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Libertyville senior honored for volunteer efforts with Bear Magic

By Amy Alderman | May 9 at 3:24 p.m.

Doreen Lagoni accepted a special delivery May 9 at her Libertyville home: 624 eight-inch brown, white and black teddy bears that will eventually be handed … Read more ›

$Joe Passalaque, 88, operates the camera at the set of Senior Issues Etc. as several eight graders look on. (Chicago Tribune\Amy Alderman)$

Eighth graders get up close and personal with senior citizens on show set

By Amy Alderman | May 1 at 5:41 a.m.

Oak Grove School students spent Monday morning trying on headsets, manning cameras and helping with stage direction at the Senior Issues Etc. set at Comcast … Read more ›

$A Winchester House shuttle sits in the parking lot in front of the nursing home. (Chicago Tribune\Amy Alderman)$

Uninsured shuttles leaving some Winchester House residents homebound

By Amy Alderman | April 20 at 11:22 a.m.

Some residents of Winchester House nursing home say they have not been able to leave the grounds since November because the nursing home’s shuttle buses … Read more ›

The Chicago Lighthouse Vision Rehabilitation Center in Glenview, 222 Waukegan Road. (Jeff Danna, Tribune reporter)

Chicago mainstay for visually impaired shines light on suburbs

By Jeff Danna | March 30 at 3:01 p.m.

A century-old Chicago institution for people with visual impairments has made Glenview its second home. The Chicago Lighthouse officially opened the doors of its first … Read more ›

From the community

Basic Rules for Communicating

By Visiting Angels | March 1 at 3:28 p.m.

Communication means exchanging information with others. We exchange information about feelings, opinions, and facts. People can tell if a friend is feeling sad or in … Read more ›

From the community

Basic Rules for Communicating

By Visiting Angels | March 1 at 3:18 p.m.

Basic Rules for CommunicatingCommunication means exchanging information with others. We exchange information about feelings, opinions, and facts. People can tell if a friend is feeling … Read more ›

From the community

Eating Fish Reduces Alzheimer's Risk

By Visiting Angels | Feb. 8 at 2:07 p.m.

Over the last few decades we have seen multiple speculations as to the causes of Alzheimer's disease (i.e., aluminum from pans, cans, etc.) and, although … Read more ›