All Stories from August 10, 2015 (Change date)
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Your health: Hookah smoking among college students increasesAug 10, 2015 6:00 am - Twitter influences hookah use As hookah smoking becomes more popular among young adults, especially college-age students, researchers are finding that positive ment...
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Chicago Nerd Comedy Fest: 'It's like a big nerdy hug'Aug 10, 2015 6:00 am - Actor Bobby Hoffman is a nerd — and proud of it. The former Des Plaines resident is one of many so-called nerds — theater geeks, book worms, Trekkies and fanboys — who w...
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Could standing desks at school help curb childhood obesity?Aug 10, 2015 5:45 am - Being told to “sit still” in the classroom may soon be a thing of the past. Schools in a growing number of jurisdictions are experimenting with the once-faddish, now com...
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10 stories you may have missedAug 10, 2015 5:30 am - 1. The Laura Burke Band of Arlington Heights and Ryan Cooper of Schaumburg tied for the grand prize of Suburban Chicago's Got Talent for 2015. Meghan Foley of Villa Park...
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Hollywood takes on troubled minds with slate of summer filmsAug 10, 2015 5:30 am - LOS ANGELES - The 1941 film "The Wolf Man" presents Larry Talbot's transformation from man to wolf as a form of schizophrenia. So little was known about mental illnesses...
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'He restored my faith in humanity'Aug 10, 2015 5:00 am - I totaled my car in a accident. Not knowing what to do first, I went to Rick Kobernick, and explained the situation. (He co-owns an auto service shop in Arlington Height...
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Dawn Patrol: Man shot in Elgin; house burns in CarpentersvilleAug 10, 2015 5:00 am - Man shot in Elgin A man was shot in Elgin just before 6 p.m. on Sunday, according to a news release. Police responded to the 1100 block of Peach Tree Lane and found the ...
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Why not finish the job on Rand RoadAug 10, 2015 5:00 am - On Aug. 3, I was driving southwest on the newly paved Rand Road in Arlington Heights. Maybe someone can explain to me why the curbs were replaced where needed but not th...
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How to keep the new client you landedAug 10, 2015 5:00 am - There's a reason that 800-lb. elephant keeps showing up at staff parties celebrating a new client: No client relationship lasts forever. The problem is that many of th...
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How you can make your voice heard over O'Hare noiseAug 10, 2015 5:00 am - “I need to know how the future openings of O'Hare runways will affect where I live,” writes Glen Ellyn resident Kevin Carlson. “Will I experience more traffic, less traf...