Technology enables doctor to visit homebound patients

01/27/10 Dr. Tom Cornwell can visit 5,000 homebound patients in the 300 square miles surrounding Central DuPage Hospital."Just this morning, I visited a 450-pound 64-year-old with an irregular heartbeat who hasn't left her home in four years. I placed three stickies [heart monitors] on her chest and -- thanks to a wireless machine, a Bluetooth, and technology -- I read her heartbeat on my phone within 60 ...

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A look at the lieutenant governor's race

01/27/10 Gov. Pat Quinn's nearly unprecedented ascendancy from the lieutenant governor's office to the state's top spot has renewed interest in what's long been seen as a do-nothing job.

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Wintrust Financial Corporation Reports 2009 Fourth Quarter Results Showing Improved Credit Quality

01/27/10 LAKE FOREST, Ill. -- Wintrust Financial Corporation announced net income of $28.2 million or $0.90 per diluted common share for the quarter ended December 31, 2009. This compares with earnings of $32.0 million for the third quarter of 2009 and $2.0 million for the fourth quarter of 2008.  Net income for the year ended December 31, 2009 was $73.1 million compared to $20.5 million for the year ...

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Mount Prospect team wins state Lego competition

01/25/10 A Mount Prospect team won first place in the statewide LEGO competition last week and the team - iLego - will move on to the April national competition in Atlanta.

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How To Locate Best Apartments For Rent In Chicago

01/21/10 A fad in big city living has been occurring for some time now. Chiefly the urbanites of years past h...
 

Scouting the State: Glenbrook North star shows he's 'complete package' at shootout

01/19/10 Alex Dragicevich did all he could to give the Land of Lincoln some bragging rights.

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Feldco Warms Home

01/18/10 DES PLAINES, IL--(Marketwire - 01/18/10) - Feldco Windows, Siding and Doors' promise of a product that provides safety, security and comfort complements the mission of Shelter, Inc.'s Older Adolescent Group Home for boys in Arlington Heights, IL. Feldco donated replacement windows for the entire home, which houses six boys between the ages of 16 and 17. Erin Tamms, the Volunteer Coordinator at ...

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Feldco Warms Home

01/18/10 DES PLAINES, IL--(Marketwire - January 18, 2010) - Feldco Windows, Siding and Doors' promise of a product that provides safety, security and comfort complements the mission of Shelter, Inc.'s Older Adolescent Group Home for boys in Arlington Heights, IL. Feldco donated replacement windows for the entire home, which houses six boys between the ages of 16 and 17. Erin Tamms, the Volunteer ...

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Rohrman spreads Nissan name

01/17/10 BURNS HARBOR -- Eight months after his Nissan dealership went into bankruptcy, Jim Ludington will be back selling cars at the Verplank Road location. But this time it will be under a new name and new ownership. Bob Rohrman, who owns nearly 30 car franchises in Indiana and Illinois and has his headquarters in Lafayette, purchased the dealership's assets from the bank for an undisclosed amount and ...

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Event honors values, legacy of King

01/13/10 While celebrating Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday, John Burgess spoke about the impact that the economy has had on blacks.

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ONE Bio Announces Appointments to Independent Board of Directors

01/13/10 MIAMI, FL--(Marketwire - 01/13/10) - ONE Bio, Corp. ("ONE" or the "Company") (OTC.BB: ONBI - News ), an innovative company utilizing green process manufacturing to produce raw chemicals and herbal extracts, natural and health supplements and organic products, announced today that it has bolstered its Board through the appointment of four independent directors: Professor Qingsheng Fan, Mr. James ...

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All Illinois Judicial Candidates Rated in Attorneys' Poll and Evaluations

01/13/10 All candidates for Illinois judicial offices in the February 2 primary election have been rated by Illinois State Bar Association evaluation committees, or in a poll conducted by ISBA.

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Chicago First Time Home Buyer: Three Often Overlooked Home Down Payment Sources

01/13/10 We all know right now is a great time to buy a home. Rates are low, home prices are low and the firs...
 

