Topic: Illinois Department of Public Health
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Bed bugs on the increase in Illinois but lack of DDT makes it hard to control
Bed bugs are an increasing problem in Illinois, say exterminators. Lack of chemicals to battle back against the bed bugs are the issue, exterminators say.
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Bright Green
Is the dye in the Chicago River really green?
On Saturday morning, an hour or so before Chicago's annual St. Patrick's Day parade, members of Chicago's Journeymen Plumbers Union added about 40 pounds of dye to the Chicago River, temporarily transforming a stretch of the waterway into a vivid green.








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