All Stories from April 15, 2013 (Change date)
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ComEd urges Quinn to sign bill to help smart meter projectApr 15, 2013 6:00 pm - ComEd executives and the Hanover Park village president Monday urged Gov. Pat Quinn to sign Senate Bill 9, which contains a $70 million rate hike the utility says wo...
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St. Charles runner escapes tragedy with fast finishApr 15, 2013 5:59 pm - It was only the speed with which Tim Arends of St. Charles ran that saved him and his family from more direct involvement with the Boston Marathon bombings. Arends and ...
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Elgin runner reflects on explosions at Boston MarathonApr 15, 2013 5:55 pm - This was Karin Sheehy’s third year in a row running the Boston Marathon. The beautiful weather was a far cry from last year’s sweltering 87-degree race day. She finished...
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Jordan extremist praises Boston bombingApr 15, 2013 5:48 pm - AMMAN, Jordan The head of an extremist Jordanian Muslim Salafi group said early Tuesday that he was “happy to see the horror in America” after the explosions in Boston. ...
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Naperville doctor 6 blocks from marathon finish lineApr 15, 2013 5:41 pm - Naperville cardiologist Jim Ostrenga was six blocks away from finishing the Boston Marathon when he was halted by police cars in the middle of the race route. “Thank God...
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Euphoria ends quickly for Geneva runnerApr 15, 2013 5:39 pm - Geneva resident Elena Shemyakina should have been celebrating Monday afternoon. The 53-year-old had won her age division (women ages 50-54), in her sixth Boston Marathon...
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Gun background check deal in jeopardy in SenateApr 15, 2013 5:38 pm - WASHINGTON — A bipartisan proposal to expand background checks to more gun buyers is in jeopardy. The pool of potential Republican votes that Democrats will need to push...
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Looks of terror, panic stick with Hanover Park runnerApr 15, 2013 5:28 pm - The look of terror on people’s panicked faces is what really struck Hanover Park runner Tom Jordan, who finished his first Boston Marathon about 90 minutes ahead of the ...
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Hoffman Estates runner boarded subway just before explosionApr 15, 2013 5:21 pm - Erica Alansari, of Hoffman Estates, finished the Boston Marathon about 25 minutes before the first explosion. She didn’t stay downtown after crossing the finish line bec...
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St. Charles runner says experience was ‘very traumatizing’Apr 15, 2013 5:21 pm - Tammy Hartje of St. Charles was just getting ready to cross the finish line in her first Boston Marathon when she felt an explosion. Then people started screaming at her...