All Stories from August 14, 2012 (Change date)
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U.S. business inventories up 0.1 percent in JuneAug 14, 2012 11:29 am - WASHINGTON — U.S. companies barely increased their stockpiles in June from May, and sales plunged by the largest amount in more than three years. Business inventories ed...
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Looming spending cuts hit more than defenseAug 14, 2012 11:29 am - WASHINGTON — It’s not just the Pentagon and defense contractors that face a funding crisis from broad government spending cuts in January. Domestic programs are on the c...
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Chinese companies pull out of U.S. stock marketsAug 14, 2012 11:29 am - BEIJING — Just a few years after Chinese companies lined up to sell shares on Wall Street, a growing number are reversing course and pulling out of U.S. exchanges. This ...
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Saks posts second-quarter loss on chargesAug 14, 2012 11:29 am - NEW YORK — Saks Inc. saw its loss widen in the second quarter from a year ago, as results were dragged down by charges related to closing stores and opening a fulfillmen...
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Aurora designing two-way traffic downtownAug 14, 2012 11:09 am - Aurora is moving forward with a plan to change Benton Street and Downer Place to two-way streets west of Broadway Avenue, but proceeding with caution. Mayor Tom Weisner ...
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Aurora man convicted of long-term sex assaults on childAug 14, 2012 11:00 am - An Aurora man will be sentenced to at least 32 years in prison, after being convicted late last week of sexually preying on and sexually assaulting a girl for eight year...
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U.S. wholesale prices rose 0.3 percent in JulyAug 14, 2012 11:00 am - WASHINGTON — U.S. wholesale prices increased in July from June. Higher auto and food costs were offset by a drop in energy prices. The producer price index, which measur...
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Arlington Hts. Riveria gives way to hot dogsAug 14, 2012 11:00 am - The Riviera Restaurant, a staple for more than 30 years in downtown Arlington Heights, is gone. Its replacement at 5 W. Campbell St, Campbell Street Hot Dogs ‘N’ More, ...
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Mundelein's Blue 60 to keep liquor licenseAug 14, 2012 11:00 am - Despite repeated legal problems, Mundelein's Blue 60 restaurant and bar can continue to serve alcohol — but the operators must make some changes, village officials said....
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Bartlett man charged in death of Libertyville boy on Petite LakeAug 14, 2012 10:00 am - A Bartlett man is accused of having alcohol and cocaine in his system when he struck and killed a 10-year-old boy in a boating accident on Petite Lake in July, authoriti...