Business Stories from July 2, 2014 (Change date)
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Stocks close at all-time highs as hiring surgesJul 03, 2014 9:22 am - NEW YORK - Stocks closed at their latest all-time highs Wednesday following news that business hiring surged in June, adding to evidence that the U.S. economy is picking...
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A thumbs-up for NSA Internet spying on foreignersJul 03, 2014 7:21 am - WASHINGTON - Endorsement of the NSA's Internet surveillance programs by a bipartisan privacy board deeply disappointed civil liberties activists Wednesday while providin...
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Target asks customers to leave firearms at homeJul 03, 2014 11:31 am - NEW YORK - Target is "respectfully" asking its customers to not bring firearms into its stores, even where it is allowed by law. In a statement posted Wednesday on the r...
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Local clergy hand out condoms at Aurora Hobby Lobby storeJul 03, 2014 11:36 am - A small group of clergy and representatives from Planned Parenthood handed out condoms Wednesday evening in front of a Hobby Lobby store in Aurora in response to this we...
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Dead ahead: A pothole in highway construction aid?Jul 02, 2014 11:39 am - WASHINGTON - As the summer driving season swings into full gear, states can expect a large pothole in their construction budgets if Congress doesn't reach an agreement q...
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Survey: U.S. companies added 281,000 jobs in JuneJul 03, 2014 9:23 am - A private survey shows U.S. business hiring surged in June, a sign of stronger economic growth. Payroll processer ADP says private employers added 281,000 jobs last mont...
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Gurnee considering options to reinvigorate Old Grand AvenueJul 04, 2014 8:38 am - Gurnee's elected officials once again are contemplating how best to reinvigorate the village's original section along Old Grand Avenue. “It's been at least 10 years sinc...
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O'Hare bound business, vacation travelers strandedJul 02, 2014 2:50 pm - A massive traffic backup caused by standing water on the expressway into Chicago's O'Hare International Airport prompted desperate business and vacation travelers to get...
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Email prompts Quinn to withhold $20 million in funding for CODJul 03, 2014 9:20 pm - The College of DuPage won't receive a $20 million state construction grant now that Gov. Pat Quinn has seen an email detailing President Robert Breuder's strategy to sec...
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Illinois among 32 states still short on jobsJul 04, 2014 8:08 am - WASHINGTON — Five years after the Great Recession officially ended, most states still haven't regained all the jobs they lost, even though the nation as a whole has. In ...
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