GUIDANCE FOR PEOPLE WITHOUT POWER IN WINTER WEATHER

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – Dr. Damon T. Arnold, state public health director, is asking for the media’s help to get important information about food and heating safety to people who have lost power due to the recent ice and snow.

THREE CASES OF LISTERIOSIS FOUND IN ILLINOIS

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – Dr. Damon T. Arnold, Director of the Illinois Department of Public Health, is reminding Illinoisans about taking precautions to avoid foodborne illnesses after three cases of listeriosis with the same DNA pattern have been reported in Illinois.

STATE RELEASES 2009 SPORTS FISH CONSUMPTION ADVISORY

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) announced the 2009 consumption advisories for sport fish caught in Illinois waters. The following lakes are new to the advisory this year: Heidecke Lake in Grundy County, Lake Renwick East in Will County, and Sam Parr Lake in Jasper County. These additions are the result of expanded and directed sampling by the Fish Contaminant Monitoring Program and do not suggest that Illinois fish are becoming more contaminated.

MEDIA CAMPAIGN MARKS 1ST YEAR OF SMOKE-FREE ACT

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – Governor Rod R. Blagojevich announces a new media campaign to highlight the success of the Smoke-free Illinois Act one year after becoming law.

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View these television ads marking the one year anniversary of the Smoke-free Illinois Act.

Joe Burton  
Owner of Burton’s Tap in Langleyville in Christian County

Dr. Robert Cohen  
Pulmonary critical care physician at John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital of Cook County