Health and Fitness
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Disabled need state legislators to wake upJun 16, 2014 5:01 am - This letter is to the Illinois legislators in the Northwest and Northern suburbs of both parties who have been more concerned during the last budget session in Springfie...
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Lawmaker wants probe of $33 million health campaignJun 16, 2014 1:01 am - A Republican state lawmaker has called for an investigation into how Illinois spent $33 million in federal money to promote President Barack Obama's health care law - in...
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Quinn signs Medicaid service restorationJun 16, 2014 1:01 am - Gov. Pat Quinn signed a law Monday that would restore some Medicaid services the state cut in 2012 and could give Illinois access to about $2.4 billion in federal money ...
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Libertyville woman completes marathons in all 50 statesJun 15, 2014 11:00 pm - When Mary Ann Zemla was in her mid-40s, her mail carrier asked her a simple question: “Will you run a marathon with me?” That was 1998, and Zemla wasn't a runner. She ad...
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Rite Aid memory test spurs needless worries, doctors sayJun 15, 2014 6:11 am - NEW YORK - Memory tests given at Rite Aid Corp. drugstores as an early warning for Alzheimer's are drawing fire from doctors who say they don't work well and may cause u...
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Rosemont Health and Fitness Club gets upgradesJun 15, 2014 1:01 am - The final round of renovations are being done at the Rosemont Health and Fitness Club as part of a multiyear facility upgrade project. The village board voted last week ...
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Buffalo Grove Fire Department to host blood driveJun 15, 2014 1:01 am - The Buffalo Grove Fire Department will host a blood drive from 8 a.m. through 2 p.m. on Friday, June 20, at Fire Station 26 at 1051 Highland Grove Drive. The blood drive...
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Review: Samsung fitness products offer the basicsJun 14, 2014 8:18 am - BIG SUR, Calif. - Samsung's latest gadgets try to tap into people's passions for tracking fitness activities. The Gear 2 and Gear 2 Neo wristwatches, Gear Fit wristband ...
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Kirk calls on VA official to declare emergencyJun 14, 2014 1:01 am - U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk is calling for accelerated access to doctors for veterans facing extreme wait times for treatment within the Veterans Affairs system. The Illinois Re...
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Dozens of kids fall ill at 4-H campJun 13, 2014 1:01 am - MONTICELLO, Ill. - Public health officials say dozens of children became sick at a 4-H camp in central Illinois. David Remmert is the administrator of the DeWitt Piatt B...