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Remaining passengers from ship hit by hantavirus head home

By MIKE CORDER
May 11, 2026 8:01 am - The last remaining passengers on a cruise ship hit by a deadly hantavirus outbreak disembarked Monday and boarded flights to more than 20 countries to enter quarantine. A French woman was the latest to be confirmed as infected, while an American is suspected of infection after initial testing.
WHO head seeks to reassure residents of Spanish island where hantavirus-stricken ship is headed

By IAIN SULLIVAN and ELENA BECATOROS
May 09, 2026 9:42 pm - The head of the World Health Organization sought Saturday to reassure residents of the Spanish island where passengers of a hantavirus-stricken cruise ship are expected to be evacuated, issuing them a direct message that the virus was “not another COVID.”
US outlines plan to monitor Americans returning from hantavirus-hit ship

By Maegan Vazquez
May 09, 2026 9:39 pm - Public health officials in the United States outlined their plans to transport and monitor the 17 American passengers set to disembark from a cruise ship at the center of a hantavirus outbreak.
Health officials track dozens who left hantavirus-stricken ship after 1st fatality

By SUMAN NAISHADHAM, MOLLY QUELL, and GERALD IMRAY
May 07, 2026 1:15 pm - Health authorities across four continents Thursday were tracking down and monitoring passengers who disembarked a hantavirus-stricken cruise ship before its deadly outbreak was detected, and trying to trace others who may have come into contact with them since then.
Former Fauci adviser indicted for allegedly concealing communications related to COVID-19 research

Apr 28, 2026 1:16 pm - A former senior adviser to Dr. Anthony Fauci was indicted on federal charges alleging he conspired to hide his communications related to COVID-19 research as the pandemic raged across the country, the Justice Department said Tuesday.
Cook County warns of measles exposures in Northwest suburbs

By Sun-Times Wire
Apr 01, 2026 1:27 pm - The Cook County Department of Public Health is warning of possible measles exposures in Mount Prospect and other parts of the Northwest suburbs.
Cook County warns of measles exposures in Northwest suburbs

By Sun-Times Wire
Apr 01, 2026 1:26 pm - The Cook County Department of Public Health is warning of possible measles exposures in Mount Prospect and other parts of the Northwest suburbs.
Schaumburg family still advocating improvement of state and federal medical marijuana laws

By Eric Peterson
Mar 28, 2026 4:43 pm - Celebrating her 20th birthday Sunday, Ashley Surin of Schaumburg has already had a profound influence on Illinois’ medical marijuana policy through a namesake 2018 law.
Addison man sentenced to 6½ years for COVID-era loan fraud

By Jake Griffin
Mar 23, 2026 1:32 pm - An Addison man was sentenced to 6½ years in federal prison after pleading guilty to fraudulently obtaining more than $3.3 million in COVID-era small business loans.
Cook County offering final vaccination clinic for season March 28 in Northwest suburbs

Submitted by Cook County Department of Public Health
Mar 06, 2026 4:22 pm - Amid low COVID-19 and flu activity, the Cook County Department of Public Health will offer one last Saturday vaccination clinic for the season in the Northwest suburbs.

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