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Kane County, 15 Home Improvement Stores Aim To Prevent Lead Poisoning

Kane County, 15 Home Improvement Stores Aim To Prevent Lead Poisoning

October 24, 2019
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Business, Communities, Consumers, Education, Events, Government, Health, Homeowners, Kane County Health Department, Parenting, Public Safety, WK-Communities, WK-Features

The Kane County Health Department is partnering with 15 home-improvement stores this week to help people reduce their exposure to deadly lead poisoning. During National…

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Health Department UPDATE: Vaccination Still Best Way To Stop Potentially Deadly Flu

Health Department UPDATE: Vaccination Still Best Way To Stop Potentially Deadly Flu

January 10, 2019
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Education, Government, Health, Kane County Health Department

The Kane County Health Department is starting a campaign to “Spread Fun, Not Flu,” following the news of the first Kane County pediatric death of…

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FDA: 2,173 Cases of Foodborne Cyclospora Reported So Far This Year

FDA: 2,173 Cases of Foodborne Cyclospora Reported So Far This Year

September 20, 2018
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Business, Consumers, Education, Government, Health, Kane County Health Department, Public Safety

The well-publicized McDonald’s salad recall was just the tip of the iceberg for this year’s Cyclospora outbreak, according to a Tuesday (Sept. 18, 2018) report…

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State, Local Police: Fans Don’t Let Fans Drive Drunk on Super Bowl Sunday

State, Local Police: Fans Don’t Let Fans Drive Drunk on Super Bowl Sunday

February 1, 2018
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Government, Police & Fire, Public Safety, Uncategorized

As Kane County football fans gear up for Super Bowl LII, the Illinois Department of Transportation and Illinois State Police are taking a timeout to…

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Lead Poisoning in Kane County: FREE 'Healthy Homes' App Can Save Your Life

Lead Poisoning in Kane County: FREE ‘Healthy Homes’ App Can Save Your Life

October 26, 2017
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Business, Communities, Consumers, Government, Health, Homeowners, Kane County Health Department, Public Safety

Editor’s Note: This is the third story in a series on National Lead Safety Awareness Week. Since lead poisoning is completely preventable, the Kane County…

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Lead Poisoning in Kane County: Geneva Family Survives Scare

Lead Poisoning in Kane County: Geneva Family Survives Scare

October 24, 2017
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Business, Communities, Consumers, Environment, Government, Homeowners, Kane County Health Department, Public Safety

Editor’s Note: This is the first story in a series on National Lead Safety Awareness Week. Since lead poisoning is completely preventable, the Kane County…

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State Fire Marshal: 'Plan 2 Ways Out' of Your Home

State Fire Marshal: ‘Plan 2 Ways Out’ of Your Home

October 11, 2017
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Communities, Government, Homeowners, Police & Fire, Public Safety

A recent house fire in Batavia and a spate of late-summer, early fall structure fires in the Tri-Cities serve as reminders that every household should…

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600 Kane County Children Have Elevated Blood-Lead Levels

600 Kane County Children Have Elevated Blood-Lead Levels

October 25, 2016
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Health, Parenting, Public Safety, Quality of Life

Nearly 600 children in Kane are known to have elevated levels of lead in their blood. Nationwide, hundreds of thousands of children have elevated blood-lead…

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15 Kane Stores Join Campaign to Save Children From Lead Poisoning

15 Kane Stores Join Campaign to Save Children From Lead Poisoning

October 11, 2016
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Business, Communities, Health, Public Safety, WK-Features

Kane County Healthy Places Coalition is partnering with 15 Kane County home-improvement stores to protect children from the lethal dangers of lead poisoning. The stores…

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What To Do If You Are Exposed to Ebola

What To Do If You Are Exposed to Ebola

October 8, 2014
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Health, Public Safety

After today’s news that Thomas “Eric” Duncan, 42, the first person to be diagnosed with Ebola in the United States, died early Wednesday in Dallas, many…

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