All Stories from September 25, 2012 (Change date)
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Caterpillar cuts 2015 profit outlook as mining spend fallsSep 25, 2012 9:00 am - Caterpillar Inc., the world’s biggest construction and mining equipment maker, cut its forecast for 2015 earnings after commodity producers reduced capital expenditure. ...
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Feds order Discover to refund $200M to cardholdersSep 25, 2012 8:58 am - WASHINGTON — Discover Bank will pay millions in fees to settle accusations by regulators that it pressured credit card customers to buy costly add-on services like payme...
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Playoff outlook yields some sure things, some longshotsSep 25, 2012 8:44 am - My, how time flies. It’s hard to believe but we’ve already reached the unofficial halfway point of the high school football regular season (5 of the 9 weeks completed). ...
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Halloween pop-up stores offer costume choicesSep 25, 2012 8:21 am - It’s getting to be decision time. Halloween will be here in about a month, and you need to settle on a costume before the parties and trick-or-treating begins. To help y...
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Home prices rose in July in 20 major US citiesSep 25, 2012 8:21 am - WASHINGTON — Home prices kept rising in July across the United States, buoyed by greater sales and fewer foreclosures. National home prices increased 1.2 percent in July...
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Living on Mars would take a lot of problem solvingSep 25, 2012 8:20 am - Students in Katherine Crawford’s fifth-grade class at West Oak Middle School in Mundelein wanted to know, “Could people ever live on Mars?” For several reasons, the idea...
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Naperville church's special Mass shines light on those who helpSep 25, 2012 8:00 am - For one night in October, a Naperville mother-daughter team will lead an effort that puts a visual symbol on something not so tangible. Rita Schmidt and her daughter, Ch...
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Willie Nelson pens new memoirSep 25, 2012 7:45 am - NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Willie Nelson has proved to be one of America’s most prolific songwriters. Turns out he’s no slouch when it comes to memoirs, either: He has a new one...
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Wis. DNR to hold hearing on Asian carp defensesSep 25, 2012 7:26 am - LA CROSSE, Wis. — The public will get a chance this week to learn about a federal project to test possible new Asian carp defenses in La Crosse. The state Department of ...
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Charleston Riot remembrance in worksSep 25, 2012 7:25 am - CHARLESTON — The conflicts of the Civil War reached Coles County on March 28, 1864, when a fight in Charleston between U.S. soldiers and Confederate sympathizers left ni...