Health and Fitness
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Pandemic takes particular toll on teenager with autismMay 11, 2021 11:00 pm - Things had been turning around for Andrew, a teenager with epilepsy and autism spectrum disorder. “He had learned to calm down,” said Jane, his grandmother and guardian....
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Wheeling woman embodies Navy motto as she bikes cross country to serve veteransMay 11, 2021 6:00 am - In summer 2016, Tracy Sefcik took part in RAGBRAI, The Register's Annual Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa. Sponsored by The Des Moines Register Media, it is the oldest, l...
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Get the kids vaccinated? Many suburban parents eager to get it done, but others hesitateMay 11, 2021 1:00 am - Julie Herrera never really had to ask her 12-year-old daughter Ella if she wanted to get a COVID-19 vaccine. "I think she knew it had been approved for kids her age befo...
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Illinois surpasses 10 million COVID-19 shots as daily vaccination tallies reboundMay 11, 2021 1:00 am - Illinois passed a COVID-19 vaccination milestone with more than 10 million doses having now gone into the arms of people throughout the state. Most inoculations have bee...
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Mask flouting no joke at 30,000 feet, aviation industry saysMay 10, 2021 5:30 am - The minute flight attendants ask airplane passengers to put up their tray tables, there's typically a quick response. But when it comes to COVID-19 mask requirements, c...
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New DuPage program offers COVID-19 vaccine to homebound residentsMay 10, 2021 5:30 am - On Feb. 7, Naperville paramedics responded to the home of 67-year-old Marsha Slaboch to find her unresponsive, not breathing and without a pulse. Her husband, Randy, wat...
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As vaccine counts tick back up, Illinois is on track for looser COVID-19 restrictions this weekMay 10, 2021 1:00 am - COVID-19 vaccine providers throughout Illinois are again averaging more than 80,000 shots a day after spending all of last week below that threshold. Illinois Department...
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Pfizer COVID-19 shot expanded to U.S. children as young as 12May 10, 2021 1:00 am - COVID-19 vaccines finally are headed for more kids as U.S. regulators on Monday expanded use of Pfizer's shot to those as young as 12, sparking a race to protect middle ...
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Life continues to change as it will when re-entering the communityMay 08, 2021 6:00 am - As we get into the pleasant weather once again, I'm comforted. Time to be outside, getting my patio containers ready to plant. I bought six bags of potting soil. This fe...
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At nursing homes in the suburbs this year, seeing Mom in person is betterMay 08, 2021 1:00 am - How suburban homes are making the transition back