All Stories from July 5, 2012 (Change date)
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Severely burned girls learn to cope at retreatJul 05, 2012 8:43 am - CORONA, Calif. — The room rings out with the cruel nicknames that have haunted the teenagers for years: Crusty crab. Burnt toast. Snake skin. Freddy Krueger’s daughter. ...
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Bartlett fire district offers storm safety tipsJul 05, 2012 8:26 am - With the severe weather that has moved through the area recently and the anticipation that there may be future severe weather, the Bartlett Fire Protection District woul...
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ECB cuts key rate to new low to help economyJul 05, 2012 8:21 am - FRANKFURT, Germany — The European Central Bank has cut its key interest rate by a quarter percentage point to a record low of 0.75 percent to boost a eurozone economy we...
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C&NW Heritage Train in Arlington Hts. this weekendJul 05, 2012 8:11 am - Here’s your chance to get up close and personal with one of the Union Pacific’s biggest engines. From noon to 6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, July 7-8, the Chicago & North W...
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Target’s June revenue gauge rises, but misses viewJul 05, 2012 8:06 am - Associated Press NEW YORK — Discount retailer Target Corp. says a key revenue measure rose 2.1 percent in June as shoppers spent more on food and health and beauty items...
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District 88 superintendent retires after 42 years in educationJul 05, 2012 8:00 am - Depending on how you look at it, there are two ways to measure Steve Humphrey's 11-year tenure leading DuPage High School District 88. As superintendent since 2001, the ...
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Civil War Days comes to Lakewood Forest PreserveJul 05, 2012 8:00 am - Hear the crack of gunfire and the boom of cannons at the Lake County Forest Preserve's 21st annual Civil War Days at Lakewood Forest Preserve in Wauconda, from 10 a.m. t...
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Long Grove officials probe cause of slough fireJul 05, 2012 8:00 am - Investigators have returned to the scene of a large slough fire that sparked Wednesday afternoon. Long Grove fire officials said the cause of the blaze that sparked nort...
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Walgreen agrees to acquire USA drug chain for about $438 millionJul 05, 2012 8:00 am - Deerfield-based Walgreen Co., the largest U.S. drugstore chain, agreed to buy the owner of the USA Drug chain for about $438 million, gaining stores in southern states i...
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U.S. jobless aid applications fall to 6-week lowJul 05, 2012 8:00 am - WASHINGTON — The number of people seeking unemployment aid last week fell to its lowest level since mid-May, suggesting layoffs are easing and hiring could pick up. The...