There are still a few new cases of H1N1 flu each week, although flu activity is low for this time of the year. H1N1 (SWINE) FLU Missouri — 29,196 total flu cases; 8 confirmed deaths, 9 other deaths likely caused by H1N1 Illinois — 2,979 hospitalizations; 102 deaths
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Disease tracker for March 11 (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
The 2009 H1N1 flu season was predicted in early fall by the World Health Organization and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to be of pandemic proportions.
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Pandemic predictions for swine flu didn’t hold true, but is a third round still ahead? (Belleville News-Democrat)
Toyota says it will expand recall of Tundra pickups to address frame rust issue Toyota – ToyotaTundra – United States – Southern Illinois University Carbondale – Stanford University
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Toyota to Expand Recall of Tundra Pickups for Rust (ABC News)
The 2009 H1N1 flu season was predicted in early fall by the World Health Organization and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to be of pandemic proportions.
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Swine flu was a wimper, but is a third round still ahead? (Belleville News-Democrat)
Washington U. wins — Top-ranked Washington University opened defense of its men’s Division III basketball title by beating visiting Westminster 79-71 in the first round Friday. The Bears (24-2) will host Illinois Wesleyan, an 86-81 winner over No….
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Washington U. advances in Division III (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
ROCKFORD — Illinois was named one of 16 finalists for federal Race to the Top funding, and Rockford School District Superintendent LaVonne Sheffield is confident that funding is on the way for education reform.
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Rockford schools step closer to share of federal grant (Rockford Register Star)
The 23-year-old “prime suspect” in the murders of three family members in Darien waived extradition during a brief hearing in southern Florida, where he was arrested Wednesday afternoon. Jacob Nodarse told Judge Maria Gonzalez that he would not fight attempts to bring him back to Illinois, where he is suspected of being involved in the murders of Jeffrey Kramer, 50, owner of a Cicero auto repair …
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Suspect in Darien slayings waives extradition in Florida (Chicago Tribune)
BioSante Pharmaceuticals, Inc. today announced the receipt of two US patents directed to its 2A/Furin technology for expressing proteins. The first issued US patent, US Pat. No., 7,632,059, covers methods for manufacturing recombinant antibodies.
The state of Illinois now has more than 100 deaths linked to the H1N1 flu. Three deaths reported last week push the total past that benchmark. Health officials say H1N1 is on its last legs in Illinois
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More H1N1 Deaths; Free Clinic At NorthPark (KWQC-TV 6 Davenport)
The squirrels littering your lawn with acorns as they bound overhead will live to plague your yard longer than the ones that aerate it with their burrows, according to a University of Illinois study.
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Tree-dwelling mammals climb to the heights of longevity (PhysOrg)