Woodridge Lifestyle
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What one woman wants you to know about being diagnosed with breast cancerSep 18, 2016 11:00 pm - Abby Gage didn't think it could happen to her. She eats healthy, loves her family and her job, receives regular mammograms and doesn't have a family history of breast ca...
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Lake in the Hills family: Safe haven law works, despite 60-day waitSep 13, 2016 5:00 am - Megan Paul's birth mother was alone in a bathtub when she delivered the tiny girl in December 2014, weeks before she was due. Desperate, the mother called an ambulance ...
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Birth mothers of suburban safe haven babies told: ‘You’re our angels’Sep 13, 2016 5:00 am - Christie Haack sobbed when she heard of Baby Hope, the newborn girl found dead, abandoned last month on a secluded roadside near Wheaton. The tears came because of the w...
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Safe haven baby ends St. Charles couple's 8-year wait to adoptSep 13, 2016 5:00 am - Every night before bed, 16-month-old Zoe Wituk joins her parents in saying a prayer for her birth mother. “If we met the birth mom, we would give her a big hug and say t...
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Donors needed to ensure blood available over Labor Day weekendAug 29, 2016 11:00 pm - Heartland Blood Centers is asking residents to "donate early and donate often" in preparation for historically low blood collections over the Labor Day holiday weekend. ...
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Northern Illinois Food Bank kicks off Hunger Action Month 2016Aug 29, 2016 11:00 pm - Northern Illinois Food Bank, along with more than 200 food banks across the country, are asking businesses and community members to Go Orange throughout the month of Sep...
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Team 66 Education Foundation is bringing Kelly Miller Circus back to townAug 24, 2016 11:00 pm - Celebrating its 78th year in 2016 with two performances at both 4:30 and 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 15, the Kelly Miller Circus will excite and delight guests with a show...
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Family Fun Endurance Bike Ride to support Easter Seals DuPage & Fox ValleyAug 23, 2016 11:00 pm - Join "Bike for the Kids," an inaugural endurance bike ride to support Easter Seals DuPage & Fox Valley, on Sunday, Sept. 18. Cyclists can choose to ride 100, 75, 50 or 2...
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Families set to reunite with caregivers at Good Samaritan Hospital's NICU Reunion Aug. 28Aug 21, 2016 11:00 pm - Former patients of Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital's neonatal intensive care unit will reunite with their caregivers during the 23rd annual NICU reunion on Sunday, Aug....
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Preventing sexual assault begins at homeAug 15, 2016 11:00 pm - Rising concerns of sexual assaults on college campuses can leave parents on edge about their child's safety. However, amid shopping for new clothes and dorm room decorat...