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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. -
Elgin man honored for rescuing Cook County sheriff's deputy from burning car
Nov 10, 2018 5:24 PM - Cook County Sheriff's Police patrol suburban streets as part of their mission to serve the public, but during the early morning hours of Aug. 30, an Elgin man was able to help someone in uniform. -
Teen hockey players hailed as heroes in stopping Park Ridge fire
Oct 27, 2018 6:45 PM - Five Maine South High School hockey players heading home from practice last Monday night spotted a fire growing outside a Park Ridge home. Their quick actions to prevent a tragedy have them being hailed as heroes. -
Island Lake cop's shift was over, but his heroics began when a keyboard caught on fire
Oct 20, 2018 7:04 PM - Quick action by Island Lake police officer saved an infant and his grandmother -
Lisle police officers honored for saving injured driver after gruesome crash
Oct 13, 2018 5:04 PM - Two Lisle police officers recently earned Life Saving Awards from the village for helping a bleeding driver after a deadly two-car crash in May. -
'It's what we are supposed to do,' Elgin officer says of saving man's life while on vacation
Oct 8, 2018 7:43 AM - Tauloa "Tau" Apineru said he feels blessed that off-duty Elgin police Lt. Steve Bianchi saved his life with CPR after he had a heart attack. -
Suburban Hero: Collegian returns to Naperville home just in time to help family escape fire
Sep 29, 2018 7:25 PM - She helped her sister, two friends and a petrified dog escape a catastrophic house fire, and now Christine Sentman of Naperville has been recognized as a hero.
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