Lifestyle Stories from May 15, 2026 (Change date)
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Join in the first Batavia Community Pride worship on June 14May 15, 2026 10:16 pm - Local churches are uniting for “A Church for All” service on June 14 at the Congregational Church of Batavia to celebrate Pride Month and support the LGBTQ community.
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How native seeding is used for ecological restoration at Lake County forest preservesMay 15, 2026 4:33 pm - Using native plants to attract pollinators, birds and wildlife to your landscape can be a fulfilling practice but can come at a cost, especially if you have a lot of ground to cover.
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A necessary ‘reset’: Suburban schools support pediatrics group’s new guidance on recessMay 15, 2026 12:44 pm - Updated recess guidelines from the Itasca-based American Academy of Pediatrics this week resonated with suburban school officials, who already embrace the break’s importance — some even for older children — in both principle and practice.
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Stressed? Just a couple of minutes of meditation might help.May 15, 2026 12:37 pm - Research has long shown that meditation influences brain function. A recent study suggests even a few minutes of the practice can positively affect your brain.
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Thirsty? Elgin to purchase mobile hydration station to provide free water at eventsMay 15, 2026 10:43 am - Free, cold water will soon be on tap at many Elgin festivals and events.
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Children’s health: Water safety requires more than swim lessonsMay 15, 2026 10:16 am - For many families, summer means afternoons at the neighborhood pool, weekends at the lake, and vacations filled with water activities. But along with the fun comes an important reminder from pediatric experts: drowning can happen quickly and quietly.
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‘Good for the soul’: Adults relive musical camaraderie of their youth at band camps for grown-upsMay 15, 2026 10:02 am - As a high school student in the 1970s, Lori Guess looked forward to packing up her oboe for a summer music camp in Sidney, Maine. The lakeside location and loon calls appealed to her, and it was a chance to connect with kindred spirits. Decades later, she’s still going to camp there.
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Patient advocate: Get out and stay out (of the hospital)May 15, 2026 10:00 am - Getting out of the hospital is good. Having to return a week or a month later? Not so much. With all of the attention hospitals and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) give to reducing rehospitalization rates, it’s still a major challenge in health care.
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Ask the doctors: Diet and hydration can slow kidney stone developmentMay 15, 2026 9:59 am - Kidney stones are bits of hard, pebblelike debris formed from the salts and minerals contained in the kidney. They range in size from smaller than a grain of sand to (yes, this is a Guinness World Records rarity) as large as a golf ball.
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Get more vitamin D without taking a supplementMay 15, 2026 9:57 am - Vitamin D is not just a nutrient found in food. It’s a hormone that plays a critical role in your health. Nearly every cell in your body has receptors for vitamin D, and studies suggest that it has a variety of effects in your body.
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