Articles filed under Mental Health
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Mental health agency seeks help keeping women's home openJan 13, 2016 12:00 am - A cozy duplex on Elgin's northwest side that has been a safe haven for mentally ill women for nearly 30 years is in danger of closing. Ecker Center for Mental Health wi...
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Naperville parents learn to promote resilience in teensJan 10, 2016 12:00 am - In the face of increasing concern about teen anxiety, depression and drug abuse, leaders in Naperville are focusing on resilience, a set of hard-to-define skills that he...
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Palatine man who decapitated mother could be released in 2016Dec 30, 2015 12:00 am - Karl Sneider decapitated his mother, Kathryn Sneider, and put her head on the porch after he killed the then 49-year-old woman in her Palatine home Jan. 28, 2003. He was...
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Cook County sheriff says too many mentally ill in jailDec 23, 2015 12:00 am - Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart, as part of his campaign to reduce what he calls unjust incarceration of the poor and mentally ill, said in a news release Wednesday that pr...
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Nicasa announces receipt of $100,000 challenge grantDec 20, 2015 10:00 pm - Nicasa has announced receipt of a $100,000 challenge grant from the Healthcare Foundation of Northern Lake County. The foundation will match new and increased donations...
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Can jealous tendencies change throughout life?Dec 16, 2015 10:00 pm - A new survey discovered that changes in envy might develop as a person grows older and jealousy can change throughout a person's lifetime. The study found that in people...
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Elgin police social worker tries to help 'with everything'Dec 10, 2015 4:40 am - A homeless man with a substance abuse problem. An out-of-state woman stranded in Elgin. A senior who lost money in a scam. A traumatized robbery victim. In her 24 years ...
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Adults flocking to coloring programs like one in Arlington HeightsDec 01, 2015 12:00 am - Marlene Bowen of Arlington Heights and Joan Schmitt of Mount Prospect retired last year from their roles as eighth-grade teachers at St. Francis de Sales School in Lake ...
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Construction picking up on Wheeling's Philhaven developmentNov 25, 2015 12:00 am - Construction on Wheeling's Philhaven Development, a project that's faced scrutiny since it was introduced in 2012, is picking up as crews clear the land just off Hintz R...
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Kenneth Young Center holds Mt. Prospect open houseNov 24, 2015 12:00 am - The Kenneth Young Center, a social service agency based in Elk Grove Village, held an open house last week for its new Mount Prospect location, which provides a variety ...