All Stories from June 19, 2014 (Change date)
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World markets rise on Fed rate plansJun 19, 2014 1:01 am - HONG KONG - Most world stock markets rallied Thursday after the Federal Reserve signaled that U.S. interest rates would remain at record lows. Equity investors had been...
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Latest Wisconsin, national jobs numbers comingJun 19, 2014 1:01 am - MADISON, Wis. - The latest jobs numbers showing how well Wisconsin did in creating jobs compared with other states is set to be released. The numbers from the U.S. Burea...
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Lightning sparks house fire near Wheaton, causes near-miss for 3 firefightersJun 19, 2014 1:01 am - Three firefighters were shocked by a nearby lightning strike but escaped serious injury Wednesday while battling a house fire outside Wheaton, authorities said. Warrenvi...
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Late recovery gives S&P 500 another record closeJun 19, 2014 1:01 am - Investors remained in a record-setting mood Thursday. The Standard & Poor's 500 index closed at an all-time high for the second time in two days and notched its fifth ga...
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Cities fight Big Sioux River flooding in 3 statesJun 19, 2014 1:01 am - SIOUX CITY, Iowa - Record Big Sioux River flooding prompted residents in three states to hurriedly prepare for the rising water Thursday, with people lining up for sand ...
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$1.2 million gift to hospital from West Dundee coupleJun 19, 2014 1:01 am - Presence St. Joseph Hospital officials in Elgin announced Thursday the hospital received the largest family estate gift in the hospital's history - a $1.2 million beques...
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South suburban boy drowns in park poolJun 19, 2014 1:01 am - Police in Bridgeview say a 6-year-old boy has drowned in a public swimming pool. Police Chief Walter Klimek said lifeguards pulled Michael Duda of Justice from the shall...
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Woman hit by fallen branch at Cantigny dies from injuriesJun 19, 2014 1:01 am - An 83-year-old woman has died from her injuries after a large tree branch fell and hit her earlier this month at Cantigny Park in Wheaton, authorities said. Mildred Hetm...
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Quad/Graphics to close Woodstock printing plantJun 19, 2014 1:01 am - About 500 workers in Illinois will lose their jobs when Quad/Graphics closes its printing operation in Woodstock later this year. The closing stems from Quad/Graphics' r...
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Wauconda park jobs:Jun 19, 2014 1:01 am - The Wauconda Park District recently was awarded an Illinois Department of Natural Resource grant for the Illinois Youth Recreation Corps program. The $14,000 grant will ...