Lifestyle
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‘Hidden gem’: Growing number of visitors discovering southern Illinois as travel destination
Jun 30, 2025 9:45 am - A growing number of visitors are discovering southern Illinois as a travel destination amid a recent effort to entice more people to visit for the summer season.
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Carolyn Hax: Parents debate making their recent master’s grad pay rent
Jun 30, 2025 8:46 am - Woman debates charging adult daughter rent after getting a master's degree to teach her responsibility. Carolyn Hax says welcome her into the household as an adult and give her a chance to contribute.
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Mother-daughter duo unleashes dog-friendly market in Arlington HeightsJun 29, 2025 6:00 pm - Sunday’s Bark BBQ Fest in Arlington Heights brought out guests of both the two- and four-footed variety for the inaugural event, an outdoor market with products for pets and food for humans.
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Many forget the damage done by diseases like whooping cough, measles and rubella. Not these families.
Jun 28, 2025 4:01 pm - In the time before widespread vaccination, death often came early. Devastating infectious diseases ran rampant in America, killing millions of children. Over the next century, vaccines virtually wiped out long-feared scourges like polio and measles. Today, however, some preventable, contagious diseases are making a comeback as vaccine hesitancy pushes immunization rates down.
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Long weekend in Minneapolis: Where to eat, stay and play in Minnesota’s largest cityJun 27, 2025 4:21 pm - Itching for a road trip, I pulled out a map of the Midwest. When my finger landed on Minneapolis I knew I had my destination. I hopped on the internet and mapped out an itinerary to sample the city’s art, culture, green space, hotel and restaurant scene.
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Exercising, playing sports in extreme heat can be dangerous
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How to stay cool in a heat wave — even without air conditioning
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Ask the doctors: Can we actually train for old age?Jun 27, 2025 8:29 am - We can train for old age by making good lifestyle choices like diet and exercise and preparing our bodies for the physical challenges of aging.
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Patient Advocate: Should you get a virtual second opinion for your health diagnosis?Jun 27, 2025 8:28 am - If you receive a diagnosis that will require a major intervention, such as hospitalization, chemotherapy or surgery, consider getting a second opinion. Virtual second opinions have been growing in availability and use over the last few years.
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Children’s health: Keep your newborns SIDS-safe this summerJun 27, 2025 8:27 am - Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) is the leading cause of death in babies between one month and 1 year old in the United States. SIDS is often unexpected and happens while a child is sleeping. It is also referred to as “crib death.”