Articles filed under Health
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Summer road races step off soon. Is one right for you?May 22, 2016 7:00 am - One of the surest signs of summer in the suburbs is the plethora of road races popping up throughout Cook, Kane, Lake and DuPage counties. Area running clubs are on han...
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Couch to 5K Week 14 tip: CelebrateMay 22, 2016 6:00 am - By Nick Hurley Dick Pond The first thing you should do is congratulate yourself on taking the plunge and trying to tackle your first 5K or simply using this program to g...
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Cancer not sidetracking Skarr from community, family activitiesMay 22, 2016 1:00 am - When his father died of heart disease at a young age, Mike Skarr carefully tracked his own cholesterol to try to avoid the same fate. But as fate would have it, somethin...
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Runners get ready for 39th annual Elgin Valley Fox TrotMay 20, 2016 6:00 am - Elgin residents Nancy and Dan Roder are no strangers to the upcoming Elgin Valley Fox Trot, a popular race that will take place on Saturday, May 28, at the intersection ...
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Rushing To Move Excluded Immigrants Into Obamacare - Before Obama ExitsMay 19, 2016 7:00 am - California state legislators and advocates are racing to get federal approval in the waning months of the Obama administration for a proposal to allow immigrants living ...
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Supportive-living center in North Aurora settles discrimination caseMay 19, 2016 1:00 am - The Department of Housing and Urban Development has announced a settlement with a company that runs supportive-living centers over claims the company illegally denied ho...
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Free CPR class Saturday in Des PlainesMay 17, 2016 1:00 am - Des Plaines officials say there is still room in the free CPR class being offered to residents from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday, at fire station #61, 405 S. River R...
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How signs encourage suicide prevention along Metra linesMay 16, 2016 1:00 am - “You are not alone” is the dominant message of a new set of signs posted in a well-traveled place where people truly are not alone but very much in public. Now on displ...
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Advocate to operate local Walgreens health clinicsMay 16, 2016 1:00 am - The largest health system in Illinois is preparing to take over operations of more than 50 health clinics located in Walgreens stores across the Chicago area. Downers Gr...
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Constable: Vernon Hills nurse bathes in newborns' successMay 15, 2016 7:30 am - As much as she enjoys the taco bar, pizza night and all the other ways NorthShore Highland Park Hospital celebrates the National Nurses Week that just ended, veteran nur...