Articles filed under Health
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Naperville teen with cancer leads drive to help familiesJan 27, 2017 5:00 am - Before Justin Wegner had surgery to remove about 200 cancerous tumors in his abdomen, he reached out to his alma mater. He had an idea, and he thought the JKB club at N...
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Aurora passes law to help 9-year-old baker with food allergiesJan 25, 2017 12:00 am - Nine-year-old Savannah Ray of Aurora will be able to sell her homemade cupcakes thanks to the tenacity of her mom and another young entrepreneur. A downstate 11-year-old...
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One GOP Plan Says Calif. And Other States That Like Their Obamacare Can Keep ItJan 24, 2017 6:00 am - States could keep their federally funded insurance exchange with consumer protections intact under a proposal unveiled Monday by two Republican U.S. Senators. Sens. Bill...
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Spraying for adult mosquitoes may be coming to DuPage preservesJan 24, 2017 12:00 am - Proposal would allow spraying of adults as 'last-resort option' in face of W. Nile, Zika
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Naperville goals: Decrease mental health calls, fill business vacanciesJan 23, 2017 4:30 am - As part of Naperville's push to release more data for public information and analysis, the city has set a series of goals: • Fill vacant storefronts and office spaces. ...
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California Withdraws Bid To Allow Undocumented Immigrants To Buy Unsubsidized Obamacare PlansJan 20, 2017 6:00 am - Lawmakers in Sacramento have halted a first-in-the-nation effort by California to expand access to health coverage for immigrants living in the state without legal docum...
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Four Northwest suburban police departments compete to lose weightJan 19, 2017 12:00 am - Cops in four Northwest suburbs will be battling it out to see who loses the most weight over the next two months. Max Muscle Sports Nutrition, a health supplement store ...
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Large Employer Health Plans Could Also See Some Impacts From Obamacare OverhaulJan 17, 2017 6:00 am - If you think that because you get health insurance through your job at a big company, you won’t be affected if Republicans overhaul Obamacare, think again. Several of ...
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Can expansion of liquor licenses, alcohol prevention efforts co-exist in peace?Jan 16, 2017 4:30 am - Editor's note: This story has been updated to list 1,008 as the number of traffic deaths last year in Illinois. A suburban downtown sees too many rowdy bar patrons ...
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Healthy Lombard plans Fitness FairJan 15, 2017 10:00 pm - The Healthy Lombard Foundation will sponsor its seventh annual Fitness February Fair next month in Yorktown Center. The fair will be from 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Saturday, ...