All Stories from October 25, 2012 (Change date)
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Durable orders show business investment still weakOct 25, 2012 8:27 am - WASHINGTON — U.S. companies remained cautious in September and held back on orders for long-lasting manufactured goods that signal investment plans. Weak business invest...
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Weekly U.S. jobless aid applications fall to 369,000Oct 25, 2012 8:26 am - WASHINGTON — Weekly applications for U.S. unemployment aid fell last week to a seasonally adjusted 369,000, a level consistent with modest hiring. The Labor Department ...
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United Continental reports smaller 3Q profitOct 25, 2012 8:26 am - It was a rough third quarter for United Airlines. Travelers stayed away, frustrated by technology glitches from its merger with Continental. And a huge accounting charge...
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Aldean heads American Country Awards lineupOct 25, 2012 8:10 am - NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Jason Aldean leads the list of top country music stars set to perform on the American Country Awards. Country’s leading man of the moment will be join...
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Hersey Debaters Place Second at Stevenson InvitationalOct 25, 2012 7:58 am - Hersey High School’s Huskie debaters brought home a second place team trophy from the Stevenson High School Invitational Tournament held two weeks ago. The trophy was th...
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Kidz Kabaret stages musical, improv ‘Drakula’Oct 25, 2012 7:52 am - One of these things doesn’t belong: Drakula, Dr. Seward, Van Helsing, Honey Boo Boo. Kidz Kabaret’s annual improv production of “Drakula, the Musical?” throws some c...
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Police called to Wisconsin house 20 times, no arrestsOct 25, 2012 7:46 am - BROWN DEER, Wis. — Records show police were repeatedly called to the home of the Brookfield salon shooter, but never made an arrest. Officers went to the home of Radcli...
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Illinois groups form coalition to stop Asian carpOct 25, 2012 7:46 am - CHICAGO — Several Illinois nonprofit groups have formed a coalition aimed at stopping the spread of invasive species like the Asian carp from the Mississippi River basin...
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Children's Museum welcomes exhibit inspired by Mr. RogersOct 25, 2012 7:00 am - The DuPage Children's Museum couldn't say no to Mr. Rogers. Of course, it wants to be his neighbor — or the closest thing to it — with a traveling exhibit opening Saturd...
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Interstate 80 expansion project finishedOct 25, 2012 7:00 am - MOKENA — A project widening a congested eight-mile stretch of Interstate 80 across Illinois is finished, easing delays on a key transport route. The $26 million project ...