Extra Extra: HIV Outbreak Prompts Indiana To Declare Public Health Emergency
By Lisa White in News on Mar 25, 2015 10:40PM
- Indiana Gov. Mike Pence is set to declare a public health emergency for Scott County, which is at the center of an HIV outbreak related to intravenous drug use. Health officials stated that 72 cases of HIV, all with ties to the same county, have been confirmed in southern Indiana. [Tribune]
- Ald. Emma Mitts apologized earlier today for making an anti-gay remark captured on video during a forum. [Sun-Times]
- Cardinal George likely won't attend Easter Mass due to his health. [Sun-Times]
- Derrick Rose shuts it down for fans questioning his return to the court: "Whenever I'm ready to come back, that's when I'm going to come back." [Sun-Times]
- A man known simply as "Potato Head" was arrested in a Mount Greenwood scam. [DNAinfo Chicago]
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