All Stories from February 19, 2014 (Change date)
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Mortgage applications fell last week as rates increasedFeb 19, 2014 12:00 am - Mortgage applications in the U.S. dropped last week as fewer Americans bought homes and refinanced properties. The Mortgage Bankers Association's index decreased 4.1 per...
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The Daily Herald announces a campaign to build communitiesFeb 19, 2014 12:00 am - To our Readers: When The Chicago Community Trust was founded, banker Albert Harris hosted a meal that gathered people of goodwill together to talk about how to improve l...
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Illinois AG works on petroleum coke legislationFeb 19, 2014 12:00 am - Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan and state Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie have worked together on new legislation regarding petroleum coke. Madigan's office announced ...
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Biden Illinois-bound to tout stimulus milestoneFeb 19, 2014 12:00 am - GRANITE CITY — Vice President Joe Biden is making an appearance in southwestern Illinois as he touts the merits of the federal stimulus package enacted five years ago. ...
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Police can't verify Pa. wife's killing claimsFeb 19, 2014 12:00 am - HARRISBURG, Pa. — Police have yet to substantiate a 19-year-old woman's claim that she killed more than 20 people in four states before the Pennsylvania murder she is no...
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Boozer scores 20 and Bulls beat Raptors 94-92Feb 19, 2014 12:00 am - TORONTO — Carlos Boozer scored 20 points, D.J. Augustin had 19 against his former team and the Bulls won their fourth straight game Wednesday night, edging the Toronto R...
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Sluman returns for 31st Chicago Golf ShowFeb 19, 2014 12:00 am - The only pro golf tour event in Chicago in 2014 will also headline the 31st Chicago Golf Show. The Encompass Championship, which made its Chicago debut on the Champions ...
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443 Soldiers mugging around empty casket sparks furorFeb 19, 2014 12:00 am - MILWAUKEE — A group photograph showing soldiers clowning around an empty, flag-draped casket has sparked a furor on Facebook, in military chat rooms and other social med...
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Second-graders get surprise message from Patrick KaneFeb 19, 2014 12:00 am - Hockey fans in a second-grade class at Chesak Elementary School in Lake in the Hills received an unexpected surprise Wednesday morning: A video message from Blackhawks f...
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Snow blamed for roof collapse at Fort Wayne mallFeb 19, 2014 12:00 am - FORT WAYNE, Ind. — Officials are blaming the weight of snow for causing a corridor roof to collapse at a Fort Wayne shopping mall. The collapse that happened about 2 a.m...