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Tiny NICU baby dressed as a farm animal in an incubator at Loyola University Medical Center.
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Halloween costumes bring farmyard fun to Loyola University Medical Center NICU babies

In a heartwarming display of creativity and profound care, nurses at Loyola University Medical Center transformed their Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) into a whimsical farmyard for Halloween. Tiny incubators, usually symbols of fragile beginnings, were adorned with both handmade and purchased...

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    Teen refugee paralyzed by stray bullet on North Side remains hospitalized with long recovery ahead

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    Six inmates charged after Will County correctional officer injured in jail fight — Shaw Local News Network
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    Six inmates charged after Will County correctional officer injured in jail fight

    Six inmates at the Will County Adult Detention Facility in Joliet have been charged after a fight sent a correctional officer to the hospital, the Will County Sheriff’s Office said.The fight started around 8:30 p.m. on Oct. 10, when a group of inmates targeted another inmate and attacked him,...

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    2 young adults from Elgin killed in Boone County crash; child in car seat survived — Shaw Local News Network
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    2 young adults from Elgin killed in Boone County crash; child in car seat survived

    Two young adults from Elgin were killed in a Boone County crash over the weekend.The Boone County Sheriff’s Office said Monday the crash happened shortly before 11 p.m. Saturday in the area of Poplar Grove Road and Business Route 20 in the Belvidere area.Authorities identified the driver as David...

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    Health Dept. continues investigation into link of E. coli cases to Bengston’s Pumpkin Farm in Homer Glen — Shaw Local News Network
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    Health Dept. continues investigation into link of E. coli cases to Bengston’s Pumpkin Farm in Homer Glen

    No new E. coli cases have been tied to Bengston’s Pumpkin Farm in Homer Glen beyond the five reported Friday, a Will County Health Department spokesman said Monday, as county inspectors returned to test animals and surfaces.The county also continues to survey visitors to the farm.The health...

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    Health officials provide update on E. coli investigation at Chicago-area pumpkin farm — FOX 32 Chicago (WFLD)
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    Health officials provide update on E. coli investigation at Chicago-area pumpkin farm

    Will County health officials collected about 200 surveys over the weekend as they continue investigating five confirmed cases of E. coli potentially linked to visits to Bengtson’s Pumpkin Farm in Homer Glen.Pumpkin farm E. coli investigationThe surveys are being reviewed by communicable disease...

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    Bourbonnais man facing firearm charges after gun battle in Kankakee — Shaw Local News Network
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    Bourbonnais man facing firearm charges after gun battle in Kankakee

    A 28-year-old Bourbonnais man is charged with aggravated battery with a firearm and felon in possession of a weapon after exchanging gunshots with a Kankakee man Monday morning, according to Kankakee Police Chief Christopher Kidwell.Dezuan S. Turner-Owens is currently being held at Jerome Combs...

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    Concerned mother holding her child's hand at a pumpkin farm, symbolizing the E. coli outbreak investigation.
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    Woman says son may have contracted E. Coli after visiting pumpkin farm

    A mother's desperate quest for answers has cast a shadow over a beloved autumn tradition, as a Chicago family grapples with the severe illness of their young son. Sharnay Buchanan fears her 3-year-old, Ezzittie Taylor, may have contracted E. coli, a serious bacterial infection, after a visit to a...

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    Drug-resistant germs a growing threat to Americans — FOX 32 Chicago (WFLD)
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    Drug-resistant germs a growing threat to Americans

    The Center for Disease and Control's (CDC) latest Antimicrobial Resistance Threats Report shows that there is an increase in certain drug-resistant germs across the United States.New CDC report outlines U.S. drug-resistant threatsThe CDC's Antimicrobial Resistance Threats Report groups bacteria and...

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    Officials gather on Chicago's West Side for ribbon-cutting at new park featuring COVID-19 Memorial Monument — WGN 9 (Chicago)
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    Officials gather on Chicago's West Side for ribbon-cutting at new park featuring COVID-19 Memorial Monument

    A new park featuring a COVID-19 Memorial Monument is now open in the Illinois Medical District on Chicago's West Side.

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    1 killed, 1 seriously hurt after car crashes into tree in neighborhood in NW suburbs

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    Man killed in shooting involving FBI in Chicago's Pilsen neighborhood

    Cleat company's CEO offers to pay Caleb Williams' fines for wearing shoes — NBC5 Chicago (WMAQ)
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    This Halloween could be a game changer for children with Type 1 diabetes. Here's why — NBC5 Chicago (WMAQ)
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    Bengtson's Pumpkin Farm remains open amid investigation into E. coli cases — NBC5 Chicago (WMAQ)
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    Bengtson's Pumpkin Farm remains open amid investigation into E. coli cases

    Federal officials order environmental review of Amtrak's proposed Bridgeport facility after backlash — NBC5 Chicago (WMAQ)
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    Federal officials order environmental review of Amtrak's proposed Bridgeport facility after backlash

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