Articles filed under Exercise
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Why We Walk: Buffalo Grove family honors son who lost cancer battleSep 01, 2020 6:00 am - Joshua McFadden of Buffalo Grove was a sweet and caring 11-year-old when he was diagnosed with diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG) on Feb. 2, 2016. Joshua was passi...
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League of Women Voters of Wheaton host Virtual Run/Walk to the Polls 5KAug 20, 2020 11:00 pm - Join the League of Women Voters of Wheaton invites the community to a Virtual Run/Walk to the Polls 5K Post your finisher certificate and a selfie on social media using...
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Lighting the way: How you can help Downers Grove-based Watts of Love fight global povertyAug 05, 2020 6:00 am - Bad things happen in the dark. Not only are hours of productivity, business, and study time lost, but there are more predators prowling around in the night. Families t...
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Savage Race kicks off with pandemic as additional obstacleJul 24, 2020 11:00 pm - Colossus, a 43-foot-high, two-part obstacle with a quarter-pipe ramp on one side and a water slide on the other, awaited Savage Race competitors at Richardson's Adventur...
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Why We Walk: No matter where you live, you can join virtual Naperville Pancreatic Cancer Research WalkJul 16, 2020 6:00 am - The Naperville Pancreatic Cancer Research Walk will be a virtual event this year, taking place Sunday, July 19. The walk proceeds go to the Lustgarten Foundation and its...
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Chicago Marathon canceled due to pandemicJul 13, 2020 1:00 am - The Chicago Marathon is taking a hiatus. The city of Chicago said Monday it has canceled the race and all related weekend activities. “While we'd hoped to once again lin...
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Why We Walk: 'Strike Out ALS' with Les Turner's virtual 5K or 1-mileJul 09, 2020 6:15 am - Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS, is a progressive nervous system disease that affects nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord, causing loss of muscle control. ALS...
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Why We Walk for ALS: 'She truly lived life to the fullest'Jul 09, 2020 6:00 am - When my first cousin Eileen Frederick began noticing a weakness in her leg and foot drop, she didn't know what the cause might be. She didn't suspect it was ALS, the dis...
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Why We Walk for ALS: 'He remains positive and continually inspires all of us'Jul 09, 2020 6:00 am - Being a successful firefighter requires bravery, adaptability, perseverance and strength. My dad, Hugh Stott, spent more than 40 years in the fire services field before ...
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'It has become something bigger than me': Why fitness trainer runs with American flagJul 07, 2020 6:00 am - When Mark Palmieri runs on forest preserve trails carrying a large American flag, he says he sees "massive positive emotion" from people he encounters. Palmieri, who wor...