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BRIDGEVIEW, IL — Health officials confirmed Wednesday the first human West Nile virus-related death of the year in Illinois occurred in suburban Cook County. The Cook County Department of Public Health said the resident was in their 60s. Laboratory testing showed that the West Nile virus was a contributing factor to the resident’s death. The virus occurs in humans when …

Cook County confirms second suburban measles case of the year, in 4-year-old child  Chicago Tribune Cook County confirms new measles case in 4-year-old suburban Chicago child  NBC 5 Chicago Measles case confirmed in Cook County, Illinois; officials say child traveled through O’Hare  ABC7 Chicago Cook County Confirms Measles Case  Cook County Department of Public Health Measles scare hits O’Hare: Second case confirmed in Cook …

BRIDGEVIEW, IL – A second suburban Cook County measles case has been confirmed by the Cook County Department of Public Health. The case was tied to a 4-year-old suburban Cook resident, who is not vaccinated, health officials said. The child is believed to acquired measles during international travel. CCDPH is working to identify and notify people who may have been …

ICE ‘Unwilling’ to Share Details After Agent Killed Suburban Man During Immigration Operation, Pritzker Says  news.wttw.com Franklin Park ICE shooting: Illinois officials demand release of video in deadly officer shooting of Silverio Villegas-Gonzalez  ABC7 Chicago Girlfriend, stepdaughter of suspect killed by ICE officer in Chicago area speak out  FOX 32 Chicago Silverio Villegas González fatally shot by ICE agents ‘touched the lives of …

In late June media speculated that a meteor entering Earth’s atmosphere caused widespread sightings of a celestial fireball during daylight hours across the southeast USA. Scientists have now confirmed space rocks caused the phenomenon, citing as evidence a meteorite they found in a resident’s living room. As explained by Scott Harris, a researcher in the department of geology at the …

The Bears say they are committed to leaving Soldier Field and the city of Chicago so that they can build an indoor stadium in suburban Arlington Heights. Bears owner George McCaskey said today that the team’s plans are for a “transformative” stadium that would bring major events to the Chicago suburbs. Bears President Kevin Warren said the Arlington Heights location, …