All Stories from August 1, 2012 (Change date)
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Fair Lady Productions honors NCTV17 directorAug 01, 2012 11:43 am - Naperville Community Television’s executive director, Liz Spencer, recently became the first local recipient of Naperville’s Fair Lady Award. Spencer was honored by Fai...
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Blue Ribbon Sale a big hit with Kane 4-H’ersAug 01, 2012 11:38 am - The annual Kane County Fair’s 4-H Blue Ribbon Sale was held July 22 as the culmination of the event. Approximately 21 heads of cattle, 47 hogs, 25 sheep and 36 miscellan...
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Suds will flow at Ale Fest in Wheaton’s Memorial ParkAug 01, 2012 11:31 am - And to think, Wheaton used to be a dry town. Craft brew lovers heading to the second annual Wheaton Ale Fest on Saturday are saying thank goodness that ban was lifted in...
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Lakemoor beach closed by high bacteria levelsAug 01, 2012 11:20 am - Lakemoor’s Morrison Park Beach was closed Tuesday pending further testing after water samples of Lily Lake showed high bacteria levels, the McHenry County Department of ...
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Loss of wind tax credit will cost jobsAug 01, 2012 11:15 am - Surely, as the election season heats up, politicians will extol the American people on the need for domestic jobs (and hopefully work toward this goal). Surely, as the M...
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Old-fashioned county fair has its appealAug 01, 2012 11:15 am - Sometimes old-fashioned traditions are the best of life. My family and I, once again, visited the Lake County Fair this weekend. The experience is hard to describe, but...
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Beaubien not counting on House Republicans for supportAug 01, 2012 11:14 am - Since joining the 52nd House District race as an independent, Dee Beaubien has said she’d work to emulate her late husband Mark Beaubien’s ability to work across both si...
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U.S. construction spending rose 0.4 percent in JuneAug 01, 2012 11:13 am - WASHINGTON — Another strong gain in homebuilding pushed U.S. construction spending up for a third straight month in June, a further indication that the battered housing ...
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Strong dollar chips away at MasterCard’s revenueAug 01, 2012 11:13 am - NEW YORK — The strong U.S. dollar swallowed a chunk of MasterCard’s earnings from overseas, leading to revenue growth that was slower than investors were hoping for. Mas...
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Harley-Davidson 2Q profit up 30 pct on U.S. demandAug 01, 2012 11:07 am - Harley-Davidson Inc. said Wednesday that its second-quarter net income jumped 30 percent, as demand for its motorcycles continued to grow both at home and abroad. But th...