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TUE, 12/10/2019

Tuesday, December 10, 2019

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Ken Karczewski of Elgin is a hospice patient and bereavement care volunteer with Fox Valley Hands of Hope.

Listening is key for Fox Valley Hands of Hope volunteer

The stories are deep, the emotions are raw, and the pain is sometimes overwhelming. But Ken Karczewski doesn't let his experience volunteering with Fox Valley Hands of Hope weigh on him.
Tuscany Wheeling serves up festive drinks, including the Jack Frost and Holiday Mule, through Dec. 31.

Dining out: From holiday cocktails, ice cream and doughnuts to National Cupcake Day

Tuscany Wheeling mixes up holiday cocktails, Broken Oar's Arctic Winter Bar is now open on the weekends, Molly's Cupcakes fetes National Cupcake Day and Osteria Trulli celebrates four years with a five-course Italian wine dinner.
Students from the Al-Falah Academy weekend school at the Islamic Center of Naperville will set up the third annual Muslims Around the World fair at 10 a.m. Saturday at the mosque, 2844 W. Ogden Ave., Naperville.

Naperville mosque to highlight Muslims Around the World

The way Muslims live, eat and worship around the globe will be the focus of an event Saturday at the Islamic Center of Naperville.
Round Lake Park police on Monday hosted the long-running annual Shop with a Cop event. The annual event started at village hall and continued at Walmart in Round Lake Beach for shopping.

Shop with a Cop brings smiles to Round Lake-area kids

The long running Shop With a Cop event held Monday by Round Lake Park police gave about 50 kids a Christmas experience they may not otherwise have had.
Believe Project: $100 to help a friend who puts everyone before herself
Today's recipient of a $100 bill through our Believe Project is Diane Purpura of Bartlett. Here is her story ...
Who has the best holiday lights in the 'burbs? Cast your vote
Online voting has started in the Daily Herald's 2019 holiday lights contest. Vote as many times as you like for as many photos as you like. All voters will be entered into a random drawing for six Classic Cinema movie passes.
The Lego Train Show returns to Cantigny in Wheaton on Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 14-15.
5 events for $5 (or less): Lego Train Show returns to Wheaton's Cantigny Park
Looking for budget-friendly fun? See the Lego Train Show at Wheaton's Cantigny Park, shop the Festival of Art & Craft Shows at St. Charles' Pheasant Run Resort or check out Hanukkah Happenings at Vernon Hills' Hawthorn Mall.
In an effort spanning the United States and Canada, women come together under the direction of crafting force Shannon Downey to work on #ritasquilt, the unfinished project of a 99-year-old Mount Prospect woman who died.
Constable: When Mount Prospect woman's unfinished quilt was discovered, 1,000 people worldwide helped finish it
When Shannon Downey peeked into the bin in the bedroom of a Mount Prospect woman who died at age 99, she knew there would be no rest until she could complete the woman's unfinished quilt. How she does that brings a community together.
Lynn Pittner, a math specialist at Davis Primary School in St. Charles, works with second-grade students in a small group math session.
How a St. Charles teacher is instilling love for math in young students
Lynn Pittner has several methods for helping her students at Davis Primary School in St. Charles develop a conceptual understanding of math. But parents and colleagues say the math specialist's enthusiasm for the subject ignites a passion in them, too.
Karen Jarczyk, director of prevention at 360 Youth Services, was recognized this year with the Fair Lady Award from Fair Lady Productions for her work leading Operation Snowball and other drug prevention programs that have strengthened the futures of Naperville-area teens for 37 years.
Naperville prevention advocate leads with 'quiet, kind' power
Naperville substance use prevention leader Karen Jarczyk leads teens away from drugs with a "power that is quiet and kind." Her ability to create "communities of caring" makes her a person to be thankful for.
Eliminating a distracting sound can help you concentrate by reducing the cognitive load.
There's a reason you turn down the radio to think
Q: My boyfriend laughs when I turn down the car stereo when I'm trying to find a new address, but I've seen his dad do the same thing when he's changing lanes on the freeway. Why does the quiet make you feel like you can see better?
Alejandra Hernandez, 17, of Aurora had bariatric surgery this year performed by Dr. Ann O’Connor at Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital in Winfield. The weight-loss surgery now is a safe option for teens with severe obesity, a study in the journal of the American Academy of Pediatrics says.
Experts now say bariatric surgery is safe for teens with obesity. One suburban 17-year-old tried it.
Bariatric surgery is now recommended as a safe weight-loss options for teens with severe obesity. Here's how it works, including for one suburban high school student, and why doctors say it helps to have surgery earlier than later.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
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