Health and Fitness
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Advocate Nurse of the Year chosen from Good Shepherd
Feb 10, 2023 12:00 am - A Crystal Lake native who works as a nurse across multiple units at a hospital in Barrington was selected as one of Advocate Health Care's 2022 Nurse of the Year, offici...
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Groups push for expansive paid family, medical leave in Illinois
Feb 09, 2023 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - A coalition of advocacy and labor groups is pushing for a state law to give Illinois workers 26 weeks of paid leave if they need to recover from an illness...
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VNA Health Care to host open house for new Elgin pharmacyFeb 08, 2023 10:00 pm - This month, VNA Health Care is celebrating the grand opening and ribbon cutting of its new Elgin pharmacy location with two events. This newest addition to VNA's servic...
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District 204 mental health program well underway thanks to $1 million in grantsFeb 08, 2023 4:30 am - First counseling sessions at Neuqua Valley scheduled for today
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'Everybody loves Charlotte': Libertyville community supports 10-year-old girl with rare cancerFeb 08, 2023 4:30 am - Purple will be the color of choice Friday in Libertyville to show support for a 10-year-old girl with a rare type of cancer. Charlotte Frank, a fifth-grader at Copeland ...
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'Medicaid cliff' could leave up to 700,000 Illinoisans uninsured
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Kane County extends deadline to apply for anti-smoking and vaping project fundingFeb 06, 2023 10:00 pm - The Kane County Health Department is extending the deadline to apply for funds to support anti-smoking and vaping policies, educational campaigns and cessation services....
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An aging LGBTQ community faces health care challengesFeb 06, 2023 9:00 am - Every morning, Luther Moxley helps his partner of 35 years, Wayne Curtis, out of bed and into his wheelchair. Curtis, who has Parkinson's disease and is partially blind,...
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Elgin woman's book chronicles her unlikely path to motherhood through Alzheimer'sFeb 06, 2023 4:00 am - Pam Singleton never gave birth to a child. But that ultimately didn't stop her from being a mother, even in a most unlikely manner. Now the Elgin woman has written a boo...
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St. Charles group grants wishes of veterans, first responders to attend sporting events nationwide