Lifestyle
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Children’s Health: How parents can help kids cope with new cellphone policies at schoolSep 26, 2025 11:23 am - Does your child or teen's school have a new phone policy starting this year? Some schools now ask students to put phones away from the start of classes through dismissal. New school phone policies like these can mean some adjustments for both students and parents.
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Ask the doctors: Diarrhea is common side effect after colon surgerySep 26, 2025 11:23 am - The colon is more than a simple tube. It's a complex and finely calibrated organ that requires precise coordination between many systems. More than 100 million neurons oversee digestion, absorption and movement. Then there are trillions of microbes that make up the gut microbiome.
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Monopoly, anyone?: Playing a board game may reduce your risk of dementia
Sep 26, 2025 11:23 am - Board games have made a massive comeback in the past decade. And researchers are discovering that board games are not only fun, they may also benefit our brains, especially as we age.
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Don’t hesitate to be screened for depressionSep 26, 2025 11:22 am - Depression is more than feeling sad or having a bad day. It can be a symptom of an undiagnosed mental illness or even a physical disorder. October is National Depression and Mental Health Screening Month, a good time to understand what it means to be screened for depression or another emerging mental illness.
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Vernon Hills girl’s fight with cancer inspires Lilley’s Beanies of Bravery
Sep 26, 2025 10:08 am - When 7-year-old Lilley Sloniker lost her hair during leukemia treatment, hats became her armor. Her goal is to collect 700 hats for children dealing with cancer during a fundraiser Sunday at Deerpath Park in Vernon Hills.
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How father, son with autism bonded through riding roller coastersSep 26, 2025 2:30 am - Tom Callsen and son Thomas, who has autism, have ridden 471 different roller coasters across the United States over the past 20 years, finding joy in the physical thrill and bonding experience.
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Judge rejects American’s pitch to retain gates at O’HareSep 25, 2025 5:28 pm - A Cook County judge has rejected American Airlines’ effort to block the transfer of gates at O’Hare to competitor United Airlines.
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Faith Community UCC to host concert rededicating recently refurbished Wicks Pipe OrganSep 24, 2025 11:44 pm - Zach Klobnak, a professor at Centre College, will perform on the recently refurbished Wicks Pipe Organ at Faith Community United Church of Christ in Bensenville on Oct. 12.
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Former Prospect Heights pastor cleared of abuse claimsSep 24, 2025 7:26 pm - The former pastor of St. Alphonsus Liguori Parish in Prospect Heights has been cleared of sex abuse allegations and reinstated to the ministry, Cardinal Blase Cupich of the Archdiocese of Chicago announced Wednesday.
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Why Illinois is issuing separate COVID-19 vaccine guidelines for fallSep 24, 2025 5:32 pm - Illinois widens approvals for COVID-19 shots, says CDC foments “confusion and uncertainty.”