Tuesday, January 20, 2026

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health
  • by david hall
Michigan farmworker diagnosed with bird flu, becoming 2nd U.S. case tied to dairy cows

The risk to the public remains low, but farmworkers exposed to infected animals are at higher risk, health officials said. As of Wednesday, the virus had been confirmed in 51 dairy herds in nine states.

education
  • by david hall
CPS expert's remarks that not all instances of sex abuse cause trauma met with ire in state legislature

In the wake of the expert's deposition in a case the district later settled for $800,000, state Rep. Curtis Tarver, D-Chicago, introduced a bill in Springfield this week to protect child sex abuse victims in court.

crime
  • by david hall
15-year-old girl charged with attacking, robbing riders on CTA Red Line train

The girl allegedly attacked three people May 10 on the Red Line. She was charged with robbery and aggravated battery. Other girls who were involved are still at large.

chicago
  • by david hall
Drill press: City officials stress summer safety during first responders’ staged lake rescue

Onlookers observed the water rescue drill, organized to inform beachgoers on water safety ahead of the scheduled Friday opening of Chicago beaches. “I didn’t know if it was real or not,” one observer said. “It was a good display.”