Articles filed under Health
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Heroin recovery treatment 'a partnership, a collaboration,' counselors sayJan 25, 2015 6:00 am - Treatment isn't magic. When it comes to heroin, there's no wand to wave and no spell to recite. There's no potion to loosen the hold of the drug on those who've tried i...
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McDonald's trying to be all things to all peopleJan 23, 2015 12:01 am - McDonald's is having some Big Mac-sized problems as it finds its image and menu are poorly suited for consumers' increasing preference for fresh, healthy ingredients. Th...
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Schaumburg lowers fee for medical pot dispensaryJan 22, 2015 12:00 am - Schaumburg officials have reduced their recommended annual impact fee for a medical marijuana dispensary from $100,000 to $37,752. The new recommendation, to be voted on...
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Ethel Kolerus left imprint on township, Alexian BrothersJan 21, 2015 4:30 am - Ethel Kolerus holds a unique spot in Cook County government: She was the first woman to hold the office of township supervisor, having led Wheeling Township for three su...
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Griffin: Municipal retirees' insurance cost taxpayers millionsJan 21, 2015 4:30 am - More than 2,100 former employees in 57 suburbs cost taxpayers almost $16.5 million in health insurance costs last year. Experts expect that figure to rise steeply as mor...
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Walgreen sells Infusion Services to Madison DearbornJan 21, 2015 12:01 am - In its first major move since its merger with Boots Alliance, Deerfield-based drugstore chain Walgreen Co. announced it will sell a majority interest in its Infusion Ser...
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UnitedHealth earnings rise 6 pct, top Wall St. expectationsJan 21, 2015 12:01 am - UnitedHealth's fourth-quarter earnings rose nearly 6 percent in a performance that topped Wall Street expectations, and the nation's largest health insurer brought an op...
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Kenneth Young Center to open new facility in Mt. ProspectJan 21, 2015 12:00 am - The Kenneth Young Center, a social-service provider based in Elk Grove Village, is in the process of opening a drop-in center in Mount Prospect. The facility, at 1585 De...
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Advocate Lutheran General receives top nursing honor for third timeJan 19, 2015 10:00 pm - Advocate Lutheran General Hospital has once again attained Magnet recognition as part of the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Magnet Recognition Program. This vol...
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New Ronald McDonald House in Winfield welcomes its first familyJan 19, 2015 4:30 am - Lisa and Chris Post are about to take the next step in what has been an unimaginably painful journey — their little boy's battle against a brain tumor. But on Sunday, as...