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Zoning approved for assisted living facility in Chatham

Published: Sept. 27, 2011 @ 8 p.m.

CHATHAM - The Chatham Village Board Tuesday approved a zoning change to accommodate an assisted living facility to be built on East Walnut Street.

Do hospitals' freebies undermine breast-feeding?

Published: Sept. 26, 2011 @ 11 p.m.

CHICAGO -- Jessica Ewald brought more than a new baby boy home when she gave birth earlier this year. Like many new moms, she got a hospital goody bag, with supplies including free infant formula and formula coupons.

Ball-Chatham board votes to proceed with pool/fitness center proposal

Published: Sept. 26, 2011 @ 10 p.m.

CHATHAM - After more than an hour of discussion, the Ball-Chatham School Board Monday night took the first steps toward building a proposed indoor swimming pool, fitness center and sports medicine clinic on school district  property.

Bedbugs trouble Urbana public housing complex

Published: Sept. 26, 2011 @ 9 p.m.

URBANA - Residents of an Urbana public housing complex say authorities aren't doing enough to address an infestation of bedbugs.

Walgreen fiscal 4th-qtr profit jumps 69 percent

Published: Sept. 26, 2011 @ 9 p.m.

 Drugstore operator Walgreen Co. said Tuesday its fiscal fourth-quarter earnings jumped 69 percent, boosted in part by a gain from the $525-million sale of its pharmacy benefits management business.

Jennifer Hudson to open Chicago weight loss center

Published: Sept. 26, 2011 @ 8 p.m.

CHICAGO -- Singer and actress Jennifer Hudson hopes to show her commitment to a healthier lifestyle with the opening of a new weight loss center in Chicago.

Flu season is almost here

Published: Sept. 25, 2011 @ 11 p.m.

We've all been there, experiencing the body aches, the fever, the dreaded cough that keeps you up all night.

Closing JDC would cost Morgan County $47 million, report finds

Published: Sept. 25, 2011 @ 10 p.m.

JACKSONVILLE -- Closing the Jacksonville Developmental Center will affect 591 jobs and $47 million of economic activity in Morgan County, according to a report the state must prepare before closing the facility.

Uninsured numbers climb in Sangamon County

Published: Sept. 25, 2011 @ 10 p.m.

The number of uninsured residents is increasing in Sangamon County, which, like the rest of the state and nation, is experiencing a continuing drop in real household income, according to 2010 Census data released last week.

Duckworth says she's training for her marathon

Published: Sept. 25, 2011 @ 9 p.m.

HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill. -- Congressional candidate Tammy Duckworth says she's training for her third Chicago Marathon.

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