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Enkhjin Urtbayar, 6, of Schaumburg, and her mom, Unurnasan Lkhagvasuren, clean the edge of the pond during a spring cleanup event Saturday at Vogelei Park in Hoffman Estates in celebration of Earth Day.

Volunteers help spruce up newly renovated park for Earth Day

Volunteers spruced up Vogelei Park in Hoffman Estates and distributed wildflower seeds during a spring cleanup event Saturday to celebrate Earth Day.

Parkinson’s disease symptoms include muscle rigidity, slowed movement, impaired balance, changes to speech and tremor. Studies on how GLP-1 drugs can slow down the disease’s progression are ongoing.

Ask the doctors: Do GLP-1 drugs affect Parkinson’s progression?

GLP-1 drugs have been used since 2005 to manage Type 2 diabetes. But their off-label use for weight loss pushed them into the headlines. Now they are being studied for any effects on Parkinson’s disease.

More people are forgoing the weeks, months or even years that traditional therapy implies in favor of a more targeted approach with single sessions.

Can a single therapy session make a difference? Yes, with the right mindset.

An increasing number of people have decided to forgo the weeks, months or even years that traditional therapy implies in favor of a more targeted approach.The therapy is what it sounds like: one session, typically an hour, where a counselor helps the client identify concrete steps toward relieving a specific problem.

Students add some dirt to their tree planting during the Arbor Day celebration Friday afternoon at Rose Park Community Center in Palatine.

Arbor Day celebrations held in Arlington Heights, Palatine

Park districts led Arbor Day celebrations Friday that involved community participation in Arlington Heights and Palatine.

Operators of demolition equipment sift through the recyclable materials at the site of the former Super Kmart in Round Lake Beach. The demolition work began in early April on the structure along Rollins Road that sat vacant for nearly 12 years. Target purchased the 190,000-square-foot anchor building with plans to replace it with a 148,570-square-foot retail operation.

Suburban Skyview: Round Lake Beach says goodbye to Kmart and hello to Target

Operators of demolition equipment sift through the recyclable materials at the site of the former Super Kmart in Round Lake Beach. The demolition work began in early April on the structure along Rollins Road that sat vacant for nearly 12 years.

Bananas, spinach, nuts, grains, dried fruits, beans and avocado are all good sources of magnesium.

5 ways to get more magnesium without taking a supplement

Magnesium supplements are among the most popular dietary supplements in America. Experts say that’s because magnesium plays an important role in our health.

It’s not unusual to feel a particular bond with a specific tree.

Yes, you can make friends with trees. Here’s why it’s a good idea

It’s not unusual to feel a bond with a specific tree. It’s also not unusual for that bond to feel a lot like friendship. We form interspecies relationships with our pets, so why not plants?