Month: February 2020

Larry Frieders

Medical missed diagnosis can be an unhealthy situation

You have the symptoms commonly associated with Multiple Sclerosis and your doctor has made the diagnosis. Maybe you’ve been told you have Relapsing-Remitting, Secondary-Progressive, Progressive-Relapsing, Fulminate, or even Benign MS. Regardless of the names, or initials added to your medical record, you now have an official medical diagnosis of Multiple

NAMI KDK Mental Health Education Event Addressing Substance Use as a Family February 13

NAMI KDK (National Alliance on Mental Illness Kane-south, DeKalb, nd Kendall Counties) will sponsor Mental Health Education Event at Kendall County Health Department from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 13. Kendall County Health Department is at 811 W. John Street, Room WIC, Yorkville. Addressing Substance Use as a

Batavia Foundation for Educational Excellence (BFEE) Scavenger Hunt February 29

Batavia Foundation for Educational Excellence (BFEE) will have an exciting scavenger hunt through downtown Batavia followed by a reception at Pal Joey’s in Batavia. The community fundraiser will be Saturday, Feb. 29, rain or shine. After all the action, teams can relax at the reception and enjoy a dinner buffet,

Hesham Shehab

Interfaith dialogues require improved vetting, harmony

At the 2020 World Peace Day Interfaith Prayer Service January 5 held in Naperville, representatives of many faiths came together to celebrate multiple faith traditions. Representing Chicago’s large Muslim community was the Council of Islamic Organizations of Greater Chicago (CIOGC) executive director Abdullah Mitchell. CIOGC is the umbrella organization for

Girl Scout Troop 4785 pancake breakfast fundraiser February 15

Aurora Girl Scout Troop 4785 will hold a pancake breakfast fundraiser from 7 a.m. to noon Saturday, Feb. 15, at Wesley United Methodist Church, 14 N. May Street in Aurora. The public is invited. Parking is free. The menu includes all-you-can-eat pancakes, sausage, biscuits and gravy and fruit with orange

Children sold as sex slaves fastest growing organized crime

By John W. Whitehead “Children are being targeted and sold for sex in America every day.” —John Ryan, National Center for Missing & Exploited Children There could have been only one winner in this year’s Super Bowl LIV showdown between the San Francisco 49ers and the Kansas City Chiefs, but