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Why We Walk: 'Strike Out ALS' with Les Turner's virtual 5K or 1-mile
Jul 9, 2020 9:55 AM - The Les Turner ALS Foundation has hosted the Strike Out ALS 5K and 1 Mile Run, Walk & Roll since 2010. While previously always held at Guaranteed Rate Field, this year's event will be virtual. -
Why We Walk for ALS: 'He remains positive and continually inspires all of us'
Jul 9, 2020 6:00 AM - Kristen Stott talks about her dad, Hugh's, struggle with ALS. Hugh Stott, spent more than 40 years in the fire services field before retiring in June of 2019 as Deputy Chief of the West Chicago Fire Protection District. Kristen and other family and friends will participate in the Les Turner Foundation's virtual Strike Out ALS 5K and 1 Mile Run, Walk & Roll July 16. -
Why We Walk for ALS: 'She truly lived life to the fullest'
Jul 9, 2020 6:00 AM - Judy Carter shares the story of her cousin Eileen Frederick, who died in 2017 after a five-year battle against ALS. Carter and her family will take part in the Les Turner Foundation's virtual Strike Out ALS 5K and 1 Mile Run, Walk & Roll July 16 in honor of Eileen. -
Lake Zurich District 95 suspends all sports camps after athletes test positive for COVID-19
Jul 9, 2020 6:38 AM - All Lake Zurich District 95 sports camps have been suspended -- and its participants urged to quarantine -- after "a number of families" reported that students who participated have tested positive for COVID-19. -
Walgreens dives into primary care with clinic expansion
Jul 9, 2020 6:37 AM - Walgreens will squeeze primary care clinics into as many as 700 of its U.S. stores over the next few years in a major expansion of the care it offers customers. -
DuPage County Health Department supports safe travel recommendationsJul 8, 2020 6:43 PM - The DuPage County Health Department recently announced its support for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's updated guidance to provide additional measures to be taken to reduce the risk of spreading the COVID-19 virus following domestic travel.
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Register for NAMI's First Free Virtual National Convention
Jul 8, 2020 8:31 AM - We are excited to announce that our first-ever free virtual convention, NAMICon 2020, is taking place July 13--14 and registration is now open. -
Three Lake Zurich sports camps on hold after athletes test positive for COVID-19
Jul 8, 2020 8:14 AM - Three Lake Zurich District 95 sports camps have been put on hold through at least the end of the week after "a number of families" reported that their students on the football, baseball and poms teams had tested positive for COVID-19, according to district officials Tuesday. -
Local health centers get COVID-19 emergency grants from Delta Dental of Illinois FoundationJul 7, 2020 6:12 PM - Delta Dental of Illinois Foundation, the charitable arm of Delta Dental of Illinois, has awarded $1 million through its emergency grant program to 20 Federally Qualified Health Centers working to improve the oral and overall health of Illinois residents during the COVID-19 pandemic. Four of those health centers are in Addison, Aurora, Elgin and Waukegan.
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Fox Valley Orthopedics to host blood drive July 15Jul 7, 2020 12:30 PM - Fox Valley Orthopedics invites residents to sign up for the Versiti Blood Center of Illinois' Mobile Blood Drive on Wednesday, July 15, in Geneva.
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