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Ill. urges cut in sodium to lower blood pressure May 15, 2013 12:00 AM
Officials say reducing sodium consumption by 30 percent could prevent more than 100,000 cases of high blood pressure in Illinois and save $200 million in medical costs.May is High Blood Pressure Education Month. The Illinois Department of Public health is encouraging health lifestyle changes to reduce the chances of high blood pressure.
Few mail options for area tax procrastinators Apr 15, 2013 12:00 AM
In a Chicago suburb, an indoor farm goes ‘mega’ Mar 28, 2013 12:00 AM
Farming in abandoned warehouses has become a hot trend in the Midwest — with varying degrees of success — as more entrepreneurs worldwide experiment with indoor growing systems in attempts to grow more food locally. Now one facility, FarmedHere LLC in suburban Chicago, is attempting to take indoor warehouse farming to the "mega farm" level, in a region of the country known more for its massive hog, corn and soybean farms than for crops of boutique greens.
Democrats to have open primary for Jackson seat Dec 15, 2012 12:00 AM
With one of the front-runners for former U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr.'s congressional seat facing felony gun charges, Chicago-area Democratic officials on Saturday failed to unite behind a single candidate.
Planners to work on vision for Lake Michigan trail Nov 1, 2012 12:00 AM
Government planners from Michigan, Indiana, Illinois and Wisconsin are among those meeting next week to work on plans for a proposed 1,640-mile trail network around Lake Michigan.
More Illinois River sediment on its way to Chicago Oct 11, 2012 12:00 AM
Ninety thousand tons of Illinois River sediment is on the way to Chicago for the creation of a new park. Sediment is slowly choking the river. Fourteen million tons a year fills shipping channels and ruins habitat. So environmentalists thought of dredging up some of the sediment and shipping it to places where it can be used in construction.
Fort Wayne contests Sen. Kirk video on Great Lakes pollution Sep 19, 2012 12:00 AM
Yahoo seeks to shake up search, Web browsing May 24, 2012 12:00 AM
Yahoo is joining the battle to redefine Internet search and taking aim at building a better Web browser, too. The troubled Internet company' is taking its shot with a tool called "Axis" that alters browsers made by other companies so search results can be displayed in a more convenient and compelling format.
Behind the rhetoric on Ill. health care, pensions May 7, 2012 12:00 AM