All Stories from April 11, 2013 (Change date)
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Inspirational Streamwood drummer loses cancer battleApr 11, 2013 10:00 am - Justin Miller, a young Streamwood drummer who kept drumming — and inspiring others — even after losing his dominant arm to cancer, has succumbed to the disease he fought...
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Dist. 15 board delays late start/early release vote until MayApr 11, 2013 9:54 am - The Palatine Township Elementary District 15 board won’t vote on the late start/early release proposal until its May 8 meeting. Board President Tim Millar said Wednesday...
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U.S. rate on 30-year mortgage falls to 3.43 pct.Apr 11, 2013 9:48 am - WASHINGTON — Average U.S. rates on fixed mortgages fell sharply this week and moved closer to historic lows, keeping home-buying and refinancing attractive. Mortgage buy...
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Korean War Army chaplain to get Medal of Honor posthumouslyApr 11, 2013 9:34 am - WASHINGTON — An Army chaplain who the White House says braved “withering enemy fire” to provide medical aid and comfort to fellow soldiers during the Korean War is recei...
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Separate fires strike Wheaton North High school, nearby houseApr 11, 2013 9:25 am - Two unrelated fires broke out Thursday morning in Wheaton — one in a science storage room at Wheaton North High School and one a block south at a house on Armbrust Avenu...
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Vet says a number of irritants could cause cat’s ear waxApr 11, 2013 9:24 am - Buddy is introducing a new feature called “Ask The Vet.” Our guest vet, Dr. Scott Petereit, graduated from the University of Illinois, College of Veterinary Medicine in ...
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Society launches customizable plastic surgery iPad appApr 11, 2013 9:18 am - In response to the exponential growth of tablet use, the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, based in Arlington Heights, launched the ASPS Practice Marketing App, whic...
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Sears Holdings creates new fashion brands business unitApr 11, 2013 9:15 am - Hoffman Estates-based Sears Holdings has created a new business unit called Shop Your Way Brands, focused exclusively on the development of entertainment-driven fashion ...
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Ga. firefighters ‘relieved’ hostage ordeal is overApr 11, 2013 9:00 am - SUWANEE, Ga. — It’s a call that firefighters routinely respond to — a report of a medical emergency. But when five firefighters answered one in a neighborhood north of A...
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Wild, unregulated hacker currency gains followingApr 11, 2013 9:00 am - LONDON — With $600 stuffed in one pocket and a smartphone tucked in the other, Patricio Fink recently struck the kind of deal that's feeding the rise of a new kind of mo...