Autos
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Oshkosh rejects Icahn’s $3 billion offerOct 26, 2012 5:46 pm - Oshkosh Corp.’s board rejected an unsolicited offer from billionaire activist director Carl Icahn to buy the truck maker for about $3 billion. Icahn, Oshkosh’s largest i...
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Toyota widens global sales lead over GMOct 26, 2012 4:53 pm - DETROIT — Toyota has widened its global sales lead over General Motors after bouncing back from a series of natural disasters. The company said Friday it sold 7.4 millio...
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Refineries in path of ‘Frankenstorm’Oct 26, 2012 4:25 pm - Hurricane Sandy, which may become the worst storm to hit the U.S. East Coast in 100 years, may slow a decline in gasoline prices just weeks before the presidential elect...
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Pet rescue delighted with their new donated ToyotaOct 23, 2012 11:15 am - It was hard to know who were the happiest, the humans or the dogs. Arlington Toyota in Palatine recently gave away a 2013 Toyota Sienna minivan to the Young at Heart Pet...
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Pulling double shifts, this 1958 Cadillac still a working stiffOct 22, 2012 4:00 am - As a fourth-generation funeral director, it's only natural that Doug Ahlgrim, along with his wife Sandy, would be readily open to purchasing something as otherworldly as...
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Caterpillar CEO decries Illinois policies, but staying putOct 20, 2012 4:00 pm - CHICAGO — Caterpillar's CEO has again criticized Illinois' political leaders and what he calls the state's uncompetitive business environment, while affirming that the h...
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Des Plaines auto repair shop closing after 56 yearsOct 17, 2012 6:00 am - Ray Gleason is the last man standing in the family-owned Des Plaines auto repair shop — started by his father and World War II veteran Harry Gleason in 1956 — where he a...
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Chevy collection is a family affairOct 15, 2012 6:00 am - Most parents consider it imperative to pass on core family values to their children. Not only does this give the younger generation a feeling of identity, but it also ho...
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Engine oil vapor may cause problemOct 14, 2012 5:19 am - Q. I own a 2008 GMC Acadia with a 3.6-liter engine. My mechanic noticed oil pooled underneath the air filter. He told me it appeared to come up the air intake hose from ...
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Feds investigate brake problem in Honda PilotOct 12, 2012 9:21 am - DETROIT — U.S. safety officials are investigating brake problems in the Honda Pilot SUV. The probe covers nearly 88,000 Pilots from the 2005 model year. Investigators wi...