Chicago Schools With Mostly Low-income Students See Inequitable Funding Standards

01/12/10 Most parents assume that their children are getting an equitable education, regardless of where they...
 

Skoien under fire in committeeman race

01/12/10 As suburban Republican boss Gary Skoien faces mailers highlighting a domestic incident that made him the butt of jokes on a late-night talk show, two top Republicans have stepped forward to oppose his re-election campaign.

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Prep basketball, college basketball, NBA, NHL

01/12/10 PREP BASKETBALL BASKETBALL STATS: Area boys and girls high school head basketball coaches are reminded to begin submitting their team stat leaders for scoring and rebounding to The Blade. Deadline for girls stats is Tuesdays at noon. Deadline for boys stats is Wednesdays at noon. Stats should be faxed to 419-724-6116, or emailed to highschoolstats@theblade.com. Boys ...

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Team spirit takes boys to top of robot challenge

01/11/10 If you build it, will it work? Since September, that has been the operative question for SAP Team Smarty Pants, a group of eight boys who attend Highlands Elementary School in LaGrange Highlands.

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New Illinois Law Improves Care for Stroke Patients by Getting Them to Specialty Centers like NCH

01/11/10 A new Illinois law that took effect Jan. 1 is changing the way emergency care is delivered to stroke patients. The law establishes a network of specialty stroke centers like the one at Northwest Community Hospital in Arlington Heights. The law also allows ambulances to immediately take suspected stroke patients to these state-of-the-art facilities, bypassing other nearby hospitals.

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New Illinois Law Improves Care for Stroke Patients by Getting Them to Specialty Centers like NCH

01/11/10 A new Illinois law that took effect Jan. 1 is changing the way emergency care is delivered to stroke patients. The law establishes a network of specialty stroke centers like the one at Northwest Community Hospital in Arlington Heights. The law also allows ambulances to immediately take suspected stroke patients to these state-of-the-art facilities, bypassing other nearby hospitals. (PRWeb Jan 11 ...

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Metro briefs

01/06/10 Former E2 owners don't report to prisonThe two former owners of a South Side nightclub where 21 people were killed in a stampede did not report to prison Monday. Attorneys for onetime owners Calvin Hollins, 59, and Dwain Kyles, 53, filed an emergency motion last week with the Illinois Appellate Court to stay the two-year prison sentence as the defense team asks the higher courts to toss out the ...

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Keats' essential tremor group provides support

01/05/10 Seated in her Northbrook kitchen, Gladys Keats talked about her father, a Chicago corporate lawyer whose hands shook due to essential tremors, a neurological disorder. "His name was Jay Yaffe, and when he stood in front of a court jury, the papers in his hands would shake, but he never stopped, never quit. No one knew what it was," she said. "Yet, the words just kept coming, like pearls from his ...

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Saturday's College Basketball Scores

12/13/09 Albright 71, Kings, Pa. 70 Arcadia 65, Penn St.-Hazleton 39 Army 59, Dartmouth 46 Baruch 69, Yeshiva 63 Berkeley 71, Penn St.-Brandywine 65 Boston U. 88, Marist 72 Bowling Green 58, Canisius 54 Bridgeport 84, Molloy 77 Brooklyn 88, Old Westbury 80 Buffalo 93, Buffalo St. 65 California, Pa. 93, Holy Family 56 Cent. Connecticut St. 70, Albany, N.Y. 68, OT Cincinnati Christian 92, Union, Ky. 88 ...

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Saturday's Women's Basketball Scores

12/13/09 Albany, N.Y. 63, Wagner 56 Bridgeport 78, St. Rose 69, 2OT Chestnut Hill 60, Goldey Beacom 54 Daniel Webster 72, Maine-Augusta 36 Dickinson 81, Haverford 70 Drew 70, Baptist Bible, Pa. 61 E. Connecticut 58, Plymouth St. 52 Fairleigh Dickinson 63, St. Peter's 46 Gettysburg 59, Ursinus 38 Hofstra 73, Manhattan 65 Holy Family 71, Georgian Court 55 Kings, Pa. 70, Keystone 42 Lake Erie 85, Slippery ...

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