All Stories from July 11, 2014 (Change date)
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Budget gap shrinks to narrowest since 2008Jul 11, 2014 1:01 am - The U.S. budget deficit so far this fiscal year was the smallest since 2008 as a stronger economy bolstered tax payments by consumers and businesses, a government report...
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Tobacco firms Reynolds, Lorillard in merger talksJul 11, 2014 1:01 am - Cigarette makers Reynolds American Inc. and Lorillard Inc. say they are in talks of a possible merger that would combine two of the nation's biggest tobacco companies. T...
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36th Greek Fest at St. Sophia'sJul 11, 2014 1:01 am - St. Sophia Greek Orthodox Church kicked off its 36th Greek Fest Friday serving more than 400 meals during the 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. lunch rush. The festival continued Friday...
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Kirk demands background checks on immigrant kidsJul 11, 2014 1:01 am - U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk is demanding criminal background checks on the unaccompanied children that have crossed the U.S. border with Mexico. According to Kirk, 429 unaccompa...
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Bulls might need an assist from Phil JacksonJul 11, 2014 1:01 am - Phil Jackson won five more NBA championships after leaving the Bulls in 1998. But during Jackson's successful run of coaching the Los Angeles Lakers, he was never a seri...
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Crowds still flock to Buffalo Grove art festJul 11, 2014 1:01 am - Raindrops, raincoats and umbrellas. Despite all that, crowds still flocked to the 13th annual Buffalo Grove Art Festival, which hosts more than 160 juried artists from a...
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Company wants to turn vacant storefront in Island Lake into gambling parlorJul 11, 2014 1:01 am - A company that runs video gambling operations throughout Illinois hopes to find Lady Luck in Island Lake. Representatives of Laredo Hospitality spoke during Thursday's v...
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A more sensible idea for Rt. 53Jul 11, 2014 1:01 am - The evolving "Route 53 plan" is increasingly useless, unaffordable and illogical - no longer fulfilling it's original or future promise. Forty years ago, Wisconsin and I...
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Fox Valley police reportsJul 11, 2014 1:01 am - This article is no longer available on dailyherald.com.
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More than 100 killed in Gaza as rockets fall on IsraelJul 11, 2014 1:01 am - JERUSALEM - The Palestinian death toll from Israel's massive air campaign in Gaza topped 100 people Friday as rockets fired by militants reached deeper into Israel - and...