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Tuesday, August 24, 2021

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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Holiday cycling elves deliver Toys for Tots in a December Amling’s Cycle Toy Ride. Pictured are, front row, Cary Cohen; back row, from left: Paula Matzek, Don Ami, Vince Kelley, Al Gibbs and Nancy Wagner.

Arlington Heights Bicycle Club members forge friendships on and off the road

The Arlington Heights Bicycle Club, which marks its 50th anniversary Aug. 28, is about more than just riding. Members share meals together, socialize, and many have formed lasting friendships. "For many of us, the club has become like a second family," says club vice president Paula Matzek.
Dawn Gonzalez of Itasca has received the Midwest Region Nurse of the Year award from her employer, BrightStar Care in Schaumburg.

Itasca 'super nurse' earns top honor in her field

Dawn Gonzalez of Itasca is so passionate about nursing that she sometimes works seven days a week in the field. Consequently, when administrators with BrightStar Care in Schaumburg surprised her with the Midwest Region Nurse of the Year award, Gonzalez was shocked.
Pfizer/BioNTech's COVID-19 vaccine was approved by the FDA Monday.

What does full Pfizer approval mean in suburbs? More vaccinations, work mandates and TV ads

Will Pfizer/BioNTech's COVID-19 vaccine approval cure vaccine hesitancy? It will help, expert says. You can also expect more employer mandates and a barrage of TV commercials for "Comirnaty."
Lake County Honor Flight participants at the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial in Washington, D.C., in October 2019. It was the last flight sponsored by the organization, which has decided to wait until next year to fly again.

Citing safety of veterans and volunteers, Lake County Honor Flight will not fly until spring

Lake County Honor Flight will stay grounded for a second consecutive year in light of potential risks to veterans and uncertainties surrounding COVID-19.
A tornado ripped through Woodridge on June 20. The village is hosting a barbecue Wednesday night to raise funds for tornado victims.
Barbecue fundraiser to benefit Woodridge tornado victims
Two months after a tornado struck Woodridge, the village is hosting a barbecue Wednesday to raise funds for families still reeling from the damage caused by the late-night twister.
Elk Grove Village native Ailyn Pérez and Lucas Meachem star in a Lyric Opera of Chicago online streaming adaptation of Leoncavallo’s tragedy “Pagliacci,” which has been updated to a 1950s sitcom studio.
Best Bets: Lyric's 'Sunday in the Park' plays Jay Pritzker Pavilion
On tap this weekend: Experience the Lyric Opera of Chicago outdoors at Millennium Park, laugh along with Chicago comedian Michael Issac at Zanies in Rosemont or catch Poi Dog Pondering playing RiverEdge Park in Aurora Saturday.
Dr. Sara Goza looks over while working at First Georgia Physician Group Pediatrics in Fayetteville, Georgia. The vaccinations that U.S. schoolchildren are required to get to hold terrible diseases like polio, hepatitis, tetanus and whooping cough in check are way behind schedule this year, threatening further complications to a school year already marred by COVID-19.
Students' lack of routine vaccines muddies start of school
The vaccinations that U.S. schoolchildren are required to get to hold terrible diseases like polio, measles, tetanus and whooping cough in check are way behind schedule this year, threatening further complications to a school year already marred by COVID-19.
The Elgin Breakfast Rotary Club purchased 100 bur oak trees to plant at Fitchie Creek Forest Preserve Sept. 18. The trees are each more than 10 feet tall and are ready to be delivered from Wilson Nursery in Hampshire.
'One of the most impactful things we've done': Elgin Rotary planting 100 oak trees in forest preserve
The Elgin Breakfast Rotary Club has purchased 100 Bur oak trees to create a grove at Fitchie Creek Forest Preserve in Elgin. The group is looking for 100 volunteers to help with planting the trees.
Could eating more vegetables and less processed meat help protect you from a COVID-19 infection? A recent study suggests these two measures offer a modest protective effect against COVID-19.
Lifestyle changes may help protect against COVID-19
Eating vegetables and drinking more coffee is not a substitute for COVID-19 vaccines, social distancing and the proper wearing of masks. However, every little bit helps.
Artist Ali Cantarella of Chicago works on her painting “Flash Flood” last week as part of Elgin's storm drain public art campaign. The drain is at the southwest corner of Big Timber Road and Lyle Avenue.
'Surreal' public art campaign brightens Elgin's storm drains
Artists hit the streets of Elgin to start painting storm drains as part of a public art campaign that seeks to raise awareness of the importance of stormwater and drains.
Some health problems can be discovered through an eye exam.
Eyes and teeth are windows to your overall health
Are you keeping an eye on your eyes and teeth? Whether you realize it or not, both are important to your overall health.
Elementary school students line up to enter school for the first day of classes in Richardson, Texas. As COVID-19 cases surge, a majority of Americans say they support mask mandates for students and teachers in K-12 schools, but their views are sharply divided along political lines.
AP-NORC poll: School mask, vaccine mandates supported in U.S.
About 6 in 10 Americans say students and teachers should be required to wear face masks while in school, according to a poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. Similar shares say teachers and eligible students should also be required to receive a COVID-19 vaccine.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
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