All Stories from July 2, 2013 (Change date)
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U.S. Supreme Court won't hear Palatine parking ticket lawsuitJul 02, 2013 11:00 am - The U.S. Supreme Court last week declined to hear a proposed class-action lawsuit over Palatine's practice of printing personal information on parking tickets. Though th...
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Northwest Fourth-fest readies for second yearJul 02, 2013 11:00 am - One of six Northwest suburban festivals to open on Wednesday, July 3, Northwest Fourth-Fest is held in the parking lot of the Sears Centre Arena in Hoffman Estates. On T...
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Cougars fall in Wisconsin, 5-3Jul 02, 2013 10:39 am - GRAND CHUTE, Wis. — Starting pitcher Tyler Wagner worked into the ninth inning to secure a 5-3 victory for the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers over the Kane County Cougars on ...
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In ‘golden age’ of surveillance, U.S. has big edgeJul 02, 2013 10:32 am - LONDON — The saga of Edward Snowden and the NSA makes one thing clear: The United States’ central role in developing the Internet and hosting its most powerful players h...
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South Africa: Apartheid-era leader de Klerk falls illJul 02, 2013 10:23 am - JOHANNESBURG — F.W. de Klerk, the last leader of South Africa’s apartheid era and a co-recipient of the 1993 Nobel Peace Prize with Nelson Mandela, has suffered dizzines...
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U.S. home prices rise in May by most in 7 yearsJul 02, 2013 10:21 am - Associated Press U.S. home prices jumped 12.2 percent in May from a year ago, the most in seven years. The increase suggests the housing recovery is strengthening. Real...
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Strong June seen for auto sales, led by pickupsJul 02, 2013 10:18 am - DETROIT — U.S. buyers snapped up new cars and trucks in June at a pace not seen since before the recession. Continuing demand for big pickups helped boost sales for Detr...
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U.S. factory orders rise 2.1 percent in MayJul 02, 2013 10:13 am - WASHINGTON — Orders to U.S. factories rose in May, helped by a third straight month of stronger business investment. The gains suggest manufacturing may be picking up af...
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Affrunti’s 4-putt will be hard to forgetJul 02, 2013 10:12 am - Good things may still be ahead for Joe Affrunti, who gets back on the PGA Tour at the John Deere Classic in the Quad Cities in two weeks, but the Crystal Lake golfer wil...
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Quinn: Let suburbs ban assault weaponsJul 02, 2013 10:11 am - Gov. Pat Quinn’s rewrite of legislation to allow Illinoisans to carry loaded weapons in public would reinstate the ability of larger suburbs to ban the ownership of so-c...