Health and Fitness
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Is runDisney the happiest race on earth?Mar 23, 2014 5:45 am - Aurora resident Jackie Horvath, 57, and her 27-year-old daughter, Rachel, never thought that their love of all things Disney would help get them into shape. But in the p...
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St. Viator lacrosse team links with 8-year-old cancer patientMar 21, 2014 5:30 am - An 8-year-old Wheaton boy battling a brain tumor will be inducted as the newest member of the St. Viator High School lacrosse team when it plays its first game today on ...
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Q&A: Am I stuck in my job's costly health plan?Mar 21, 2014 1:01 am - EDITOR'S NOTE - First in a series addressing real-life questions about personal impact of health care law. WASHINGTON - The new health care law helps some people, hurts ...
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Cardinal George out of the hospitalMar 21, 2014 1:00 am - Cardinal George was released from Loyola University Medical Center in Maywood Friday afternoon after being admitted on March 14 due to flu-like symptoms and dehydration....
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Vista Health set to host 'Healthy Women Expo & Health FairMar 20, 2014 11:00 pm - Vista Health System's annual Healthy Woman Expo and Health Fair is coming to the Holiday Inn Gurnee Convention Center Thursday, April 3. The event runs from 3-7 p.m. and...
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Maryville Behavioral Health Hospital to closeMar 20, 2014 1:00 am - Maryville Academy officials announced Thursday their plans to close the Maryville Behavioral Health Hospital in Des Plaines by June, citing heavy financial losses. The a...
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Hanover Park resident tells of medical catastrophe, recoveryMar 19, 2014 11:00 pm - Hanover Park resident Susan Ciacura will speak on how her family was altered by a medical catastrophe that occurred 25 years ago at 7:15 p.m. today at Schaumburg Public ...
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Waukegan Park's fitness expo:Mar 19, 2014 1:01 am - The Waukegan Park District's second annual fitness expo is Saturday, March 22, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Field House Sports and Fitness Center. The free event, devot...
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Training days for Lake County Medical Reserve CorpsMar 19, 2014 1:01 am - Training to volunteer for Lake County Medical Reserve Corps is March 20 and April 3. A medical background is not required. Affiliated with the Lake County Health Departm...
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Healthy Lombard in the running for $30,000 grantMar 19, 2014 1:00 am - Despite having little funding, volunteers for Healthy Lombard have been able to creatively work toward reducing child obesity and getting residents active for the past f...