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Franciscan does minimally invasive valve replacements
A Franciscan Health hospital is now doing minimally invasive heart valve replacement surgeries. Franciscan Health Crown Point will perform the surgery on patients with aortic valve stenosis, which is a narrowing of the aortic valve that blocks the flow of blood and requires the heart to work harder. The hospital...
Step into Modern Living: Exclusive Sneak Peek of Innovative Smart Home Cottages Coming to Chicagoland
ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill., July 26, 2024 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Lutheran Life Communities, a non-profit senior living and services organization, announces the expansion of two of its 62+ senior living campuses with the planned development of up to 24 new cottage homes. The new cottages will be built at Pleasant View in Ottawa, Illinois and Wittenberg Village in Crown Point, Indiana. The cottages at these two entrance fee communities are designed for modern living and long-term peace of mind.
Man accused of OWI while pulling camper containing 9 kids, Wisconsin State Patrol says
An Illinois man faces drunken-driving charges in Sauk County after police say he pulled a camper containing nine children on a highway following a domestic dispute. The 57-year-old Monee, Illinois, man was arrested by the Wisconsin State Patrol shortly before 6:30 p.m. Wednesday on East Washington Avenue at East Springs Drive on Madison’s Far East Side, the State Patrol said in a statement.
Author to sign books
Listen now and subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify | RSS Feed | SoundStack. Award-winning author and journalist Joseph S. Pete will do a book signing of his new history book, "Lost East Chicago and Indiana Harbor" from noon to 4 p.m. Sunday, July 28 at Green Door Books at 325 Main St. in Hobart. He will sign copies of his latest history book about East Chicago and copies of his other books “Lost Hammond, Indiana,” “Secret Northwest Indiana” and “100 Things to Do in Gary and Northwest Indiana Before You Die.” South Carolina-based The History Press published Pete’s new book, a history of the Twin City of East Chicago and its Indiana Harbor neighborhood.
Gary SouthShore RailCats box score from Thursday, July 25, 2024
Listen now and subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify | RSS Feed | SoundStack | All Of Our Podcasts. 2B -- Basabe (RC). HR -- Del Valle 2 (RC). Pitching summary -- FARGO-MOORHEAD -- Rodriguez (6 IP, 8 H, 4 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 4 SO), Harm (2/3 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 2 SO), LaMere (1 1/3 IP, 5 H, 5 R, 5 ER, 3 BB, 1 SO). RAILCATS -- Erwin (5 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 SO), Pinto (1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 SO), Valdez (1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 SO), Smith (1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 SO), Alexander (1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 SO). WP -- Erwin (5-3). LP -- Rodriguez (3-2). Hitting -- RAILCATS -- Diaz (2-3, 2 R, RBI), Rincon (2-4, R, RBI), Castillo (2-5, 2R, RBI), Del Valle (2-4, 2 HR, 2 R, 5 RBI), Basabe (2-4, 2B, RBI), Contreras (1-3, R), Quintana (1-5, R), Sierra (1-4, R), Rodriguez (1-4, RBI). RECORDS -- Gary SouthShore RailCats 25-41, Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks 37-30.
Manhattan DA tells judge to reject Trump’s bid to toss conviction on immunity grounds
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s (D) office told a state judge to reject former President Trump’s claims that his recent guilty verdict must be set aside following the Supreme Court’s landmark presidential immunity ruling. New York Judge Juan Merchan delayed Trump’s criminal sentencing until September to first consider his claims that prosecutors improperly introduced protected, official […]
Valparaiso City Utilities Department of Water Works water main break on Country Club Road precautionary boil advisory
Valparaiso City Utilities field service crews responded to a water main break at Country Club Road. Approximately 150 customers within this service area may have experienced low water pressure or a complete interruption in water service. Due to the interruption of water service, a precautionary boil advisory will be issued...
Lansing history: The amazing Lila Mae Winterhoff — she never considered herself handicapped
Above: Lila Mae Winterhoff Peters Stuart was an accomplished musician, softball player, business owner, and community member who happened to have been born with one hand. (Photo courtesy of Beth Peters Krumm, Lila Mae’s daughter) LANSING, Ill. (July 24, 2024) – Winterhoff is a recognizable name among Lansingites, probably...
WNBA All-Star Game in Phoenix draws record number of viewers
The WNBA All-Star Game in Phoenix drew a record number of viewers on Saturday, crushing the old mark set 21 years ago, with 3.44 million people watching the game on ABC a year after an audience of 850,000 watched the contest in primetime.
Harvey teen lands highly selective Bank of America leaders internship
Growing up, Margaret Gonzalez never really considered herself a leader. COVID-19 and Harvey’s educators changed all of that. A middle schooler at Coolidge Middle School in Phoenix recovering from recent surgery, pandemic-induced remote learning made the transition to high school cumbersome. She faced a “mental [health] challenge,” Gonzalez said.
Valparaiso University Makes Top 50 Programs Listed by The Princeton Review
Valparaiso University’s College of Business has been named to the Princeton University Review’s list of the Top 50 Online Master of Business Administration (MBA) Programs for 2024. This accolade is just one of several that the Online MBA Program at the University has received in the past year.
Illinois Man Accused of Road Rage Shooting that Injured a Child
Early Sunday morning, Illinois State Police responded to a 911 call that resulted in the arrest of a man who allegedly shot at another vehicle in a road rage incident that injured a 7-year-old child. The Public Information Office of the Illinois State Police released details today of what happened...
Embarking on a New Journey: Dean Residori’s Welcome to Olivet Students and Parents
“This is the next step, and it’s so cool and wonderful,” began Dr. Amber Residori, Dean of the College of Professional Studies, as she addressed the new students and their parents at Olivet Nazarene University’s orientation. With her dual perspective as both an administrator and a parent of two Olivet students, Residori offered a unique and heartfelt welcome, speaking from experience as a professor, administrator, and a mom.
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