Health and Fitness
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Illinois Silver Search helping to bring people homeJan 20, 2021 10:00 pm - During 2020 there were 125 Silver Search advisories which led to 123 recoveries. Two advisories are still active. By comparison, during 2019 there were only 74 advisori...
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4,344 more fully vaccinated against COVID-19 in IllinoisJan 20, 2021 12:00 am - Illinois health officials on Wednesday reported 4,344 more of the state's residents and workers are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 after receiving their second dose. ...
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Seasoned riders share their biking resolutions for 2021Jan 19, 2021 5:00 am - Seasoned riders share their biking resolutions for 2021
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Constable: Rage against rare disorder reunites Libertyville musiciansJan 19, 2021 4:27 am - In the brief window between yesterday's holiday honoring Martin Luther King Jr. for bending the moral arc toward justice and tomorrow's efforts to make sure a civil war ...
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Young Arlington Heights entrepreneurs promote mental health with merchandise brandJan 18, 2021 10:00 pm - They call it simply Happiness Project. This grass-roots campaign run by four Arlington Heights friends that's devoted to boosting positivity and removing the stigma of ...
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This one small step can be key to recoveryJan 17, 2021 6:00 am - Sometimes you're so focused on the larger issues regarding a hospitalization of yourself or a loved one that a small detail might fall through the cracks. I saw that hap...
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Age spots are result of too much sun exposureJan 17, 2021 6:00 am - Q: I'm a 60-year-old woman with naturally fair skin. I've worked outdoors all of my life - and now I have the age spots on my face to prove it. Why do they happen? Are ...
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Why I treated myself to flannel shirts this winterJan 16, 2021 6:00 am - I had not bought myself new clothing for ages. I didn't really need anything because I have lots of nice clothes to wear. Right now I don't go anywhere, so I don't wear ...
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New vaccine technology aids speedy developmentJan 16, 2021 6:00 am - Q: I don't think I'm the only one wondering how the new coronavirus vaccines got developed so fast when other vaccines in the past took so much longer. Can you please e...
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Is your child's cough a cold, sinus infection or allergy?Jan 16, 2021 6:00 am - Even in the middle of a pandemic, children experience the same coughs, sniffles and sneezing they've probably known every other year. In fact, coughing and nasal congest...