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Pritzker: Bailey, a farmer, has done nothing for farms.
Visitors have the chance to name a “Golden Abe Award” in the People’s Choice category.
Building improvements, demolitions, and security have been among the upgrades.
“What’s critical too is if they have a federal partner in Washington, D.C. that invests in these types of programs,” said Budzinski.
The amendment would have provided rural hospitals with $8 million in federal grants. Overall, the grants would have totaled $200 million a year.
The Illinois State Fair is August 13 through August 23.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said the outbreak first tied to Taco Bell restaurants now includes Illinois, Kansas, Oklahoma, and Pennsylvania.
408 cases are reported statewide according to the Illinois Department of Public Health.
Products with the potential to be contaminated with the diarrhea-causing parasite were shipped to 27 states including Texas, Florida, Pennsylvania, Illinois and New Jersey.