All Stories from October 3, 2025 (Change date)
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Patient advocate: Tips for resolving conflicts in the hospitalOct 03, 2025 8:40 am - There are few places more stressful than a hospital room. And where there’s stress, conflict almost always follows.
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Ask the doctors: GERD, sinus infections and ear fullness can be relatedOct 03, 2025 8:39 am - Even though they don’t seem connected, both sinus infections and GERD can have adverse effects on your hearing.
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Children’s health: School’s in session and so are sick days. Virtual care can helpOct 03, 2025 8:39 am - It’s the season for colds, coughs, pink eye and countless other common pediatric health issues as the school year begins. Fortunately, many common pediatric illnesses and health concerns can be both diagnosed and treated virtually, saving you time and stress.
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The trick that soothes an itch better than scratchingOct 03, 2025 8:38 am - Scratching an itch can damage your skin and make the urge even worse. Instead, try rubbing or gently stroking it with your fingers or a soft makeup brush.
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Decoding Taylor Swift’s ‘The Life a Showgirl’: A guide to her referencesOct 03, 2025 7:16 am - The curtain has been drawn. The stage lights are on. It’s time for “The Life of a Showgirl.” For Taylor Swift’s most dedicated audience, a new album means new opportunities to decode Easter eggs in her lyrics and music videos.
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Boys soccer: Peboontom’s goal in 66th minute lifts Downers Grove North over Downers Grove SouthOct 03, 2025 7:09 am - Downers Grove North junior forward Ty Peboontom deems his first varsity goal, which he scored against St. Francis two years ago, to be the most memorable of his three-yea...
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Music Review: On Taylor Swift’s ‘The Life of a Showgirl,’ love and reputation are on the lineOct 03, 2025 6:59 am - Who is Taylor Swift’s heir apparent? Her 12th album, “The Life of a Showgirl,” offers an answer. It’s Taylor Swift.
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Grading Bears after four gamesOct 03, 2025 6:00 am - The Chicago Bears will get a chance to take a break and evaluate where they are four games into the season. The team has an early Week 5 bye, but it might come at a perfe...
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The king and the shutdownOct 03, 2025 4:00 am - Syndicated columnist Susan Estrich:
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Daily Herald opinion: We don’t have to do this: Congress hurts the country, and itself, by not ending debt ceiling showdownsOct 03, 2025 4:00 am - Daily Herald opinion: There is a better way to govern the nation’s finances than by brinkmanship and a steady stream of showdowns and shutdowns.