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Saturday, January 28, 2023

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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Compression-only CPR — or hands-only CPR — is now the preferred form of cardiopulmonary resuscitation, eliminating mouth-to-mouth resuscitation.

Let's give a big hand for effective CPR

As February is Heart Month, it's an appropriate time to acquaint yourself with compression-only CPR -- or hands-only CPR.
The shelves at the Schaumburg Township Food Pantry in Hoffman Estates have been more sparse than usual because of increased demand and fewer donations. Demand is expected to increase even more with the reduction of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits to pre-pandemic levels.

Why suburban food pantries expect further stress

Illinois' Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits will return to their pre-pandemic levels in March, creating further stress for suburban food pantries that have seen skyrocketing demand due to inflation.
Six-year-old William Whitney, center, poses with the members of the Naperville Fire Department and others who helped save his life after he nearly drowned in a pool in 2021.

'A real miracle': Survivors of cardiac arrest, first responders honored at Naperville Fire Department banquet

Survivors of cardiac arrest and the first responders who helped save them were honored at the Naperville Fire Department's Survivors Banquet.
Kailee Albeck, 12, Junior Miss Earth USA 2023, sorts crayons donated by neighbors at her home in Round Lake. Kailee's platform, Crayons for Kids, is where she collects used and unwanted crayons and recycles them to give to children's hospitals.

Round Lake 12-year-old earns Junior Miss Earth USA 2023 title

Crowned Junior Miss Earth USA 2023, 12-year-old Kailee Albeck of Round Lake became the first contestant from Illinois to capture the title.
George Diedrichs, who just celebrated his 90h birthday, runs along Barlina Road in Crystal Lake for his daily 3-mile run.
'An inspiration to us all': 90-year old Crystal Lake man still runs 3 miles a day
George Diedrichs, a Crystal Lake man who just celebrated his 90th birthday, inspires his neighbors by running three miles each and every day regardless of the weather outside.
The updated bivalent COVID-19 booster is protective against the latest COVID-19 variant, according to the Illinois Department of Public Health.
As hospitalizations for COVID-19 dip, all suburban counties at low risk levels
Hospitalizations for COVID-19 dropped by 18%, the Illinois Department of Public Health reported Friday. So far the highly contagious "Kraken" variant represents about 16% of new cases in Illinois.
Woodstock Willie delivers his forecast — six more weeks of winter — during Woodstock’s annual Groundhog Day Prognostication in 2021.
Woodstock celebrates 30 years of 'Groundhog Day' film with familiar festival
"Groundhog Day" hit the big screen 30 years ago this year, a year after the iconic comedy was filmed in Woodstock. In keeping with the movie's plot, the city hopes this year's festival looks similar to previous ones.
Altiro Latin Fusion locations in Geneva and Wheaton are offering specials for Geneva Restaurant Week and Wheaton Restaurant Week.
Bring your appetite as suburban Restaurant Weeks continue
While Chicago Restaurant Week has garnered a lot of attention over the past week -- it continues through Sunday, Feb. 5 -- other suburbs such as Geneva, Naperville and Wheaton are tempting taste buds with their own Restaurant Weeks happening now.
See Woodstock Willie make his prediction at 7 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 2, in Woodstock Square. The village of Woodstock offers several Groundhog Day activities Wednesday and Thursday, Feb. 1-2.
Things to do Jan. 27-Feb. 2: Groundhog Day and Lunar New Year events and more
If this cold, gray weather has you wondering when spring will come, Woodstock will be celebrating Groundhog Day with Woodstock Willie's annual prognostication and a variety of related events Feb. 1-2.
The new Chicago Ramen Annex in Schaumburg will be serving 200 free bowls of Jiro-style ramen on Wednesday and Thursday, Feb. 1-2.
Dining out: Chicago Ramen Annex opens in Schaumburg with free ramen giveaway
Chef Kenta Ikehata is welcoming diners to the grand opening of his third ramen restaurant -- Chicago Ramen Annex in Schaumburg -- with 200 free bowls of Jiro-style ramen Feb. 1-2.
“Reckonings” is a documentary by award-winning filmmaker Roberta Grossman recounting the tense negotiations between Jewish and German leaders who saw it as a step toward healing. It will be shown as part of JCC Chicago’s Jewish Film Festival later this month.
Stories that unite: Jewish film festival brings messages of hope, courage and resilience
"It is stories like these that aim to unite us and renew our faith in humanity," says Hillary Wenk, co-director of the 10th annual Jewish Community Centers Chicago Jewish Film Festival, which runs Jan. 26-29.
Richard Abrahamson, owner of the new RJA Design Interiors store in Geneva, says, “Anyone can make a beautiful room, but to make it yours, it has to reflect you.”
Geneva's RJA Design Interiors mixes modern, traditional for a 'quirky and deliberate' aesthetic
At Richard Abrahamson's 2,200-square-foot retail store in Geneva, RJA Design Interiors, an array of furniture, decorative pieces, paintings and plants greets shoppers looking for a specific piece or maybe a complete makeover of their homes.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
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Guitarist Jeff Beck performs in concert at Madison Square Garden on Feb. 18, 2010 in New York. Beck, a guitar virtuoso who pushed the boundaries of blues, jazz and rock ‘n’ roll, influencing generations of shredders along the way and becoming known as the guitar player’s guitar player, died Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2023, after “suddenly contracting bacterial meningitis,” his representatives said in a statement released Wednesday. He was 78.
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Jennifer Coolidge poses in the press room with the award for best performance by an actress in a supporting role in a limited series, anthology series or motion picture made for television for "The White Lotus at the 80th annual Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2023, in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)
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Newscaster Barbara Walters promotes her book “Audition” in 2008 at Pfeiffer Hall on the campus of North Central College in Naperville.
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Actor Sidney Poitier poses for a portrait in Beverly Hills, Calif. on June 2, 2008. Poitier, the groundbreaking actor and enduring inspiration who transformed how Black people were portrayed on screen, became the first Black actor to win an Academy Award for best lead performance and the first to be a top box-office draw, died Thursday, Jan. 6, 2022 in the Bahamas. He was 94.
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The Daily Herald Archive, Assignment # 62,735, Charles Cherney photo: Dancing country style is the key attraction a the Country Music Inn in Prairieview in April of 1982. Here, Jeff Kaletatta and Lisa Schilling demonstrate the heel-toe polka.
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The Electric Christmas Parade, part of St. Charles’ Holiday Homecoming festivities, makes its way down Main Street Saturday. The events were hosted by the St. Charles Business Alliance.
Santa Claus -- and Donnie Wahlberg -- are comin' to town!
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