Illinois woman stricken by rare encephalitis case
An Evanston woman, 45, contracted Eastern equine encephalitis, a rare mosquito borne disease. She recovered without hospitalization. Gov health officials note the fatality rate can be high, but human infections are uncommon. Officials will test local birds and mosquitoes to assess spread. Public guidance urges avoiding dawn and dusk outdoors, wearing protective clothing, using DEET repellent, and removing standing water.
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Springfield
Illinois
Evanston
Eric Whitaker
Health Department
Jena Welliever
West Nile
Welliever
Wisconsin
Boot Camp for New Dads Trains Fathers in Caring Roles
Nine soon to be fathers took part in a three hour Boot Camp for New Dads at Rush-Copley Medical Center in Aurora. The workshop covers bonding, parenting teamwork, safety, preventing abuse, work life balance, and addressing anxieties about fatherhood with veteran fathers and a local facilitator leading discussions.
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Bob Turnquist
Kerrigan Ross
Rush-Copley Medical Center
Aurora
Phil Duffin
Duffin
Rush Copley
Darrin Johnson
Naperville
Interstate 57 Fatality And Injury Crashes In Union County
A passenger was killed when a driver fell asleep and ran off I 57 southbound at mile marker 30 in Union County. The car overturned after overcorrecting in the median. Names of the driver and passenger withheld pending relatives. A second crash near mile marker 76 left Daniel Williams injured. he was airlifted to hospital and cited for improper lane usage and driving too fast for conditions.
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Union County
Franklin County
St. Louis
Daniel Williams
Westminster
Colo
Williams
St. Louis University Hospital
Hale blocked again on law license
A federal appeals court refused to overturn an Illinois Supreme Court committee finding that avowed white supremacist Matthew F. Hale lacks the moral character to practice law in Illinois. Hale, 31, faces criminal charges including soliciting a follower to murder a federal judge, while his five year fight to gain admission to the bar was upheld by the 7th U.S. Circuit Panel, which affirmed dismissal of his federal suit.
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Chicago
Illinois Supreme Court Committee
Matthew F. Hale
East Peoria
Illinois
U.S. Court of Appeals
Hale
John W. Darrah
Illinois Supreme Court
Committee On
Darrah
District Court
Cyberstalking grows as online harassment cases rise
In Chicago the cyberstalking issue prompts debate as laws treat online harassment like in person stalking. Cases include Tonny Horne's indictment for harassing WFLD anchor Tamron Hall with obscene emails and calls, while others in Illinois face convictions or charges for death threats and threats online.
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Chicago
Illinois
Tonny Horne
South Bend
Ind
Tamron Hall
Fox
WFLD
Tom Stanton
Cook County
Stanton
Jayne Hitchcock
Village finally gets money for water pipeline
AP Jewett Illinois First grant of 125000 approved by Gov Blagojevich to fund a pipeline to Toledo securing safe drinking water. The grant, delayed since 2000 due to a processing error and subsequent freezes, is deemed to support public safety and job growth.
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Jewett
Cumberland County
Rod Blagojevich
Illinois First
Toledo
George Ryan
Blagojevich
Tom Schafer
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