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Joni Alvarez says the Cancer Survivors' Celebration and Walk is a time to reflect on what she has overcome. (Photo courtesy of the Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center)
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Science Connections: Taking Strides for Survival

By Bethany Hubbard/Science in Society This will mark Joni Alvarez’s 7th year of participating in the Cancer Survivors’ Celebration and Walk, an annual event organized … Read more ›

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Rolling Meadows authorities ask for help finding man, 73, who left assisted care facility in wheelchair

Staff report Rolling Meadows police are asking for help locating a 73-year-old man who left his temporary residence at an assisted care living facility in … Read more ›

A researcher performing micro-surgery in rodents to test a new model for transplants. (Courtesy of Erin Massey/Medill)
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Science Connections: Bioengineered Organs May Hold the Future for Transplants

By Erin M. Massey/Medill News Service Bioengineered organs may redefine transplants for humans someday, and even allow damaged organs to regenerate. Northwestern University researchers are … Read more ›

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Mural Restoration – Historical Society matches Donations

Historical Society To Match New Donations to Mural Restoration Fund Park Ridge Historical Society Founder Paul Carlson rescued our New Deal-era Post Office mural from … Read more ›

Spectators bid farewell to the once deemed unsinkable Titanic on April 10, 1912. (Photo courtesy of Ullstein Bild/Roger Viollet)
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Science Connections: Lake Michigan Almost as Cold as Titanic's Grave Site

By Will Mendelson/Medill News Service After striking an iceberg 375 miles south of Newfoundland, it took less than three hours for the legendary Titanic to … Read more ›

Generous donations from the Challenge Match enabled St. Matthew to install new flooring in the reception area.
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St. Matthew Center for Health Meets Challenge Match Goal

St. Matthew Center for Health, a program of Lutheran Social Services of Illiois (LSSI), was recently given a $50,000 matching gift pledge by family members … Read more ›

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Maine South Class of 1967 Reunion

MAINE SOUTH HIGH SCHOOL CLASS OF 1967 45TH REUNION BLOCK PARTY!!!Saturday, September 8, 20126 to Midnight AFFRESCO PIZZERIA LOUNGE11 N. Northwest HighwayPark Ridge Register your … Read more ›

Dr. Nausheen Akhter specializes in cardiovascular disease and what women in particular need to do to prevent this life-threatening condition.  (Courtesy of Northwestern Memorial Hospital)
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Science Connections: Heart Disease Leads Causes of Death for Women

by Jessica Whitfield/Medill News Service Cardiovascular disease is now recognized as the leading cause of death in women, according to Dr. Nausheen Akhter. Though many … Read more ›

First row, Left to right:   William Larson, Ann Scheller, Madeleine Brennan, Peter and Betty Malone             Second row,  Bill and Barbara Scharringhausen, Marcia Larson, Amy and Jeanne Hansen, Jacqueline Steigerwald,                                       Ralph Bishop, Otto Kohler, Raymond Figlewicz
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Park Ridge Historical Society "Homecoming" Reception

Park Ridge Historical Society “Homecoming” Reception On a warm and balmy June afternoon in 1971, ten community members signed the founding charter for the Park … Read more ›

subdivision in Hoffman Estates backs up to a Com-Ed Substation on Wednesday, March 7, 2012.  (Stacey Wescott/Chicago Tribune)

Lower electric rates: Voters could help scores of suburbs cut electric bills

Rare is the ballot-box initiative that could actually save taxpayers money. But in Tuesday’s primary election, voters in nearly 300 communities and counties across Illinois … Read more ›