Will County reports first 2006 West Nile death
A Will County man in his 60s died from West Nile virus neuroinvasive disease, the state's first fatality this year. Illinois health officials reported 15 human West Nile cases statewide, 13 of which are neuroinvasive, with authorities noting peak activity in August and September and reminding older adults to take precautions.
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Will County
West Nile
Springfield
Will County Health Department
Illinois Department of Public Health
Illinois
Eric E. Whitaker
Sangamon sheriff's son-in-law pleads guilty in cocaine conspiracy
Federal and Sangamon County authorities announce the dismantling of a capital-city cocaine ring. Jerrad A. Pruitt, 27, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute 500 or more grams over a three year span ending in October 2003 and faces five to forty years in prison. He is the ninth central Illinois man linked, with three others awaiting federal trials. U.S. Attorney Rodger Heaton said the investigation is complete and the network has been dismantled. Pruitt could receive leniency for accepting responsibility and exiting the ring in 2003.
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Sangamon County
Jerrad A. Pruitt
Pruitt
Central Illinois
U.S
Rodger Heaton
Drug Enforcement Administration
Illinois
Obama tours Soweto and pays tribute to South Africa's freedom fight
U S Senator Barack Obama visits Soweto and the Hector Pieterson Museum on a continental tour of his father's roots. He credits South Africans' fight for freedom with shaping his political career, recalls the 1976 Soweto Uprising, and chats with visitors at Rosa Parks Memorial Library. He also pledges to introduce documentary filmmaker Spike Lee to Themba Nkabinde.
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South Africa
U.S
Barack Obama
Obama
Illinois
U.S. Senate
Soweto
Hector Pieterson
United States
Rosa Parks Memorial Library
St. Paul’s Anglican Church
Spike Lee
Themba
Nkabinde
Ford Foundation
New York University
Lee
Hector Pieterson Museum
Jim Lockerbie
Seattle
Lpelegeng Community Center
VFW Post Rehosts Dancer Show After City Ban
O Fall on VFW Post 805 moves the all male dancer show from the city to Oz nightclub Sauget after city officials call the event inappropriate. The fundraiser aims to raise 3000 to 4000 dollars for U S military personnel overseas and their families while keeping admission and seating details.
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Fran Harris
Veterans of Foreign Wars Post
VFW Post 805
St. Louis
O'Fallon
VFW
Chip Shaffer
Sauget
Scott Air Force Base
Walter Denton
Shaffer
Post
VEW
U.S
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