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Eight ways to support an Alzheimer's caregiver during National Family Caregivers MonthOct 28, 2020 9:32 AM - November is National Alzheimer's Disease Awareness Month and National Family Caregivers Month. To mark these events, the Alzheimer's Association Illinois Chapter is encouraging people to lend a helping hand to more than 587,000 Illinois family members and friends serving as Alzheimer's caregivers. Providing help and support to caregivers can be easier than most people think. Even little acts can make a big difference. The Alzheimer's Association Illinois Chapter offers these suggestions:
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College of DuPage gets IDEAS grant to diversify study abroad experiences
Oct 26, 2020 11:38 AM - College of DuPage is getting an IDEAS (Increase and Diversify Education Abroad for U.S. Students) grant for about $35,000 to create, expand and diversify its study abroad programs. -
Towns set trick-or-treat hours and offer printable signs for homeowners
Oct 26, 2020 6:20 AM - Halloween is Saturday, Oct. 31. This year, most suburbs are requiring masks (not just scary ones) for trick-or-treaters. Many are offering printable signs for those who wish to inform trick-or-treaters that their household is opting out of giving candy. -
A lot of suburbanites voted early at many locations in The Week in Pictures photo gallery for October 17-23, 2020.
Oct 25, 2020 8:00 PM - Residents continued to protest and started to vote among other colorful things in The Week in Pictures photo gallery for October 17-23, 2020. -
Man running 10 marathons in 10 days to feed suburban families on Thanksgiving
Oct 24, 2020 4:54 PM - Robert Swiderski of Carol Stream is putting his distance-running experience to use by tackling 10 marathons in 10 days throughout the Northwest suburbs to raise awareness of an effort to feed 2,020 families in need this Thanksgiving. -
Alternative instruction continues at College of DuPage through spring semester
Oct 24, 2020 1:11 AM - Prioritizing the safety and health of students, online and alternative instruction will continue through the end of spring semester at College of DuPage. COD's spring semester offers more than 3,400 courses in a range of class formats, including virtual class meetings, online instruction and hybrid. -
College of DuPage cosmetology program navigates crucial hands-on experience amid COVID-19
Oct 24, 2020 1:10 AM - The College of DuPage Cosmetology program is overcoming limitations resulting from COVID-19 to provide students with hands-on learning experiences in the college's professional salon. -
Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital offers MitraClip, an alternative treatment to open heart valve surgery
Oct 23, 2020 11:24 PM - In patients with mitral regurgitation, the mitral valve does not close completely, allowing blood to flow backward or "leak" into the upper chamber of the heart, causing shortness of breath, fatigue and dizziness. The debilitating condition can lead to congestive heart failure, atrial fibrillation, pulmonary hypertension, stroke or death. -
Learn about private college and university transfer opportunities Nov. 11 at College of DuPage virtual event
Oct 23, 2020 10:38 PM - College of DuPage will host a virtual Private Illinois Colleges and Universities Transfer Fair from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 11. -
Glenbard Parent Series to explore mindfulness, resilience, self-worth Nov. 5
Oct 24, 2020 1:15 AM - On Thursday, Nov. 5, the Glenbard Parent Series: Navigating Healthy Families will present "Mindfulness and Self-Compassion Tools for Your Mental Health" with Dr. Michael Maslar.
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