Lifestyle Stories from May 28, 2022
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Constable: VFW honors dead, but Mount Prospect post's focus is on serving living veterans
May 30, 2022 12:11 PM - The percentage of Americans who served in the military has been falling. But the VFW Post in Mount Prospect is doing well, in part by helping the veterans get the services they have earned.
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Whoosh! Slide into summer at 8 suburban water parksMay 30, 2022 7:18 AM - Time to grab the sunscreen, a swimsuit and beach towels as plenty of suburban, family-friendly waterparks are fully re-opening this weekend and next. Here are eight options for where to spend some time cooling off this summer.
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Study shows long-haul COVID-19 patients average 15 months with symptomsMay 29, 2022 9:15 AM - A study conducted by researchers at the Northwestern Medicine Neuro COVID-19 Clinic shows long-haul COVID-19 patients experience symptoms for an average of 15 months.
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How to introduce solid food to babiesMay 29, 2022 9:14 AM - For babies, making the transition to solids can be exciting, stressful and messy! Babies delight in learning about textures and flavors, and trying new foods helps develop their taste buds, promotes social growth and provides sensory stimulation.
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Suburban Skyview: RiverEdge Park Pedestrian Bridge sets tone in Aurora's historic downtownMay 28, 2022 5:36 PM - In this week's Suburban Skyview column,Aurora's RiverEdge Park Pedestrian Bridge becomes a landmark for the city of lights.
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Pope, Anglican, Scottish church leaders to pray in Africa
May 28, 2022 10:17 AM - Pope Francis, the archbishop of Canterbury and a church of Scotland prelate will together lead a prayer vigil for peace while visiting South Sudan next month
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Prepare for sticker shock if you are traveling this summer
May 28, 2022 6:00 AM - Airlines and tourist destinations are expecting monster crowds this summer as travel restrictions ease and pandemic fatigue overcomes lingering fear of contracting COVID-19 during travel. People who are only now booking travel for the summer are experiencing the sticker shock. Domestic airline fares for summer are averaging more than $400 a round trip, 24% higher than this time in 2019.
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Cultivating optimism is a skill we all needMay 28, 2022 7:00 AM - Look around these days and you'll find a lot of reasons to feel pessimistic. Yet, it remains true that optimism, whether you come by it naturally or have to work at it, plays an important role in physical and emotional well-being.
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Raw grief, the passing of time and dealing with tomorrow
May 28, 2022 6:00 AM - The words "raw" and "fresh" are often used to describe the first impact of grief after the death of a beloved partner, parent, child or friend. Raw is self explanatory, it hurts so much.
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Falls can be a poorly understood threat with heart diseaseMay 28, 2022 7:00 AM - Falls pose a major risk to people with heart problems, and health experts need to do more to understand and prevent the danger, a new report says.
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