All Stories from July 25, 2012 (Change date)
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Apple drops as results miss estimates on iPhone-salesJul 25, 2012 8:31 am - Apple Inc. fell after reporting iPhone sales that missed analysts’ projections, underscoring the computer maker’s reliance on demand for the smartphone. The company sold...
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Boeing 2Q net income up; raises outlookJul 25, 2012 8:30 am - Chicago-based Boeing Co. posted an unexpected 3 percent improvement in second-quarter net income on strong sales of commercial airplanes. The results surprised Wall Stre...
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Caterpillar shares jump as 2q profit grows 67 pctJul 25, 2012 8:30 am - Peoria-based Caterpillar Inc. says its second-quarter profit soared 67 percent because of growing demand for its construction and mining equipment, and the company boost...
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Church near Mundelein hosts 38th annual eventJul 25, 2012 8:11 am - St. Mary of the Annunciation’s 38th Annual Pork and Corn Roast, one of Lake County’s signature summer festivals, is scheduled for Saturday, Aug. 4, at the church on Erha...
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Baxter raises dividend as $2 billion share buyback approvedJul 25, 2012 8:00 am - Deerfield-based Baxter International Inc., the maker of blood products and intravenous drugs, raised its dividend 34 percent and said it authorized a new share buyback p...
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Conservation Foundation bids farewell to midnight bike rideJul 25, 2012 8:00 am - At midnight Sunday, July 29, Jill Johnson will stand back and watch 500 red, blinking lights ride off in the darkness as Eric Clapton's “After Midnight” plays in the bac...
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Drought might help huntersJul 25, 2012 8:00 am - CHANDLERVILLE — Dry conditions this summer are helping managers of migratory-bird refuges cultivate ideal habitat conditions in Illinois River Valley wetlands. Couple th...
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3 brothers from 1 Wis. Family to become priestsJul 25, 2012 7:51 am - MILWAUKEE — When Luke Strand started college nine years ago, he wanted to earn a marketing degree, a job in the business world, then a house and children. Now he’s a pri...
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Ind. fairgrounds Coliseum upgrade to add new arenaJul 25, 2012 7:49 am - INDIANAPOLIS — The $63 million renovation of the Indiana State Fairgrounds’ Coliseum complex will include adding a new, 20,000-square-foot arena. State Fair Commission C...
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Rep. Constance Howard resigns from LegislatureJul 25, 2012 7:48 am - An Illinois lawmaker who promoted an AIDS awareness organization that attracted the interest of federal prosecutors has resigned. The Chicago Tribune reports Rep. Connie...