Anthrax tests negative at Carol Stream center
Tests at the Carol Stream Processing and Distribution Center, a major Chicago area mail hub, found no traces of anthrax. USPS spokesman Tim Ratliff said results came back faster than expected and that more centers in the region will be tested as a precaution after earlier findings elsewhere.
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Emanuel Runs for Congress in Chicago District
Rahm Emanuel declared his candidacy for the 5th Congressional District in Chicago. He would push a tax credit covering 75 percent of COBRA health insurance costs for workers laid off. The 41 year old Chicago native argues he has the experience and roots to win.
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Baxter says chemical in dialysis filters linked to deaths
Baxter International Inc reports a chemical used in testing at its Ronneby Sweden plant may have entered patient bloodstreams via dialyzers, contributing to 51 deaths under review across Europe and America. The company idled two plants, halted three dialysis lines, recalls continue, and earmarks 100 to 150 million for litigation.
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Windmill dedication draws crowd in Golden town
About 300 gathered as a 130-year-old windmill in Golden was restored to working order for a dedication ceremony. The towered mill, rebuilt after decades of effort, will mainly attract tourists rather than grind flour, with a gift shop now in one restored section.
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Nurse charged with first degree murder in overdose death
Caitlyn Pavia a Granite City nurse 31 was charged with first degree murder for giving more than 15 times the morphine dose and Propofol to Julia Dawson 86 at Saint Louis University Hospital after a stroke while Dawson was on life support. Police and prosecutors say the nurse admitted administering the drugs and the medical examiner ruled the overdose likely caused the death.
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Oberweis joins race for U S Senate seat
Oberweis, Illinois dairy heir and stockbroker, enters the Republican contest against John Cox for the U S Senate seat held by Democrat Dick Durbin. At a North Aurora rally he defended Bush policy on security while criticizing federal airline aid and questioned airport security funding.
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