All Stories from April 15, 2014 (Change date)
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Looking back on a childhood hero - Arnold PalmerApr 15, 2014 5:18 am - As I was watching the Masters golf tournament, it occurred to me that my first real sports hero, Arnold Palmer, was still going strong at the age of 84. Before sports l...
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Suburban marathoners head to Boston with more purposeApr 15, 2014 5:15 am - Shortly after running the Boston Marathon last year and scrambling away from the horrific scene at the finish line, Gurnee mom Sue Balthazor got to her hotel room and tu...
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Schaumburg's budget boosts roadwork, lowers taxesApr 15, 2014 5:15 am - While Schaumburg expects to be earning and spending only slightly more in the next budget year, the coming construction season is planned to be an especially big one for...
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Harper prof squeezes century of local mob hits into bookApr 15, 2014 5:15 am - From his boyhood memories of the raid on a bookie joint under the Chicago apartment where he grew up to the murder cases he worked on as an officer with the Chicago Poli...
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Boston: Close call that day made her a runnerApr 15, 2014 5:01 am - On April 15, 2013, I was sitting alone on a curb on Boylston Street waiting for the amazing participants of the Boston Marathon to run past me and cross the finish line....
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The healing in RwandaApr 15, 2014 5:01 am - KIGALI, Rwanda - At the 20th commemoration of the Rwandan genocide, the most moving moments were unplanned. In the audience at Amahoro Stadium, first one woman, then ano...
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Boston: Student's sax captured mood of the dayApr 15, 2014 5:01 am - I returned from class at Boston's Berklee College of Music on April 15, 2013, and entered my dorm room when my roommate asked if I had heard any explosions. Thinking abo...
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Boston: Runner going back to reflect on the goodApr 15, 2014 5:01 am - I have always been a runner. Running calms me; it is my meditation. The Boston Marathon is a runner's dream, our World Series, Super Bowl, Stanley Cup, Olympics. The cit...
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Boston: A wish for a safe marathon this yearApr 15, 2014 5:01 am - It's been a year since the Boston Marathon tragedy took place. As Muslims, what have we done to speak up against these acts of terrorism? Well, for starters, the Ahmadi...
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Dawn Patrol: Snow will go away; Aurora boy brings gun to schoolApr 15, 2014 5:01 am - Snow falls, not expected to stay As much as 2 inches of snow fell yesterday throughout the region during the evening commute, but it's not expected to stick around ...