Lifestyle
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Patient advocate: Smoking cessation is beneficial at any ageMar 20, 2026 8:29 am - If there’s one habit every doctor wishes you would break, it’s smoking. Quitting significantly improves health and reduces the risk of diseases. And this is true no matter what age you are, from your 20s right into your 70s.
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As a doctor, I tell patients to get rid of these 5 medications
Mar 20, 2026 8:27 am - I find myself consistently surprised by how many people are still faithfully taking medications that science has either proven ineffective or determined to be actively harmful for them. Here are five that deserve a second look, a quick conversation with your physician and, quite possibly, disposal.
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Ask the doctors: Daily blood pressure checks increase dataMar 20, 2026 8:26 am - Not only are blood pressure readings taken at home considered to be reliable, but for many adults, they are recommended.
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Spring break getaways up by 13% at O’Hare, but TSA workers ‘running on empty’Mar 19, 2026 6:01 pm - Over 3.76 million travelers are projected to flow through O’Hare and Midway between Thursday and March 30, according to airline data.
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Six Flags Great America to mark 50th anniversary with a summer-long partyMar 19, 2026 5:05 pm - Since opening as Marriott’s Great America in 1976, millions of visitors over generations have seen the theme park east of Interstate 94 and south of Grand Avenue in Gurnee evolve and expand.
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RFK Jr. makes food sound like a miracle drug. Researchers say he often overstates the science.
Mar 19, 2026 3:27 pm - In the Trump administration’s campaign to promote healthy eating, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has not stopped at his slogan urging people to “eat real food” to prevent disease.
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BBB warns scammers ‘spring’ into action this time of yearMar 19, 2026 3:07 pm - As spring arrives, so does a seasonal surge in scams targeting homeowners and consumers. Recent snowstorms and warmer weather will increase the number of fraudulent schemes tied to home repairs, storm damage, and door-to-door sales.
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Can absent board member assign proxy to another?Mar 18, 2026 4:43 pm - I am on the board of my condominium association, and I cannot attend all the board meetings in person because I travel for work. Can I give my “proxy” to another board member to vote on my behalf during the board meetings?
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How rolling window shutters can help with storm safety, security, and energy savingsMar 18, 2026 4:30 pm - I have two large west-facing windows and I am considering installing rolling shutters for security and storm safety. Will they also save energy and what are my options?
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Meet the ducks that nest in treesMar 18, 2026 2:16 pm - Early spring is a good time to see local tree ducks, both of which have nested at Stillman Nature Center in Barrington -- the wood duck and hooded merganser.