All Stories from August 17, 2012 (Change date)
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Groupon stock caps off a week of lowsAug 17, 2012 4:36 pm - NEW YORK — Another day, another low for Groupon’s stock. The online deals company issued a lackluster quarterly report after the market closed on Monday. Since Tuesday, ...
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Flight diverted to Damascus and out of gasAug 17, 2012 4:36 pm - PARIS — An emergency layover in Syria’s capital was bad enough. Then passengers on Air France Flight 562 were asked to open their wallets to check if they had enough cas...
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Moody’s says more California cities risk bankruptcyAug 17, 2012 4:27 pm - SACRAMENTO, Calif. — One of the nation’s top credit rating agencies said Friday it will begin a wide-ranging review of municipal finances in California because of what i...
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CLC Foundation gala tickets availableAug 17, 2012 4:24 pm - College of Lake County Foundation will host its scholarship gala, the Black and White Ball, on Saturday, Sept. 29, at the historic Lehmann Mansion in Lake Villa. The gal...
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Southest Side nature preserve awarded $1 millionAug 17, 2012 4:12 pm - The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service says it will give $1 million toward restoration and conservation projects at a major open space project on Chicago’s Southeast Side. T...
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Cougars fall 2-1 in 10 inningsAug 17, 2012 4:12 pm - Neither club scored until the 10th inning Friday night, when the visiting Clinton LumberKings were able to get past the Kane County Cougars 2-1 at Fifth Third Bank Ballp...
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Chicago teachers start printing strike signsAug 17, 2012 4:11 pm - Negotiations between the Chicago Teachers Union and the city are continuing, but the union has started printing strike signs just in case it needs them. Union spokeswoma...
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Illinois House expels Democrat Derrick SmithAug 17, 2012 4:11 pm - SPRINGFIELD — In a gesture unseen in corruption-rich Illinois for more than a century, the state House expelled one of its members Friday in the wake of a bribery allega...
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Stocks up slightly on strong retail resultsAug 17, 2012 4:00 pm - Some positive news from retailers boosted stocks just a little. The Dow Jones industrial average rose 25 points to close at 13,275. The Standard & Poor's 500 index rose ...
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Cardinal George has cancer a second timeAug 17, 2012 4:00 pm - Cardinal Francis George, who survived bladder cancer six years ago, is planning a course of medical treatment after doctors found cancerous cells in his kidney and liver...