Health and Fitness
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Your COVID-19 Top Ten preparedness checklistMay 23, 2020 6:00 am - Each day in Illinois, we see around 2,000 new cases of COVID-19. The virus is not yet contained. We still need to be on guard. The good news is, about 80% of cases are m...
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After a loss, you may need to strengthen your 'sense of self'May 23, 2020 6:00 am - There is a colloquial way of talking in the South and Old West — “I'm fixin' to go” — meaning “I am getting ready to go.” In Minnesota when I was growing up, local peopl...
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Help kids handle anger, frustration over the COVID-19 shutdownMay 23, 2020 6:00 am - As Illinois' stay-at-home order persists and summer plans look different from usual, some kids are getting frustrated. They're angry. They're bored. Some of these feelin...
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'I was seeing things scurrying across the floor': Suburban COVID-19 survivors' storiesMay 23, 2020 1:00 am - Drew Murrie couldn't recognize his family in the pictures nurses put up in his hospital room. The Vernon Hills father had no idea those people were his wife and their th...
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Lawsuit: Elmhurst teacher says district retaliated when she complained about moldMay 22, 2020 1:00 am - A teacher is suing Elmhurst Unit District 205, saying it retaliated when she complained that mold at Lincoln Elementary School was harming her health. Nora Fox filed the...
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Latest nursing home stats: State now identifies only those with current outbreaksMay 22, 2020 1:00 am - Illinoisans will no longer be able to sift through historical data on coronavirus outbreaks in nursing homes. State public health officials on Friday published figures o...
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Increased testing causes rise of confirmed COVID-19 cases at Wheeling's Addolorata VillaMay 22, 2020 1:00 am - Confirmed COVID-19 cases among residents of the Addolorata Villa assisted living center in Wheeling increased to 57 from six over the past two weeks, according to state ...
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Critical blood shortage declared as collection drives canceledMay 22, 2020 1:00 am - The coronavirus has led to 270 blood drives being canceled since early March in the Chicago area, creating a critical blood shortage, Vitalant announced. The nation's la...
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DuPage County Health Department reminds residents to 'Pool Safely This Summer'May 21, 2020 11:00 pm - Memorial Day weekend is here. Normally, this is the time of year when community and municipal pools open, however, COVID-19 restrictions are still in place which means a...
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Constable: It's her job to tell people they have COVID-19, which elicits tears and fearsMay 21, 2020 5:00 am - Almost everybody who gets a phone call from Elizabeth Thorn of the NorthShore University HealthSystem's COVID-19 hotline has the same initial reaction. “A sharp intake o...