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Lauren Casey in the intensive care unit at Endeavor Health Northwest Community Hospital in Arlington Heights on Jan. 27, 2024.

Hip pain as a teen leads to life-threatening diagnosis

Lauren Casey lived with crippling neck and back pain for over 8 years - until doctors at Endeavor Health Northwest Community Hospital in Arlington Heights discovered a bone was impaling her brain stem.

Batavia High School football players help load food boxes out of the former location of the Batavia Interfaith Food Pantry on Sept. 27.

‘It is definitely permanent’: Batavia food pantry finds forever home, chance to ‘help a lot of people’

Batavia Interfaith Food Pantry and Clothes Closet opened its doors at a new location on Oct. 1, after a weekend-long move with the help of community members.

While eye floaters are a normal party of aging, see your eye doctor if you have any concerns.

Ask the doctors: Floaters in the eye are normal part of aging

The term "floaters" refers to the bits of cellular debris that can accumulate in a certain part of the eye. Eye floaters can develop at any age. However, they typically begin around age 40 and become more common as we grow older.

Using a fire extinguisher to put out a live fire were among the skills taught at the Hoffman Estates Fire Department's Fully Involved Fire Academy for young participants with disabilities or special needs.

Hoffman Estates completes inaugural Citizens Fire Academy for special-needs students

Hoffman Estates’ inaugural Fully Involved Fire Academy for young participants with disabilities and special needs was so well researched that its instructors learned only one thing over its six weeks they didn’t know at the start.

Study: Garage door replacement offers highest ROI

According to the housing market research and analytics firm Zonda Media, a garage door replacement offered the highest return on investment.

Mrs. Ippi, a female rat terrier mix available for adoption, gets some outdoor time with Save-A-Pet volunteer Arleen Matsushige at the nonprofit, no-kill animal shelter in Grayslake which has seen an increase in owners surrendering their pets mostly in response to financial hardship.

‘Our goal is goodbye’: Suburban shelters seek forever homes amid surge in surrendered pets

Increasing in the suburbs and across the country, financially strapped pet owners are surrendering beloved dogs, cats and other animals they can no longer afford.

After a fall at age 82, Florene Shuber decided she need to change her lifestyle and started exercising. Now 91, she is flourishing. “You can improve. I see it in myself, for sure,” Shuber said.

‘It’s never too late’: How to improve your health at any age

When Florene Shuber was around 82 years old, she noticed that sometimes she’d trip and fall. There was a small gym near where she lived, so she met with a trainer and started working out regularly. Shuber is 91 now and said she feels younger and stronger than she did 10 years ago.