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Illinois Department of Public Health

State Reports First Human Case Of West Nile In 2009

STNG | Posted 10.16.2009 | Chicago

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The Illinois Dept. of Public Health on Monday is reporting its first recorded human case of the West Nile virus this year....

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Flu Will Likely Kill 3,500 in Illinois

David Ormsby | Posted 05.31.2009 | Chicago

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David Ormsby

The media and the public need to take a breath. And it can be safely done -- without the mask.

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Less Than 50 Restaurants Cited For Smoking Ban Violations

NBC 5 | Matt Bartosik | Posted 12.22.2008 | Chicago

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It's been nearly one year since the statewide smoking ban took effect. How have Chicago businesses been coping? The Department of Public Health has t...

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Breast Cancer Death Gap Widens

Chicago Tribune | Deborah L. Shelton | Posted 11.22.2008 | Chicago

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In 1980, black women and white women in Chicago with breast cancer were equally likely to die. Since then, death rates for white patients have improv...

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Closed Lincoln Park Hospital Violated Health Codes

Crain's Chicago Business | Mike Colias | Posted 11.22.2008 | Chicago

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(Crain's) -- The owners of Lincoln Park Hospital didn't follow proper procedures to close the hospital when it shuttered the facility last week, and i...

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