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Road between drivers, cyclists threatens to widen
One morning as Rick Cunningham drove to work at the Chicago Board of Trade, he signaled to a cyclist on his right that he was going to pass the car in front of him. As Cunningham merged back into his lane, apparently close to the biker, the cyclist did...
Tags: Wicker Park, Services and Shopping, Near North Side, Vehicles, Crime, Law and Justice
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Inverness cold case: Wife accused of plotting husband's 1979 slaying
Just before 2 p.m. on April 30, 1979, the doorbell sounded at a sprawling Inverness ranch home. A 5-year-old girl opened the door to find two men with nylon stockings pulled over their faces. The men tied up the girl, two of her siblings and the...
Tags: Adultery, Lawyers, Heart Attack, Shootings, Portage Park
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Emanuel to propose nine additional food-truck parking spaces
Tribune criticChicago will increase its number of dedicated food-truck parking spaces to 30 from the current total of 21, under a proposal to be presented to the City Council by Mayor Rahm Emanuel today. Working in collaboration with the Chicago Department of...Tags: South Loop, Wrigleyville, Chicago Loop, North Pond, Rahm Emanuel
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ICE joins CME in whittling electronic grain trading hours
IntercontinentalExchange is taking a cue from rival CME Group in reducing its electronic grain trading hours. Beginning May 31, trading at ICE will begin the week at 5 p.m. Central on Sunday and run to 1:30 p.m. Central on Monday, according to a...
Tags: Electronics, Science and Technology, IntercontinentalExchange, Inc., CME Group Inc.
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Going the distance, with careers in 2 cities
Sandra Smith was starting her first day as a sales trader in Chicago. Leaving her second post-college job at a hedge fund in New York, she was back in the city where she grew up and where several members of her family had worked in the financial trading...
Tags: Air Transportation Delays, Arts, Sailing, New York Mercantile Exchange, Television Industry
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Corn prices nosedive
Corn prices have plummeted nearly 90 cents a bushel since Thursday, when two key USDA reports showed the nation has more corn in storage than previously thought and farmers plan to plant a record number of acres this spring. On Thursday morning, May...
Tags: Ethanol, Renewable Energy, Beverage Industry, Biofuels, Consumer Goods Industries
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Farmer leaders call crop insurance the most important risk management tool
Farmer leaders from across the country called crop insurance their “most important risk management tool” and said it is essential to keep agriculture strong and bring young farmers into an aging business. The comments were made during a panel discussion...Tags: Finance, Economy, Business and Finance, Science and Technology, Insurance, Marketing
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Wheat crop seen near record as U.S. drought recedes
SINGAPORE - Farmers from Australia to Europe to the United States are poised to reap the second-largest wheat crop on record as fields recover from drought and heat waves, boosting global stockpiles for the first time in four years. Output will climb 4....Tags: Natural Disasters, Conservation, United Nations, Bank of America Corp., Russia
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Angus Foundation selects its 2013 YCC Representative
The Angus Foundation's Board of Directors has chosen Cortney Hill-Dukehart Cates of Modoc, Ind., to represent the American Angus Association and Angus Foundation at the 2013 National Cattlemen's Beef Association (NCBA) Young Cattlemen's Conference (YCC)....Tags: Politics, Travel, Regulatory Policy and Organizations, Trips and Vacations
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Deere raises forecast after crops boost incomes
CHICAGO -- Deere & Co., the largest agricultural equipment maker, raised its full-year profit forecast and posted quarterly earnings that topped analysts' estimates after record prices for corn and soybeans boosted farmers' incomes. Net profit was $1.65...Tags: Earnings, Machine Manufacturing, Companies and Corporations, Manufacturing and Engineering, Earnings Forecasts
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U.S. Soybean inventory estimate cut on rising global demand
CHICAGO - U.S. soybean supplies before the next harvest will be 7.4 percent smaller than forecast a month ago and the smallest since 2004 on rising demand for last year's drought-reduced crop, the government said. Stockpiles on Aug. 31 will fall to...Tags: Smithfield Foods, Bunge Ltd., Bloomberg L.P., U.S. Department of Agriculture, Tyson Foods Incorporated
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A winter tale: How crop farmers spend the chilly Somerset County months
Farm, Field & Garden CorrespondentAnyone who lives in Somerset County can appreciate the life a farmer leads; whether milking dairy cows or raising beef or pigs, the farmer is always on duty. Vacation days are sacrificed and holiday celebrations are often cut short so that farm work can...Tags: Fertilizer, NYSE Euronext, Inc., Chemical Industry, Harrisonburg (Harrisonburg, Virginia), Somerset County (Maryland)
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