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  • Sporting All The Benefits May 20, 2013 12:00 AM
    Do you think sports are all fun and games? While that is not incorrect, the truth of the matter lies in the obvious fact that a child who participates in a sport is offered far more benefits than just having an enjoyable time. Although some may argue participating in a sport is a distraction and a time consuming activity, the Center for Disease Control and Prevention declares otherwise. Childhood obesity has reached an all time high, doubling in children and tripling in adolescents over the past 30 years. In 2010, more than one third of children and adolescents were overweight or obese. With obesity becoming such a prevalent issue, it is no fallacy that children need to increase their physical activity, and what better way to start then by participating in a sport.

     
  • Find The Courage To Quit TobaccoMay 20, 2013 12:00 AM
    Quitting anything can be difficult, but quitting tobacco on your own can be almost impossible. With World No Tobacco Day on May 31, 2013 it is time to stop using tobacco for good.

     
  • Good Shepherd Hospital Celebrating Cancer ChampionsMay 20, 2013 12:00 AM
    On Sunday, June 2, join Good Shepherd Hospital to celebrate the 26th annual National Cancer Survivors Day, a time to honor those who’ve survived, inspire those who’ve recently been diagnosed, and give continued support to their families and communities.

     
  • Grand Prize Drawing Deadline is May 24 for Luxury Dream Home or $1.5 million in Cash in the Chicago Dream House Raffle May 20, 2013 12:00 AM
    Raffle raises critical funds for children with Autism Spectrum Disorders and developmental disabilities

     
  • Nominated nurses gather at Advocate Condell's annual award ceremony during National Nurses Week.

    Advocate Condell Announces 2013 Nursing Award WinnersMay 20, 2013 12:00 AM
    Five Advocate Condell nurses—from Mundelein, Vernon Hills, Lakemoor and Island Lake—were honored during National Nurses Week for their outstanding work.

     
  • Lewis University Provost Stephany Schlachter addresses the first graduates of the 3+1 program partnership coordinated by College of DuPage. The program allows students to get a bachelor's degree by taking three years of classes taught by COD professors, and one year taught by Lewis professors, all on COD's Glen Ellyn campus.

    COD paves new way to earn bachelor's degreeMay 19, 2013 12:00 AM
    Nine students will walk across the stage Sunday at Lewis University's commencement ceremony to receive bachelor's degrees in criminal justice. Yet, these students never took classes at the school's campus in Romeoville. Through a so-called 3+1 program partnership between Lewis and College of DuPage, the students earned their four-year degrees from Lewis by taking all their classes at COD's campus in Glen Ellyn.

     
  •  Among the challenges college seniors such as National Louis University’s Sarah Ridder and Liz Tsybulski will face when entering the workforce is the pay gap. A report by the American Association of University Women finds women are paid an average of 18 percent less than men one year after graduation.

    Gender pay gap starts right away for college grads May 19, 2013 12:00 AM
    As college seniors enter the workforce, some are frustrated by one factor that still enters the salary equation -- gender. According to the American Association of University Women, a gender pay gap not only exists, but it develops right away. Women working full time one year after graduation are paid an average of 18 percent less than men also working full time one year later. “We were really trying to get at a group that was as close to the same as possible right out of college," said Christianne Corbett of the AAUW. "And we still found a gap.”

     
  • Historic Fullersburg Cemetery Open to the Public on Memorial DayMay 19, 2013 12:00 AM
    The Fuller Family and The Fullersburg Historic Foundation invite you to tour the Fullersburg Cemetery on Memorial Day, May 27, 2013 from 11:00 am to 2:00 pm.

     
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  • Benet doubles up on win May 18, 2013 12:00 AM

     
  • DuPage adjunct professors get contract extension, raises May 17, 2013 12:00 AM
    Adjunct professors at the College of DuPage are set to receive salary increases as part of a two-year contract extension approved Thursday by the college’s board of trustees. College officials offered the contract extension to adjuncts as a package along with a plan to create a new “lecturer” position that would allow some adjuncts to receive health care benefits under the new federal health care law.

     
  •  Chris Serrano of Conant runs in the 4x800 meter relay during the class 3A Glenbard North boys track sectional finals Friday.

    Addison Trail’s Valdez makes his mark May 17, 2013 12:00 AM
    Addison Trail's Juan Valdez heard his time and yelled in relief and joy. He looked to the sky, arms upraised, and in that moment considered the coaches who helped him qualify for next week's boys track state finals in the 800-meter run.

     
  •  Wheaton Warrenville South’s Emma Dalan cries and hugs 1,600-meter relay teammate Helen Majer as leadoff runner Jessica Spera joins them Friday at the Class 3A girls state track and field preliminaries at O’Brien Stadium at Eastern Illinois University in Charleston. Dalan fell and dropped the baton as she approached Majer for the handoff, and had to retrieve it while Majer waited in her lane.

    Images: Girls Track & Field State Prelims May 17, 2013 12:00 AM
    Images from preliminaries Friday at the IHSA Girls State Track and Field Meet at O'Brien Field on the campus of Eastern Illinois University in Charleston.

     
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  • West Chicago Park District staff work along side Boy Scouts and Troop Leaders from Troop #33 on downtown garden beds.

    Scout Troops Contribute to the Fabric of Community in West Chicago May 17, 2013 12:00 AM
    Scout Troops Contribute to the Fabric of Community in West Chicago

     
  • Camps Combine Outdoor Experiences with Girls’ Modern Interests May 17, 2013 12:00 AM
    Golf lessons, astronomy, art and sailing among the fun activities offered at local Girl Scout camps

     
  • Lisle advances to regional final May 16, 2013 12:00 AM

     
  • Rafael Hernandez, Country Manager for Willow Creek's relief efforts in the Dominican Republic helps a young boy fit a baseball mitt provided by charity partner Gear for Goals.

    Charities unite to bring physical education to youth organizations in Latin AmericaMay 16, 2013 12:00 AM
    Local Charity Gear For Goals partners with Willow Creek Community Church to provide baseball equipment to youth organizations in the Dominican Republic

     
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