All Stories from June 6, 2012 (Change date)
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Author, Waukegan native Ray Bradbury dies in CaliforniaJun 06, 2012 4:27 pm - Science-fiction master Ray Bradbury, one of Lake County’s most famous native sons, is being remembered here as an imaginative, inspirational and important author. Bradbu...
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US worker productivity fell 0.9 pct. annual rateJun 06, 2012 4:25 pm - WASHINGTON — U.S. worker productivity fell by the largest amount in a year from January through March. The steeper drop than first estimated suggests companies would nee...
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Fed survey finds US growth, hiring mostly steadyJun 06, 2012 4:25 pm - WASHINGTON — The U.S. economy grew moderately in most regions of the country this spring and companies kept hiring, according to a Federal Reserve survey released Wednes...
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Massive dock from Japan tsunami washes ashore in OregonJun 06, 2012 4:21 pm - A large dock that floated ashore on an Oregon beach was torn loose from a port in Japan by last year’s tsunami and drifted across thousands of miles of Pacific Ocean, a ...
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Democrat emerges in DuPage District 2 forest raceJun 06, 2012 4:18 pm - A new candidate has emerged in the race for the District 2 seat on the DuPage County Forest Preserve commission. Longtime nature volunteer Don Kirchenberg this week file...
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Honda Fit EV gets highest EPA fuel economy ratingJun 06, 2012 4:18 pm - TORRANCE, Calif. — The Honda Fit electric car has received the highest fuel efficiency rating ever from the Environmental Protection Agency, the company said Wednesday. ...
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Dow leaps 286 points, best day of the yearJun 06, 2012 4:17 pm - NEW YORK — The Dow Jones industrial average surged 286 points Wednesday, its best day this year. The rally started early and gathered force in the afternoon. The charge...
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Whtie Sox woes against Blue Jays continueJun 06, 2012 4:15 pm - Remember when the White Sox were perched high on that wave and riding from one victory to another? They've officially slipped off the board. Actually, the Sox have been ...
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Villa Park man charged with sexually abusing three childrenJun 06, 2012 4:06 pm - Bail was set at $1 million Wednesday for a Villa Park man accused of sexually abusing three young girls since the late 1990s. Jose Perez-Huerta, 52, of the 1S100 block ...
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Nation’s unions lost in the Wisconsin showdownJun 06, 2012 4:04 pm - WASHINGTON — Gov. Scott Walker’s definitive victory in Wisconsin’s recall election is already reverberating in other state capitals. It exposed the shrunken political mu...