All Stories from July 1, 2013 (Change date)
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Steinway accepts $438M buyout from Kohlberg & Co.Jul 01, 2013 1:47 pm - WALTHAM, Mass. — The famed piano maker Steinway is hoping that the sale of the company to private equity firm Kohlberg & Co. will strike the right chord. Steinway Musica...
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Wine-tasting in Barrington July 12Jul 01, 2013 1:46 pm - The Barrington Village Association’s ninth annual “Uncork Barrington” wine-tasting is event, Friday, July 12. Located at the tent pavilion in the north commuter parking ...
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Fireworks light up Fourth at Naperville’s RibfestJul 01, 2013 1:13 pm - Back on July 4 by popular demand, the fireworks show at Ribfest in Naperville is set to blast off at 9:30 p.m. Thursday. Last year’s fireworks show took place July 3, bu...
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Afghan museum on the mend, but long way to goJul 01, 2013 1:00 pm - KABUL, Afghanistan — Looters stole tens of thousands of artifacts from the National Museum of Afghanistan during the country's civil war in the 1990s, and then thousands...
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Portable shelters couldn't save 19 firefightersJul 01, 2013 1:00 pm - PRESCOTT, Ariz. — With no way out, the 19 elite firefighters did what they were trained to do when trapped by a wildfire: They unfurled their foil-lined, heat-resistant ...
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Dior Homme uses geometry to mix office, beachJul 01, 2013 12:55 pm - $PHOTOCREDIT_ON$Associated Press$PHOTOCREDIT_OFF$ PARIS — Dior Homme’s designer Kris Van Assche is a self-confessed minimalist. It sits quite nicely, therefore, that the...
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Elgin Opera to offer master classesJul 01, 2013 12:14 pm - Submitted by Elgin Opera Sign up now for Elgin Opera’s Summer Master Classes and Vocal Recital, which will be held Saturday, July 13, and Sunday, July 14, at the Sears G...
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July Fourth run benefits Lazarus HouseJul 01, 2013 12:13 pm - Submitted by Lazarus House The July Fourth Great Western Freedom 4 to benefit Lazarus House begins at 8 a.m. Thursday, July 4, at the LeRoy Oakes Forest Preserve, off De...
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Water main work set to begin in NapervilleJul 01, 2013 12:05 pm - Construction on Naperville’s Washington Street water main improvement project is scheduled to begin Monday, July 8, and continue through September, officials said. The w...
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Yo-yo is low-tech toy with worldwide appealJul 01, 2013 12:03 pm - You wanted to know “Where was the yo-yo invented?” asked a young patron at the Vernon Area Library’s yo-yo workshop last month. Most likely, your mom and dad have a few ...