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Illinois Politics · IllinoisFormer Illinois Gov. Jim Edgar, a popular two-term Republican credited with guiding the state into a period of greater financial stability in the 1990s, died Sunday, according to his family. He was 79.See the Story
Former Illinois Gov. Jim Edgar, a Popular Two-Term Republican, Dies at 79
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Chicago, IL · ChicagoCOOK COUNTY, Ill. — A person in suburban Cook County has become the first person in the state to die this year from West Nile virus. A suburban Cook County resident, in their 60s, died. CCDPH did not provide where they lived. Since May 11 through Sept. 6, suburban Cook County has recorded 33 cases of West Nile virus. The state recorded 13 deaths last year related to the virus. West Nile virus occurs in humans when they are bitten by mosquitoes t…See the Story
Person dies from West Nile virus in suburbs; first in state this year
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