Health and Fitness
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Geneva Super Shuffle 5K to mark 10th anniversaryJan 12, 2020 10:00 pm - The Geneva Park District's annual Super Shuffle 5K is celebrating its 10th anniversary in 2020. The run began in 2011 as a unique event that encouraged people to be acti...
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Don't underestimate the winter bluesJan 12, 2020 8:00 am - If you're feeling down and uninspired right now, you're not alone. The winter blues - including its most severe form, Seasonal Affective Disorder, or SAD - really is a t...
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Schaumburg Township hosts 6-week diabetes workshopJan 12, 2020 12:00 am - Join Schaumburg Township for a free six-week workshop called "Take Charge of Diabetes" that was designed by Stanford University to help people manage their chronic condi...
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Energetic puppies, calming yoga create perfect balance in BarringtonJan 12, 2020 12:00 am - Yoga is all about relaxing the body and calming the mind. Puppies are all frenetic energy and boundless enthusiasm. Put them together, and somehow it works. The downward...
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Go Gurnee kicks off Bingo-inspired fitness challengeJan 12, 2020 12:00 am - The Gurnee Park District's healthy lifestyle program GO Gurnee is challenging residents to play a special version of Bingo to keep up with wellness goals this winter. Th...
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Think magnets are a safe toy? Think againJan 11, 2020 5:00 am - Over the last several months, four children have been treated at Advocate Children's Hospital after swallowing magnets. While considerable efforts have been made to get ...
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Cleaning closets: You never know what you'll find in thereJan 11, 2020 5:00 am - I've been on a rampage, cleaning out closets. Grief freezes a lot of vision. I have spent seven years just putting items, papers, records, etc., into closets. Old houses...
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Plan for massive upscale spa to go before Wheeling board later this monthJan 10, 2020 12:00 am - Wheeling village board members later this month are expected to consider a plan for a massive upscale day spa in a renovated vacant office building at Dundee Road and Mi...
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New park district fitness studio opens Saturday in Rolling MeadowsJan 09, 2020 12:00 am - The Rolling Meadows Park District will host a grand opening Saturday of its new fitness studio, The Grove, located on the lower level of Plum Grove Park. A ribbon cuttin...
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Illinois Medicaid now covering transgender therapy, proceduresJan 09, 2020 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois Medicaid program now covers medical procedures for people transitioning from one gender to another. The Department of Healthcare and Family Se...