All Stories from July 11, 2012 (Change date)
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Drought cuts projected corn harvest by 12 percentJul 11, 2012 8:32 am - DES MOINES, Iowa — The Department of Agriculture says farmers are expected to harvest 146 bushels per acre of corn this fall, down 12 percent from the June estimate of 1...
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U.S. futures head higher ahead of inventory dataJul 11, 2012 8:30 am - NEW YORK — Stock futures rose Wednesday ahead of government report that is expected to show that companies are ordering more goods, which would be good news for factorie...
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Kevin Costner and band make stop in St. CharlesJul 11, 2012 8:07 am - Visitors and residents of St. Charles are invited to Applaud, Create, and Get Away as arts and business organizations across the city reunite for the second annual St. C...
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Windy City drumline to perform in PalatineJul 11, 2012 8:06 am - Palatine Park District’s “Daze Off” program presents the Windy City All-Stars Drumline at 10:30 a.m. on July 18. This energetic group is the official drumline of the WN...
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Lake County Forest Preserve District hosts an evening with batsJul 11, 2012 8:02 am - Bring the family to BatFest on Saturday, July 14, and see the Lake County Forest Preserve District’s resident colony of little brown bats. The event runs from 6 to 9:30 ...
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Veterans to be honored at this year's Itasca FestJul 11, 2012 8:00 am - At this year's Itasca Fest, festival-goers can marvel at the Washington, D.C., World War II Memorial. In replica form, that is. Pillars of Honor Inc. transports an o...
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Get your gyro on at Elgin Greek FestJul 11, 2012 8:00 am - This weekend, Greek music, dancing, food and culture converge in one place in Elgin — St. Sophia's Greek Orthodox Church, which will hold its 34th annual Greek Fest Frid...
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‘Hunger Games’ finales set for 2014, 2015 releaseJul 11, 2012 7:48 am - LOS ANGELES — The final book in “The Hunger Games” trilogy is coming to the big-screen in two parts starting in 2014. Lionsgate Films has announced that “The Hunger Game...
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Stand Up to Cancer telethon returnsJul 11, 2012 7:47 am - LOS ANGELES — A year after movie producer Laura Ziskin lost her life to cancer, the ambitious telethon she helped start to fight the disease will be back on the air. ...
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Survey finds Sept. 11 most memorable TV momentJul 11, 2012 7:46 am - NEW YORK — The Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attack is by far the most memorable moment shared by television viewers during the past 50 years, a study released on Wednesday c...