All Stories from February 25, 2013 (Change date)
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Your Health: The onion — stinky but superFeb 25, 2013 5:00 am - Awesome onion! Onions are often demonized as the cause of bad breath and indigestion, but new research shows that they also are nutritional powerhouses, says The Wa...
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Sperm count favors athletes over couch potatoes, study findsFeb 25, 2013 5:00 am - Young men who work out frequently have as much as 73 percent more sperm than those who don’t, and the more television one watches, the lower the count goes, according to...
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New camera equipment for Lombard police, fireFeb 25, 2013 4:47 am - The Lombard village board has approved the purchase of new camera equipment for the police and fire departments. The police department will receive $48,315 worth of came...
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Perils of flying post-surgeryFeb 25, 2013 4:34 am - Last November, when I asked my friend Harold whether he’d mentioned our upcoming trip to St. Louis to the orthopedic surgeon who had pinned his broken hip together after...
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Democratic voters go to the polls Tuesday in Aurora TownshipFeb 25, 2013 4:30 am - The polls will be open in Aurora Township Tuesday, as voters in the primary election select which Democrats they want to run for township positions. Four people are seek...
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Glen Ellyn schools rethinking grade levelsFeb 25, 2013 4:30 am - Ask any 8-year-old who attends school in Glen Ellyn what grade he or she is in and the answer you might soon receive could be surprising. No longer will the student say ...
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Two Aurora council seats contested in Tuesday primaryFeb 25, 2013 4:30 am - Aurora voters in city council Wards 9 and 4 will be going to the polls Tuesday’s primary election to narrow the respective aldermanic fields to two candidates in each ra...
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Talk of RTA, CMAP merger draws mixed reviewsFeb 25, 2013 4:30 am - Will SB 1594 seeking to combine CMAP and RTA pass the General Assembly or is it DOA? Sorry. Got a little acronym-heavy. Today's column is about a proposal to merge two o...
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Blocking brain protein may ease depressionFeb 25, 2013 4:16 am - Blocking a protein in the brain that prevents neural stem cells from maturing may lead to a potential new way to treat depression, one of the most common mental disorder...
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Our Fittest Loser making progressFeb 25, 2013 4:00 am - “Melynda is off to a great start,” says Joshua Steckler, owner of Push Fitness and the trainer of Our Fittest Loser, Melynda Findlay. “She has totally changed her diet a...