These days, school nurses are handling much more than thermometers and tummy aches. With asthma and food allergy numbers on the rise, these medical professionals need to be kept abreast of your child’s every health hiccup to offer optimal assistance when you aren’t around to kiss it and make it better.

The Southwest Suburban Center on Aging will offer a program entitled Early Stage Memory Loss in 10 weekly sessions for individuals and their family members dealing with early stage memory disorders at the center, 111 W. Harris Ave., La Grange.

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The Tower Chorale is seeking new singing members for their 23rd season.

A Web site that helps you develop a personal risk management plan has been updated and redesigned by the University of Illinois Extension office.

Getting the kids out of bed with enough time to catch the bus can be tricky when school starts. But consider whipping up this hearty breakfast to get the family going in the morning.

Beth Fulton used to cringe when she heard, “What’s for dinner?” “I don’t love to cook, but it’s part of my job description,” the mother of six said. “You slave over this food, and when the kids go ‘ew’ after one bite, you’re ready to send them to their rooms for life.”

A La Grange family will donate the funds raised in a community event to Adventist St. Thomas Hospice in honor of their late son, 3-year-old Tyler Duelm, who died of brain cancer in 2007.

The University of Illinois Extension Master Gardener Conference will be held from Thursday, Sept. 11, through Saturday, Sept. 13, at The Westin in Lombard.

Garfield Farm Museum will offer a hike on the prairie at 9:30 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 9, led by museum biologist Jerome Johnson and the museum’s new prairie restorationist, John Engstrom, whose addition will allow for a concentrated effort of restoration year round.

A mouse click is all that is separating pesticide applicators — professionals or homeowners — from the latest information on pesticide safety, thanks to a new University of Illinois Extension Web site.