All Stories from July 17, 2013 (Change date)
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Mt. Prospect OKs funds for backyard drainage programJul 17, 2013 11:28 am - The Mount Prospect village board agreed Tuesday to spend $85,000 this year for its Backyard Drainage Program aimed at reducing flooding in the rear yards of private home...
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Des Plaines Summer Fling is July 19-21Jul 17, 2013 11:23 am - A little bit country. A little bit rock & roll. And tons of community fun will be on the menu when Des Plaines Summer Fling returns for its third festive year on Friday ...
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Bomber as rock star? Rolling Stone cover outrageJul 17, 2013 11:19 am - NEW YORK — Sultry eyes burn into the camera lens from behind tousled curls. A scruff of sexy beard and loose T-shirt are bathed in soft, yellow light. The close-up of D...
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China launches crackdown on drug industryJul 17, 2013 11:17 am - BEIJING — China announced a crackdown Wednesday on misconduct in its drug market, stepping up pressure on the problem-prone industry while it pursues a bribery investiga...
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Lew says delays on rules may again bring bailoutsJul 17, 2013 11:17 am - WASHINGTON — U.S. Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew says delays in writing rules to put the financial overhaul law into effect have raised the prospect that taxpayers might a...
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Mattel 2Q profit falls, Barbie sales slide againJul 17, 2013 11:17 am - NEW YORK — Vampy teen Monster High dolls are taking a bite out of squeaky-clean Barbie. Mattel said Wednesday its second-quarter net income fell 24 percent, hurt by a co...
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U.S. builders start work on fewer homes in JuneJul 17, 2013 11:17 am - WASHINGTON — U.S. builders started work on fewer homes in June, mostly because apartment construction fell sharply. But applications for permits to build single-family h...
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Hampshire man charged in sexual abuse of St. Charles teenJul 17, 2013 11:14 am - A 22-year-old man was arrested Tuesday on charges he sexually abused a 16-year-old girl from St. Charles in January. Nathan C. Lake, of the 44W0-99 block of Plank Road, ...
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Kruppe connects, and Benet edges Glenbard EastJul 17, 2013 11:10 am - The innings seemed to wilt away in the blazing heat as Benet’s baseball team continued to trail Glenbard East. Then Jon Kruppe stepped to the plate like a breath of fre...
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Dancing, drumming highlight traditional Japanese summer festJul 17, 2013 11:07 am - Mitsuwa Marketplace is holding its free annual Bon-Dancing Festival, or Natsu-Matsuri (Traditional Japanese Summer Festival), from 2-8:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 3, at the m...