Health & Fitness
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Get the kids vaccinated? Many suburban parents eager to get it done, but others hesitate
May 11, 2021 7:15 PM - With doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine soon to be available to anyone 12 and older, many suburban parents say their kids are eager to get inoculated. -
Wheeling woman embodies Navy motto as she bikes cross country to serve veterans
May 11, 2021 6:00 AM - In summer 2016, Tracy Sefcik of Wheeling pedaled across Iowa during its annual RAGBRAI. But apparently biking across a whole state wasn't enough for Sefcik, so she decided to take her two-wheeler cross country -- all to benefit veterans. -
Mask flouting no joke at 30,000 feet, aviation industry says
May 11, 2021 10:56 AM - Airlines and the FAA are taking passengers who scoff at face masks, putting others at risk, seriously with fines or no-fly bans.
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As vaccine counts tick back up, Illinois is on track for looser COVID-19 restrictions this week
May 11, 2021 6:28 AM - COVID-19 vaccinations bumped back up, and declines in cases and deaths keep Illinois on track to reach the Bridge Phase on Friday, with loosened capacities for businesses and social gatherings. -
Pfizer COVID-19 shot expanded to U.S. children as young as 12
May 11, 2021 6:27 AM - COVID-19 vaccines finally are headed for more kids as U.S. regulators on Monday expanded use of Pfizer's shot to those as young as 12, sparking a race to protect middle and high school students before they head back to class in the fall. -
New DuPage program offers COVID-19 vaccine to homebound residents
May 10, 2021 5:30 AM - On Feb. 7, Naperville paramedics saved the life of 67-year-old Marsha Slaboch when she was in cardiac arrest. Three months later, they arrived at her home to provide another potentially lifesaving act: administering the COVID-19 vaccine. -
At nursing homes in the suburbs this year, seeing Mom in person is better
May 9, 2021 9:47 AM - Mother's Day celebrations at nursing homes and elderly care facilities in the suburbs will bring loved ones closer together after a year scarred by isolation, confusion and grief. -
Life continues to change as it will when re-entering the community
May 9, 2021 9:41 AM - As we get into the pleasant weather once again, I'm comforted. Time to be outside, getting my patio containers ready to plant. This feels familiar. Yet I'm still aware how greatly life has changed over the last few years.
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Constable: Author from suburbs knows how mental illness can complicate Mother's Day
May 9, 2021 9:38 AM - Most Mother's Day feelings don't include murderous thoughts, but author Paolina Milan's latest book, "Committed: A memoir of Madness in the Family," shows there is help out there.
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Asbestos exposure is main cause of mesothelioma
May 9, 2021 9:35 AM - Q: It seems like every time I turn on the TV, there's a commercial that talks about mesothelioma. What is it, and how do people get it?
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