
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McHenry County undersheriff wants to replace NygrenJun 01, 2012 4:06 pm - McHenry County Undersheriff Andrew Zinke plans to run for sheriff in 2014 when Sheriff Keith Nygren retires, and he’ll kick things off with his first official fundraiser...
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Gas main break closes part of Route 31 in St. CharlesJun 01, 2012 4:04 pm - A construction crew struck a gas main Friday afternoon on Route 31 in St. Charles, causing traffic to be detoured through the evening rush hour. The gas main was struck ...
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Kirk's office points to other coin bills, but little else, in response to allegationsJun 01, 2012 4:00 pm - In the wake of a report that he may have advanced commemorative coin legislation that benefitted clients of a former girlfriend, U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk's office is pointing...