All Stories from February 20, 2014 (Change date)
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Allstate gains after approving biggest share buyback since 2006Feb 20, 2014 12:01 am - Northbrook-based Allstate Corp., the largest publicly traded U.S. home and auto insurer, rallied the most in the 81- company Standard & Poor's 500 Financials Index after...
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Endorsement: Werfel for Lake County Board Dist. 6Feb 20, 2014 12:01 am - The two Republican candidates vying for the District 6 seat on the Lake County Board agree on the issues far more than they disagree. Tim Powell, a retired 30-year sheri...
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Wine about Winter:Feb 20, 2014 12:01 am - The store-to-store wine tasting event, Let's Wine About Winter, is set for 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday in downtown Libertyville. Glasses can be purchased (cash only) beginning ...
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Wauconda meeting delayed slightly:Feb 20, 2014 12:01 am - A discussion of a proposal to outsource Wauconda's 911 dispatching service set for Tuesday will begin later than originally planned, officials announced Thursday. The vi...
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No surprises at Class 2A regionalFeb 20, 2014 12:01 am - They say familiarity breeds contempt. Hopefully, it also produces some good boys basketball at the Class 2A Aurora Christian regional next week, where scouting reports ...
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Wal-mart forecast trails estimates as economy hurts U.S. salesFeb 20, 2014 12:01 am - Wal-Mart Stores Inc., the world's largest retailer, forecast profit this year that trailed analysts' estimates as the sluggish U.S. economy and government benefit cuts t...
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Scores killed in deadly Ukraine day of protestFeb 20, 2014 12:01 am - KIEV, Ukraine - Protesters advanced on police lines in the heart of the Ukrainian capital on Thursday, prompting government snipers to shoot back and kill scores of peop...
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BGA hosting forum on government consolidationFeb 20, 2014 12:01 am - When it comes to units of local governments, no other state can match Illinois. Our home state has nearly 7,000 separate taxing bodies, ranging from counties to township...
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Blackberry rises as Whatsapp deal highlights messaging valueFeb 20, 2014 12:01 am - BlackBerry Ltd. rose as much as 8 percent in German trading after Facebook Inc. agreed to buy mobile-messaging startup WhatsApp Inc. for as much as $19 billion, highligh...
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Does WhatsApp deal show Facebook knows what's up?Feb 20, 2014 12:01 am - SAN FRANCISCO - If Facebook hopes to remain the social networking leader, CEO Mark Zuckerberg knows the company must follow the people. That realization compelled Zucker...