Decatur Woman Finds Hope in Rare Illness Bond
Ann Banfield, a Decatur teacher, battles pseudotumor cerebri with multiple shunt surgeries after doctors failed to find a cause. A chance Internet chat led her to Dr. David Frim at University of Chicago, connecting her with Carmel, Indiana’s Baylie Owen in a joint patient effort that has raised over $120,000 for research.
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University of Chicago Hospital
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Connie Banfield
Decatur
Ann Banfield
Baylie Owen
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Man accused of assault in Jackson County
Joshua Peeler, 25, of rural Jackson County, was arrested Saturday after an alleged assault on three people. Deputies responded to a disturbance on Higgs Road, north of Murphysboro, around 11:30 p.m. Three battery complaints and one resisting a peace officer charge were filed. One female victim sought medical treatment. Peeler is jailed in Jackson County.
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Art Smith Turns Food Into Community Action
Chicago chef Art Smith promotes meals as nourishment and cultural learning, sharing his South Side condo kitchen with partner Jesus Salgueiro. The humanitarian chef, longtime Oprah Winfrey ally, opened a new Chicago restaurant, published a cookbook sequel, and runs a non-profit teaching children that food is a common thread. Nigella Lawson praises their shared philosophy of accessible cooking.
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Art Smith
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Oprah Winfrey
Winfrey
Jesus Salgueiro
Barack Obama
Nigella Lawson
Jamie Oliver
Costa Rica
Lawson
Terrier Care expands at Carbondale high school campus
Terrier Care, begun in March 2005, expanded to serve Shawnee Health Service and Carbondale Community High School District 165 after a grant from the Illinois Children’s Health Care Foundation. The center now features a waiting room, two exam rooms, a counseling area, a lab, and staffing for about 40 daily patients including about 79 percent students.
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Carbondale Community High School
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Shawnee Health Service
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Illinois Children’s Health Care Foundation
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Nelson
Barbara Levine
Levine
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