All Stories from September 2, 2014 (Change date)
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Dollar General increases Family Dollar offer in takeover tussleSep 02, 2014 1:01 am - Dollar General Corp. raised its offer for smaller rival Family Dollar Stores Inc. after an initial proposal was rejected in favor of a lower bid on antitrust concerns. D...
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'Fantastic' Last Fling weekend concludes in NapervilleSep 02, 2014 1:01 am - It was a "fantastic" and "flawless" Labor Day weekend at the Last Fling in Naperville, at least as far as Family Fun Land is concerned. Mary Cooke-Hall, chairwoman for F...
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Regulators treating JPMorgan as riskier than everSep 02, 2014 1:01 am - JPMorgan Chase & Co. Chief Executive Officer Jamie Dimon has pledged billions of dollars to improve compliance and cybersecurity. That's not stopping regulators from tr...
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DuPage forest preserve picks interim directorsSep 02, 2014 1:01 am - Two longtime DuPage County Forest Preserve employees will share the district's top administrative post for less than a month until their new boss starts work. Commission...
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Lake Zurich police identify boy hit by freight trainSep 02, 2014 1:01 am - A 15-year-old Lake Zurich boy was in a hospital intensive care unit Tuesday after being struck by a freight train. Lake Zurich police Sgt. Robert Johnson said the boy di...
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Big money, big smarts and a summer's worth of successSep 02, 2014 1:01 am - We've got some catching up to do. Here's an effort at due diligence on some things that went down during the summer. The big money A song lyric stats: Big money got...
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Obama to Europe: NATO to oppose Russian aggressionSep 02, 2014 1:01 am - WASHINGTON - Confronted by a Kremlin-backed military offensive in Ukraine, President Barack Obama and Western allies will approve plans this week to position at least 4,...
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Blackwater legacy: a faint memory of Nisoor SquareSep 02, 2014 1:01 am - WASHINGTON - The summer-long trial of four Blackwater security guards in the shootings of more than 30 Iraqis has been a grim retelling of lives snuffed out and the dail...
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Take my sweat, please: Tennis' gross ritualSep 02, 2014 1:01 am - NEW YORK - In a sport known for its genteel traditions, tennis has one increasingly common ritual that stands apart for its ickiness: the passing of the sweat-soaked tow...
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Grayslake Historical Society to mark WWI anniversarySep 02, 2014 1:01 am - The Grayslake Historical Society begins its fall season of monthly programs with a session about letters from a Grayslake soldier as the world marks the 100th anniversar...