All Stories from August 2, 2013 (Change date)
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Glenview’s Illinois Tool Works plans stock buy backAug 02, 2013 12:49 pm - Glenview-based Illinois Tool Works Inc. said Friday that it plans to buy back up to $6 billion shares of the company’s stock and will increase its dividend by 10.5 perce...
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Your news Second Saturday Poetry Workshop Aug. 10Aug 02, 2013 12:46 pm - The Northwest Cultural Council announces a Second Saturday Poetry Workshop to be held from 9 a.m.-noon Saturday, Aug. 10, led by Gail Goepfert. Gail Goepfert is a Midwe...
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Inaugural Fun(d) Run to benefit District 211Aug 02, 2013 12:24 pm - Students, staff, parents, and community members can start preparing for a race that will support Palatine-Schaumburg High School District 211 programs and schools. The D...
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Silver dollar dated 1804 on sale in Rosemont for millionsAug 02, 2013 12:20 pm - Known by collectors as “The King of Coins,” an 1804-dated U.S. silver dollar specially made on behalf of President Andrew Jackson and still in mint condition, is expecte...
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Augustfest opens Thursday in Des PlainesAug 02, 2013 12:16 pm - St. Zachary Church in Des Plaines is holding Augustfest Thursday through Sunday, Aug. 8-11. The festival includes carnival rides, entertainment by well-known festival ba...
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Quinn signs law to help DuPage consolidation effortsAug 02, 2013 12:12 pm - The work to abolish some of DuPage County’s more than 400 taxing bodies now can begin. Gov. Pat Quinn on Friday signed into law legislation giving DuPage the authority t...
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'Fearless' Elgin woman dies in sky diving accidentAug 02, 2013 12:00 pm - A professional sky diver from Elgin who also made her mark as a drag racer died in a sky diving accident Thursday afternoon, relatives said Friday. LaSalle County author...
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Art exhibit in Bartlett celebrates Taiwan and Hakka culturesAug 02, 2013 11:55 am - Arts in Bartlett presents a new exhibit, “Celebrating Taiwan and Hakka Culture” running through Friday, Aug. 30, at the Bartlett Village Hall 2nd Floor Gallery, 228 Main...
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Historic bell takes center stage at West Chicago’s Mexican Independence Day celebrationAug 02, 2013 11:49 am - At the center of West Chicago’s Mexican Independence Day celebration Sunday, Sept. 15, is a colorful, spirited and heartfelt tradition. The re-enactment of El Grito, sh...
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Dist. 220 students to get laptops, free InternetAug 02, 2013 11:48 am - Barrington Unit District 220’s mission is to prepare its students for the future — and it doesn’t want any of their families’ present-day financial difficulties to stand...