House approves O’Hare expansion measure amid GOP clash
The House backed legislation to block future Illinois governors from halting O’Hare expansion, 343-87, with Speaker Hastert endorsing the plan. Proponents say it would cut delays by 80 percent and create about 195,000 jobs, while opponents call it federal overreach and environmentally risky.
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Joint Commission issues 11 hospital patient safety standards
The Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations announced 11 mandatory patient safety standards to reduce medical errors. They cover patient identification, two methods of verification, right site surgery, infusion pump safety, and reliable alarms. Starting next January, investigators will assess compliance during routine hospital visits, with accreditation at stake if standards are not followed.
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Dry Illinois crop struggling as heat, scant rain bite
Illinois crops planted late by spring floods suffer in 90 degree heat with little rain. Soil moisture shifts from adequate to short across 78 percent of the state as pollination nears, risking kernel count while some areas see trace to several inches of rainfall. Patrick Kirchhofer notes mounting moisture stress amid heat.
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Melissa Byrd
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Drug resistant germs spread from hospitals into community
The Chicago Tribune reports drug resistant germs are moving from hospitals to the wider public due to infection control lapses and antibiotic overuse. The analysis cites 4712 Illinois cases in 2000 where hospital born germs caused infections without hospital exposure, with at least 200 related deaths.
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Springfield Clinic
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