Losing for good
Naperville residents watching their weight have found a unique form of motivation -- the Lose For Good campaign.

Move over, Luvabulls
Who needs Derrick Rose?

Star gazing
Why is there a poster of Bono in the Naperville Municipal Center?

Pulse: Bloody good
Do vampires and blood drives mix? LifeSource hopes so. With midnight showings of the next installment of the vampire movie series "Twilight: New Moon" selling out more than two months prior to its release, LifeSource is offering fans a way to be among the first to see the movie while helping to save area lives.

Fighting the flu
Before the month is out, it's likely you will be hard-pressed to turn around without bumping into a dose of the H1N1 flu vaccine. For the moment, though, it's in pretty short supply -- both the injectable form and the less-scary syringes of nasal mist.

Dose of reality
Talk about walking the walk.

Brain food
The Pulse: Edward Hospital recently unveiled a new lab where serious stroke cases can be treated: the Edward Neurosciences Institute, in affiliation with Northwestern University. Before the presentation, the marketing staff handed out some not-so-serious trinkets: a brain-shaped stress ball and gummi brains candy.

Landing a big fish
The Pulse: Naperville's new Hollywood Palms movie theater is not only offering rare chances to see beloved flicks such as "Jaws," "Close Encounters of the Third Kind" and "What About Bob?" on the big screen -- moviegoers also will get to meet a star of those films.

Benefit on ice
Look closely among the skaters, singers and other stars who will be part of Sept. 19's "Skate for the Heart" extravaganza at the Sears Centre in Hoffman Estates, and you'll find a familiar face: Naperville's own reigning world champion skater, Evan Lysacek.