The DuPage County Sheriff’s Department tactical narcotics team arrested 106 people and seized $5.5 million worth of drugs last year, the department announced.
Most of the drugs were seized at one time when detectives grabbed 33 pounds of cocaine worth $4.5 million and arrested five people at a home in Aurora that police said was a distribution point for large cocaine sales in Kane and DuPage Counties.
In all last year, the task force confiscated Read the rest of this entry »

next to the proton therapy radiation center the hospital is building with the private company ProCure.
The 48,000-square-foot cancer treatment center will cost $35.5 million. It will offer patients all cancer treatment services including radiation therapy and chemotherapy and supporting services such as diagnostic imaging, nutritional counseling and social work.
The Winfield-based hospital recently entered into a 10-year clinical affiliation with Read the rest of this entry »

CHICAGO, Sep 17, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) –
Thousands of cancer patients in need of proton therapy–a
form of radiation therapy without many of the short- and long-term side
effects– can look forward to having a
treatment center available in Illinois with the 4-0 approval today by
the Illinois Health Facilities Planning Board (IHFPB) of the Proton
Therapy Center of Central DuPage Hospital. Construction on the Read the rest of this entry »

Color Me Healthy(TM)/Salud Primero curriculum highlights/goals

— 100 percent of Lifelink Head Start and Healthy Families staff will be
trained in the curriculum
— 100 percent of children, ages 3-5, will participate in nutrition and
exercise curriculum
— 90 percent of Head Start teachers will spend at least one hour per week
dedicated solely to nutrition topics and exercise sessions
— 100 percent of Read the rest of this entry »