All Stories from February 23, 2020 (Change date)
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Employers are adding high-tech solutions to solve a low-tech problem: Getting more sleepFeb 23, 2020 5:00 am - New Balance, the Boston-based athletic shoe company, wanted to help its employees sleep better. So in October, it rolled out Dayzz, a mobile app that offers personal rec...
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Sitting still for too long could cause deep vein thrombosisFeb 23, 2020 5:00 am - Q: Is it really that important to walk around during a long flight? I always take a window seat when I fly, and I pretty much stay put because it's so hard to move aroun...
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Climate change ironyFeb 23, 2020 12:00 am - When I heard that Amazon pledged $10 billion to fight global warming, I had to laugh. Amazon, which shares its name with the steadily receding rainforest known as the "l...
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Blagojevich is hardly the right spokesman for criminal justice reformFeb 23, 2020 12:00 am - Rod Blagojevich is back in Illinois and we are all poorer for it. President Donald Trump, who campaigned before crowds chanting "drain the swamp," sprung one of Illinois...
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Edly-Allen to host 3 events:Feb 23, 2020 12:00 am - House District 51 State Rep. Mary Edly-Allen of Libertyville is hosting three upcoming Mary on the Matters constituent meet-and-greets. The events will be on Saturday, F...
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Missing McHenry-area man found dead; foul play not suspectedFeb 23, 2020 12:00 am - A 95-year-old McHenry-area man reported missing and endangered Friday night was found dead Saturday near his home, authorities said. Stanley E. Szczesny was last seen at...
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Tri-State Tollway patrols:Feb 23, 2020 12:00 am - Illinois State Police District 15 officials say officers will conduct Nighttime Enforcement Patrols, Feb. 28 through March 1, on the Tri-State Tollway in Cook and Lake c...
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Writers gathering at Vernon Area Public LiraryFeb 23, 2020 12:00 am - The Vernon Area Public Library will host a support group for writers on March 12. You can share work, meet fellow writers, get constructive feedback and discuss the publ...
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Palatine honors volunteers killed fighting 1973 Ben Franklin fireFeb 23, 2020 12:00 am - Nearly a half-century has passed since three firefighters perished in a fire at the Ben Franklin store in downtown Palatine. But time has not dimmed the memory of a vill...
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The weekend's springlike weather won't last, forecasters sayFeb 23, 2020 12:00 am - The suburbs enjoyed a stretch of sunny skies and springlike temperatures over the weekend, but bad news from forecasters: It's not going to last. Colder temperatures acc...