All Stories from March 4, 2013 (Change date)
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Boys basketball: Scouting Mundelein vs. StevensonMar 04, 2013 5:00 am - No. 5 Mundelein Mustangs (18-13) vs. No. 1 Stevenson Patriots (25-4) What: Class 4A Waukegan sectional semifinal When: 7:30 p.m. Wednesday. The second semifinal, between...
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New vaccines offer hope against deadly cancersMar 04, 2013 4:56 am - A 54-year-old cancer patient in Long Island, N.Y., is a pioneer in what many doctors think will become standard treatment in the not-too-distant future: a vaccine agains...
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Too late to jump on Hawks’ the bandwagon?Mar 04, 2013 4:37 am - The Blackhawks’ bandwagon is like every plane I ever boarded. Only middle seats available. NFL nose guards flanking me on the window and aisle. A snot-nosed 8-year-old k...
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Antioch to use federal grant to study blighted propertiesMar 04, 2013 4:30 am - Antioch officials are taking a new approach to improving areas near the downtown with hopes of attracting investment. With a $200,000 grant from the U.S. Environmental P...
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Teams fight to overcome weight-loss plateausMar 04, 2013 4:30 am - Four weeks after the initial weigh-in, the Fittest Loser Community Challenge teams report that the healthy changes they have been introducing to their lifestyle are fina...
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Wheeling 'Biggest Loser' contestant shows off new lookMar 04, 2013 4:30 am - Friends and relatives cheer the glamorous, slimmer Danni Allen in Monday night's episode of “The Biggest Loser,” but she's even more thrilled at the changes she's made i...
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No clear answers in treating traumatized kidsMar 04, 2013 4:16 am - Shootings and other traumatic events involving children are not rare events, but there’s a startling lack of scientific evidence on the best ways to help young survivors...
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Eating vegetables instead of meat lowers heart riskMar 04, 2013 4:16 am - Vegetarians were 32 percent less likely to be hospitalized or die from heart disease than people who ate meat and fish, scientists at England’s Oxford University reporte...
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New NCC president's days are packed, but he'd have it no other wayMar 04, 2013 4:15 am - After two months at the helm, North Central College President Troy Hammond says he's gotten his feet wet and then some. Hammond met with the Daily Herald Friday to talk ...
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Some fear new, high-tech GED a problem for low-income test takersMar 04, 2013 4:15 am - The people who benefit the most by earning their GED will soon have the toughest time even getting access to the high school graduation equivalency credential, according...