Lifestyle
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Summer health hazards — beyond the heatAug 01, 2024 11:50 pm - Summer health hazards go beyond the heat predicted for August. Other risks include tick bites and dehydration.
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Ask the doctors: Preparing an essential vacation first-aid kit for familiesAug 01, 2024 11:11 pm - While first-aid kits are widely available for sale, consider what your family may need before leaving for a vacation. Prescription medicines, or extra eyeglasses, for instance, may be needed.
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Keeping gymnastics safe and fun for kidsAug 01, 2024 10:55 pm - Gymnastics, always popular, can be a great sport for children, helping them build strength, flexibility, balance and coordination. It’s also important to ensure a safe, positive experience by preventing gymnastics injuries.
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Health problems linked to mold exposureAug 01, 2024 7:08 pm - Mold growth indoors can prove problematic, not only to personal living spaces but to one's health.
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Board must provide certain financial documents to ownersAug 01, 2024 6:21 pm - Is the board of directors of a condominium association required to give financial statements to the unit owners?
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Why the Willowbrook Wildlife Center has a new name, new lookAug 01, 2024 6:10 pm - The Willowbrook Wildlife Center is rolling out a new name as a new building takes shape on the campus in Glen Ellyn. The eye-catching, two-story structure will house a wi...
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Middle age shouldn’t be a drag. How a ‘chrysalis’ mindset can help
Aug 01, 2024 4:40 pm - With the American population rapidly aging, there’s a new urgency for reframing midlife as a promising time of positive transformation.
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Proposed US rule would ban airlines from charging parents additional fees to sit with their children
Aug 01, 2024 4:32 pm - The U.S. Department of Transportation is proposing a new rule that would ban airlines from charging parents more to sit with their young children. Under the proposal, rel...
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Meet Charlie the Bacon Guy: Woodridge man’s side hustle doing a crisp businessAug 01, 2024 2:15 pm - Restaurant veteran Charlie Zieserl could have been the Tapas Guy, the Braunschweiger Guy or the Egg White Omelet Guy. Nope. He’s actually Charlie The Bacon Guy. “I think bacon chose me,” Zieserl said.
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National Night Out is Aug. 6. Here’s what’s going on across the suburbsAug 01, 2024 9:42 am - National Night Out is Tuesday, Aug. 6. The event is intended to help build bonds between communities and their local law enforcement. Here are some of the events planned in local communities.