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Vernon Hills CSO was at the right place at right time to save choking victim
Feb 16, 2019 5:17 PM - Vernon Hills Community Service Officer Gerald Niskansen was in the right place at the right time when he saved a choking victim in December while working his second job as a security officer at Hawthorn Mall. He recently was honored by Vernon Hills police with a Lifesaving Award. -
'You just react': Suburban attorney recalls saving a drowning woman
Jan 19, 2019 5:30 PM - On June 18, Jason Howard was at his parents' home in Lake in the Hills when a commotion broke out by a pond. He ran toward it, not knowing he'd soon save a life. -
How an off-duty West Dundee cop saved his nephew's life
Jan 12, 2019 4:40 PM - West Dundee police Officer Paul Shipley was off duty when his 5-year-old nephew was pulled out of a pool after being underwater for more than a minute. Shipley didn't think twice before springing into action and saving the boy's life. -
Advocate Sherman Hospital employees help save man at fitness center
Jan 6, 2019 8:18 AM - Two professionals from Advocate Sherman Hospital in Elgin got more than an early-morning workout during a holiday season visit to a Dundee Township Park District facility. -
Geneva woman spreads contagious 'Laughter Yoga'
Dec 28, 2018 5:21 PM - There's no snow on the ground outside the Chesapeake Commons clubhouse in Geneva this Wednesday night, but there's a laugh-a-lanche going on inside. Lying on a yellow smiley-face parachute with their eyes closed, nearly dozen people are giggling, cackling and roaring with deep, bellowing, side splitting, ab-tiring laughter as part of the Fox Valley Laughter Yoga Circle. -
Suburban Hero: How a 7-year-old helped his neighbors escape a house fire
Dec 22, 2018 6:40 PM - As Shaun Mielke Jr. ran through his neighbors' burning home last month, the only thing crossing his mind was making sure they got out safely. -
Suburban Hero: Nursing student in right place at right time
Dec 15, 2018 5:16 PM - Nursing student Rachel Ripoli was in the right place at the right time last month when a fellow patron at a Roselle restaurant suffered a seizure. -
Conant senior lauded for helping save life
Dec 8, 2018 4:14 PM - Administering CPR in real life is "intense," says Conant High School senior Kaitlyn O'Brien, who used the skills she learned as part of a medical terminology class to help save the life of a woman suffering a cardiac arrest. -
Buffalo Grove mom turns grief into passion for anti-opioid cause
Dec 1, 2018 6:56 PM - A cause emerged out of an untimely death for a Buffalo Grove woman recognized as a hero for her efforts against the opioid epidemic. -
Dentist's CPR refresher class helped him save his wife's life
Nov 18, 2018 7:00 AM - Just weeks after taking a CPR recertification class, dentist Dr. Timothy Aiossa had to put those lessons into action to save the life of his wife. He'll be honored with a life saving award Monday by the Park Ridge Fire Department.
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