Cook County Lifestyle
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Northwest Community Healthcare cuts more than 100 jobs, discontinues inpatient psychiatric servicesJan 30, 2025 6:36 pm - More than 100 employees at Northwest Community Healthcare in Arlington Heights will be laid off due to cuts in psychiatric services and other areas.
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Arlington Heights entrepreneur takes business CharCharms to ‘Shark Tank’Jan 30, 2025 2:59 pm - Arlington Heights resident Charlotte Trecartin turned her idea for colorful water bottle accessories into a multimillion-dollar brand, which soon will make an appearance on ABC’s “Shark Tank.”
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Above and beyond: Meet the 2025 Arlington Heights Hearts of Gold award recipientsJan 29, 2025 1:52 pm - Sixteen individuals will be honored for their contributions to the Arlington Heights community at the 2025 Hearts of Gold awards banquet.
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Former DePaul coach to deliver keynote at Arlington Heights Mayor’s Prayer BreakfastJan 29, 2025 1:03 pm - Former basketball coach Jana Balis will be the keynote speaker at the 38th annual Arlington Heights Mayor's Prayer Breakfast.
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Cryptocurrency scams on the rise, luring victims with romance and promises of easy moneyJan 29, 2025 11:58 am - While cryptocurrencies have security features, they lack safeguards against value fluctuations driven by market sentiment and are vulnerable to scams, such as romance scams combined with crypto investments.
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Bicyclist fatalities: How Illinois aligns with — and differs from — national trendsJan 29, 2025 6:00 am - Statewide biking fatality data for the past seven years, collected by Ride Illinois, offers insights on some characteristics of biking fatalities when compared to national trends.
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Home & garden calendar, Feb. 2-8Jan 28, 2025 7:33 pm - Accessible gardening, herbs, plant propagation and more.
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‘A moment in nature’: Why coyotes may be more visible this time of yearJan 26, 2025 9:00 pm - They are always among us but coyotes may be more visible in coming months as they leave home and search for mates.
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On fifth anniversary, St. Alexius doctors recall fear, anxiety of treating nation’s 2nd COVID patientJan 26, 2025 9:16 am - Five years ago Friday, staff at Ascension St. Alexius Medical Center in Hoffman Estates became part of history when they announced they were treating a patient with the second confirmed case of COVID-19 in the United States.
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More than 1,000 dogs compete in AKC show at Lake County FairgroundsJan 25, 2025 2:23 pm - More than a thousand dogs and their owners competed for prizes during the Cool Cluster Dog Show at the Lake County Fairgrounds in Grayslake Saturday.