All Stories from March 15, 2013 (Change date)
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Suburban computer forensics team sifts through scamsMar 15, 2013 11:13 am - When a young employee of iRobot left the company known for the Roomba self-traveling vacuum, a competing product soon hit the market. After a period of surveillance, the...
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Algonquin candidates differ on video gamblingMar 15, 2013 11:13 am - The four men running for three seats on the Algonquin village board are divided on whether to allow video gambling in the village. When several nearby towns voted in fa...
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Cause of Carol Stream crash still unknownMar 15, 2013 11:06 am - Carol Stream police on Friday said they haven’t yet determined what caused a woman to drive her minivan off a residential street and into the side of a house. The crash ...
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Ex-JPMorgan exec says her oversight was underminedMar 15, 2013 10:53 am - WASHINGTON — A former top executive for JPMorgan Chase is blaming last year’s $6.2 billion trading loss on other executives at the firm, telling a Senate panel Friday th...
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Strong auto output boosts U.S. factory productionMar 15, 2013 10:53 am - WASHINGTON — A strong increase in auto output boosted U.S. factory production last month, the latest sign that manufacturing is helping drive economic growth after laggi...
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Carnival returns to profit; travelers fear mishapsMar 15, 2013 10:53 am - MIAMI — The world’s largest cruise line has suffered through a series of high-profile mishaps. Yet passengers continue to book vacations thanks to discounts, albeit at a...
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U.S. stocks open lower, threatening long rallyMar 15, 2013 10:53 am - U.S. stocks opened lower Friday, threatening to end the longest winning streak for the Dow Jones industrial average in nearly 17 years. The Dow Jones industrial average ...
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University proposes fracking on its own landMar 15, 2013 10:53 am - NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The University of Tennessee wants to allow hydraulic fracturing to extract natural gas on a state-owned tract of rolling woodland, raising the hackles...
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France mulls law to let strikers ransack officesMar 15, 2013 10:53 am - PARIS — With its long vacations, short hours and myriad workers’ rights, France has a reputation for being a hard place to do business. Now add this to the mix: A law wo...
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Gold, Wagner give U.S. figure skating team a shot at SocchiMar 15, 2013 10:43 am - LONDON, Ontario — Gracie Gold knows what she wants. This is the U.S. runner-up’s first trip to worlds, and the Elk Grove Village-based skater can’t help but be a bit sta...