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MON, 3/25/2019

Monday, March 25, 2019

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In nurseries and bedrooms for younger kids, storage space is always needed. A fabric skirt attached beneath a crib, as shown in this nursery by interior designer Betsy Burnham, creates a storage space that’s close at hand but hidden from view.

Keeping kids' rooms calm, colorful and (relatively) tidy

Spring cleaning season is here, and some of us got a head start by taking Marie Kondo's message to heart: You'll be happier if you eliminate clutter.
From Netflix, Spotify and Amazon Prime to Blue Apron, Birchbox and beer of the month, your debit or credit card statements are likely littered with subscriptions that are costing you dearly.

Monthly charges eating away at your paycheck? How to stem 'subscription creep'

Three $30-per-month subscriptions don't sound like much until you realize they total nearly $1,100 per year.
Colorectal cancer patient Terri Moore of Schaumburg walks with her son Johnny on the track at the NCH Wellness Center in Arlington Heights.

Colonoscopy: Why you shouldn't put off having one

Schaumburg resident Terri Moore put off having a colonoscopy for the same reason a lot of people do -- she was afraid to be put to sleep. Now, she shares her story, hoping to inspire others to have this test that might save their lives.
Downers Grove contractor Bradford & Kent had windows on display Sunday during the North Shore Home & Garden Show at the Westin Hotel and Event Center in Wheeling. The show featured hundreds of exhibitors and vendors from all facets of the home and garden industries.

Home improvement heaven in Wheeling

Wheeling was home improvement heaven over the weekend, as the village played host to the annual North Shore Home & Garden Show at the Westin Hotel and Event Center.
Contestants Bob Sinclair and Rick Meyers use foam rollers after a Saturday morning boot camp.
Overcoming obstacles: Past injuries, surgeries aren't holding Fittest Loser contestants back
Fittest Loser contestants are learning how to exercise around past injuries in a safe and effective way. Their trainers are making sure their fitness routines are challenging, but doesn't aggravate old injuries.
Fire-blackened wreckage of a KLM Boeing 747 jetliner litters the field at Los Rodeos Airport at Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands, on the day after it collided with a Pan Am 747. All 248 crew and passengers on the KLM flight were killed, but 61 of the 396 on the Pan Am jet survived.
Constable: How a suburban couple survived world's worst plane disaster
Northbrook vacationers Caroline and Warren Hopkins survived the world's worst aviation disaster on March 27, 1977, with a miraculous escape from the collision of two jumbo jets that killed 583 people. It took author Jon Ziomek more than four decades to explain what happened.
After completing the 5K my body felt good, but as the day continued a sharp pain gradually increased in my left knee, which left me limping. However, a session with a foam roller had me back to feeling great.
Aches, pains, and fatigue -- Ow My!
I'm unlearning some bad habits about exercise. I used to push myself so hard, I would end up injured and then quitting the activity. But, now stretching and foam rolling are helping me avoid injuries.
Sonja Jacobson of Fitz Chem LLC’s “Skinny Dippers” gets working on kettlebell squats at the circuit training workshop offered by Hoffman Estates Park District.
At Work teams take advantage of sponsor programs
The Fittest Loser sponsors are providing a variety of programs that At Work team members can take advantage of to learn more about exercise and nutrition.
Claudia and Michael Fisher of Mundelein won a living room makeover that included a new couch and drapes for the family’s living area.
Three suburban families enjoy their room makeover projects
Three Daily Herald readers received big upgrades in their homes over the winter, thanks to the generous sponsors of our fall Room For Living contest. All had written in and sent photos of "problem areas" within their homes and were ultimately chosen to win specific packages, valued at between $2,500 and $7,000.
Loosening standards at investment banking firms have broadened the range of workwear seen in New York’s Financial District, but workplace perceptions play a role in women’s attire.
A sartorial double standard in the workplace
Women finally achieve "parity of the pantsuit," and Corporate America changes the rules.
Pediatricians urge parents to have their children vaccinated against measles.
Pediatricians: Measles vaccine is safe and effective
The message from pediatric health care professionals is a simple one. Get your children immunized. With five cases of measles in Illinois and outbreaks in other parts of the nation, it is important for parents to get educated on the immunization issue.
Short amounts of exercise can yield big results. One found that sedentary women who walked briskly for just 72 minutes per week — that’s about 10 minutes each day — had similar improvement to heart strength and general fitness as did the group that walked almost twice as long.
Increasing exercise -- even in small ways -- is necessary
Q: My kids say you're not supposed to admit it, but I hate to exercise. Running a mile once or twice a week is really the most I can manage. Should I even bother?
                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
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