CHICAGO – Acting to address a sharp increase in congenital syphilis cases among newborns, the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) is urging healthcare providers to conduct more testing for the sexually transmitted infection in advance of birth and is launching a new phone line to provide clinical consultation for providers who treat pregnant patients and newborns. The service called the Perinatal Syphilis Warmline (at 1-800-439-4079) comes in response to an almost tripling in the number of congenital syphilis cases in Illinois since 2021. There were 29 cases in the state in 2020, 50 cases in 2021 and 84 cases in 2022. Calls will be answered within a day. “The best way to protect Illinois’s babies from congenital syphilis is for pregnant people to get tested and treated for sexually transmitted infections before birth,” said IDPH Director Dr. Sameer Vohra. “These rising rates of congenital syphilis are alarming, and IDPH is responding with new
LAKE FOREST— Governor JB Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) were joined today by local officials and community leaders to celebrate a new $18.3 million pump station and other safety upgrades at Deerpath Road and Skokie Highway (U.S. 41) in Lake Forest, a project made possible by the Rebuild Illinois capital program. The improvements address longtime flooding issues, provide more resilient infrastructure, and enhance regional mobility. “When I took office almost five years ago, it was time to put the past behind us and modernize the basic foundations of our state,” said Governor JB Pritzker. “Thanks to a more than $18 million investment made possible by Rebuild Illinois, we have entirely relocated and reconstructed the existing pump station, built two new detention ponds to handle any excess flow from the pump station, in addition to making multiple safety improvements that alleviate flooding and guarantee access to this major roadway.
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EAST ST. LOUIS – An inmate already serving a federal sentence entered a guilty plea to new charges Thursday, admitting he threatened to murder a federal judge and former federal probation officer and blow up a U.S. District courthouse. Richard L. Russell, 57, pled guilty to two counts of retaliating against a federal official, two counts of mailing threatening communications and one count of threatening to destroy a building by fire or explosion, namely the Thomas F. Eagleton U.S. Courthouse in St. Louis. U.S. Attorney Rachelle Aud Crowe spoke out strongly against Russell's charges: “Threats against the lives of federal judges and probation officers will be met with equally severe punishment. “The defendant intended to disrupt operations and endanger workers at the Thomas F. Eagleton U.S. Courthouse, and I commend the U.S. Marshals Service for their work investigating and thwarting the threats.” According to court documents, Russell was serving a 112-month
The Guardian today writes about the possibility that AI will eventually take over nearly all jobs: Elon Musk’s suggestion to Rishi Sunak that society could reach a point where “no job is needed” and “you can do a job if you want a job … but the AI will do everything” revives a debate on ...continue reading "The end of work is coming. Deal with it."
ALTON - The Alton Police Department responded to a report of a gunshot victim at 8:41 a.m. on Nov. 3, 2023, in the 2000 block of Agnes Street in Alton. Alton Police Chief Jarrett Ford said officers and detectives as well as members of the Alton Fire Department arrived and located the victim. The victim was provided with immediate medical attention on scene and then transported by the Alton Fire Department to a local hospital. The victim was later flown to a St. Louis area hospital for further treatment. There is no known threat to the public at this time. The investigation is still ongoing with detectives following up on all available information. Anyone with information is asked to call the Alton Police Department’s Criminal Investigations Division at 618-463-3505, extension 634.
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For the past half century, an increase in the unemployment rate of half a point from a new low has been an unfailing indicator that a recession is either underway or very close: There are no exceptions to this rule. If it doesn't happen, no recession. If it does happen, recession. This month marks a ...continue reading "Is a recession getting close?"
Richard L. Russell, 57, pleaded guilty Thursday to threatening to blow up the Thomas F. Eagleton U.S. Courthouse in downtown St. Louis and sending two death threats.
The Chinese government has spent years placing its hands around the collective neck of its Uighur minority. For some reason, the massive government fears a small minority of Muslims and has subjected it to constant surveillance and outright oppression. The Chinese government has been assisted in these efforts by Huawei, a tech company that realizes […]
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