Health and Fitness
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How first responders have changed what they do in midst of COVID-19Mar 21, 2020 1:00 am - If you tried to visit your local police or fire station recently, you might have been disconcerted to find a locked front door. Suburban cops and firefighters are making...
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Y launches online videos for exercise and youth educationMar 21, 2020 1:00 am - The YMCA of Metro Chicago launched a new online resource Saturday to help individuals stay active and healthy, and young minds learning and inspired as residents practic...
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'Our shelves are getting depleted': Food pantries seek donations to meet coronavirus demandMar 20, 2020 5:00 am - The next time shoppers reach for more rolls of toilet paper or cans of food, Laura Coyle wants them to think about people who can't afford to stash away extra supplies. ...
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Reframing the narrative: How to protect your mental health during the coronavirus pandemicMar 20, 2020 1:00 am - As the coronavirus continues to spread across the country, most people have spent a lot of time worrying about their physical health, leaving less time to consider how t...
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What does the stay-at-home order mean exactly? Here are some guidelines.Mar 20, 2020 1:00 am - It sounds scary, but what does a stay-at-home order really mean? Essentially, it's tightening existing rules about social distancing and staying at home as the world cop...
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Arlington Heights named fittest cityMar 19, 2020 1:00 am - Arlington Heights on Wednesday was named the winner of the 2020 Fittest Cities Award in Illinois by Insurify, an insurance quotes comparison website. Insurify analyzed c...
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With blood drives canceled, donations are needed even more now, experts in suburbs sayMar 19, 2020 1:00 am - The recent cancellation of nearly 4,000 blood drives across the country due to the COVID-19 outbreak has depleted reserves by about 130,000 units and has ramped up the n...
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'It went from being surreal to real': Former Island Lake trustee diagnosed with COVID-19Mar 19, 2020 1:00 am - Stuck at home in her pajamas watching Netflix, former Island Lake village trustee Debra Westfall asked an unsettling question. "Is the worst ahead of me or behind me?" s...
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'Quarantine shaming': US navigates radical new social normsMar 19, 2020 1:00 am - The chairman of Arizona's Asian Chamber of Commerce didn't see much downside to attending a small dinner at a local restaurant to bolster the business and bring together...
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Versiti Blood Centers puts out call for blood donationsMar 16, 2020 11:00 pm - As coronavirus continues an unprecedented spread throughout the U.S., public concern is growing. Businesses have employees working from home. High schools and universiti...