Health and Fitness
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Helping kids with sensory issues enjoy holiday outingsNov 27, 2018 10:00 pm - Children who have autism and sensory issues are usually happiest with predictable routines and familiar places, so going new places can be difficult. Add blinking Christ...
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Why youth hockey program in Rolling Meadows now has cheerleadersNov 27, 2018 5:00 am - The Rolling Meadows Park District is celebrating its 60th anniversary this year, and its youth and adult hockey programs go back more than 40 years. Yet this past fall s...
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Grinch Candy Cane Hunt comes to Hampshire Dec. 15Nov 26, 2018 10:00 pm - Ella Johnson Memorial Public Library and the Hampshire Park District invite you to the Grinch Candy Cane Hunt at 1:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 15. The Grinch discovered that...
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Pianist tries to 'humanize' hospital experienceNov 26, 2018 10:00 pm - Northwestern Medicine Delnor Hospital in Geneva has a nice, light-filled two-story lobby at its main entrance. But the space, with one wall lit up, is pretty imposing, a...
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GO GURNEE event Dec. 1Nov 26, 2018 12:00 am - GO GURNEE is teaming with Warren Township High School's Future Business Leaders of America to host a free Pop Up Winter Walk, 3 to 5 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 1, at the school...
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Cook County Health doctors give tips on keeping the heart safe while shoveling snowNov 25, 2018 10:00 pm - This weekend's snowstorm stands as one of the greatest November storms, accumulating more than a foot of snow in Cook County. On days when it snows heavily, emergency r...
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Every day is a celebration for cancer-free patientNov 25, 2018 6:30 am - In September of 2018, while standing atop the cliffs of Moher in Ireland, Ken Brown, a 69-year-old Highland Park lawyer, reflected on the pancreatic cancer diagnosis he ...
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Discipline that works: Advice on positive strategies to influence children's behaviorNov 25, 2018 6:00 am - Ask a room full of adults how to handle a child's bad behavior, and you will get a rainbow of answers. Parents across generations have tried timeouts, reasoning, yelling...
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Multiple losses add up to increased griefNov 24, 2018 6:30 am - Loss and grief add up. I have lost all four grandparents, my own parents, all my six aunts and uncles, two brothers-in-law, a sister-in law, several dear friends, my bel...
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Stay on track during the holiday seasonNov 24, 2018 6:30 am - The holiday season is upon us. For many, it's a wonderful time of year spent with family and friends. The days between Thanksgiving and New Year's seem to be filled wit...