Lifestyle
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Children’s Health: Simple steps to help kids thrive this school yearSep 12, 2025 7:49 am - The return to school can be exciting, but it also brings new challenges for families. Experts from Lurie Children’s Primary Care — Town and Country say that with a few simple steps, parents can make the back-to-school transition smoother and set their children up for success.
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Patient advocate: Advocates offer a different kind of concierge medicineSep 12, 2025 7:48 am - When you pay for a patient advocate, you can expect them to be there when you need them, anticipate your needs, cut through red tape and run interference with hospitals and insurance companies.
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Ask the doctors: Balloon mitral valvuloplasty can help with stenosisSep 12, 2025 7:46 am - A balloon mitral valvuloplasty is a minimally invasive surgery that alleviate the symptoms of mitral valve stenosis. Symptoms include dizziness, as well as shortness of breath, chest discomfort and fatigue. If successful, balloon valvuloplasty minimizes the risks of living with mitral valve stenosis.
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FaithBridge’s annual Creation Care event set for Sept. 21Sep 11, 2025 7:42 pm - Local interfaith organization FaithBridge will host Creation Care, a Conservation Celebration, on Sunday, Sept. 21, at the Pleasant Valley Conservation Area in Woodstock. Engage in hands-on environmental stewardship, learning, play, reflection, and activities that promote a deeper connection to the earth and each other.
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Shepherd of the Prairie Church presents adult study on half-truthsSep 11, 2025 3:15 pm - Beginning on the weekend of Sept. 12, a five-week adult study series on “Half-Truths” will be facilitated by Jan Spees at Shepherd of the Prairie Lutheran Church in Huntley.
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St. Charles city considers new regulations, taxes for short-term rentals like Airbnb
Sep 11, 2025 1:03 pm - The city of St. Charles could impose new regulations and fees for AirBnbs, Vrbos and other short-term rentals that are unregulated within city limits.
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GPS Parent Series in Spanish to offer tools for emotional wellness and stress reductionSep 10, 2025 11:56 pm - On Thursday, Sept. 18, B-PAC: Glenbard Bilingual Parent Advisory Council and the GPS Parent Series in Spanish will present “Practical Tools for Well-being in Challenging Times” with clinical psychologist Erika Quezada.
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Along for the Ride: Cook Co. invests more than $1.5M in suburban biking infrastructureSep 10, 2025 7:32 pm - Cook County has awarded grants totaling over $1.5 million for biking infrastructure projects in several suburbs and the Forest Preserves of Cook County.
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‘It’s really pretty’: Heinen’s grocery store opens in NapervilleSep 10, 2025 4:05 pm - The fifth Heinen’s grocery store in the Chicago area opened Wednesday in Naperville with a packed parking lot and rave reviews. “I love it. It’s really pretty, and they have a really good selection of produce,” one Naperville mom said. Heinen’s is the rare family-owned and family-run grocery chain.
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Find hope and joy in hard timesSep 10, 2025 3:38 pm - Annettee Budzban says that we need to find hope even when things are difficult.