Des Plaines Lifestyle
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New Study Led by an Advocate Lutheran General Hospital Physian Shows the Importance of 3D MammographyOct 03, 2018 11:00 pm - A study recently published in Academic Radiology aimed to determine whether 3D mammograms gave physicians distinctly better information to make breast cancer diagnoses t...
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Dining out: Restaurants go pink for breast cancer awarenessOct 03, 2018 6:00 am - In Good Taste October is breast cancer awareness month, and this is the 11th year for The Lynn Sage Foundation's In Good Taste campaign. To honor it, more than 175 Chica...
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The Harbour's New Host Home Program Provides Stable Housing and Support for Homeless YouthSep 30, 2018 11:00 pm - Mary Whitfield's sole focus for many years was serving as a mother to her now five grown children. To her great fortune, Mary discovered the ideal opportunity to apply ...
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Veterans learn job skills renovating Des Plaines American Legion postSep 29, 2018 1:00 am - Twenty veterans in the Des Plaines Chamber of Commerce's Back to Work Boot Camp program spent Friday and Saturday renovating the city's American Legion building with sup...
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Volunteers, veterans to renovate Des Plaines American LegionSep 25, 2018 11:00 pm - Members of the Des Plaines Chamber of Commerce & Industry's Back to Work Boot Camp will join with volunteers from Rivers Casino on Friday and Saturday to paint and remod...
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Professional cuddlers? Yes, and they're coming to Rosemont.Sep 25, 2018 5:30 am - YouTube #8220;Do you want to be greeted with a smile, a handshake or a hug?#8221; Shoup asks. In our #MeToo world where some people struggle about what separates politic...
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Annual walk in Elk Grove brings families together for Make-A-Wish IllinoisSep 24, 2018 11:00 pm - It all seems like a blur to Joseph Guarino, a junior at Huntley High School. Last November, he was diagnosed with a cancerous brain tumor and, on Dec. 1, he underwent su...
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Car Show to Raise Funds for The Alzheimer's AssociationSep 23, 2018 11:00 pm - "It's really important to all of us. Professionally, it has an enormous impact on the population we serve daily, and on a personal level, we've all known someone who has...
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Bottoms Up for Babies supports diaper distributionsSep 23, 2018 11:00 pm - It's almost time for the third annual Bottoms Up for Babies at North Shore Distillery in Green Oaks. The Oct. 20 benefit supports Twice As Nice Mother & Child's diaper ...
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Silver Games Pit Senior Against Senior in Competitive Sporting EventsSep 23, 2018 11:00 pm - On September 10-14th, approximately 177 participants ages 62 and over competed in more than 25 events including water volleyball, basketball free throw, 1-mile relay, ar...