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Sunday, December 9, 2012

Week in Review: Flu Season Arrives, Fire Damages Newton Ave. Home, Village Chooses Candidates

A look back at some of the top stories of the week and other items of local interest.

Police Blotter: Cannabis Possession, Stolen Beer, Missing Change Glen Ellyn Police Department reports, Nov. 24 -Dec. 1 Glen Ellyn Man Sentenced to Four Years in Baseball Bat Beating Joseph A. Martinez, pleaded guilty to aggravated battery last week in DuPage County Court. Newton Avenue Fire Leaves Home Uninhabitable Glen Ellyn Fire Officials responded to a fire Monday morning in the 200 block of Newton Avenue. Officials said family and friends were assisting the family. Flu Season Is Here: Who Needs a Vaccination, Flu Symptoms, Where to Get Vaccinated If you haven't had your flu vaccination yet this year, it's not too late. Cases of the flu are already rising above normal levels this year. Village's Aggregation Program Expected to Save …

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Police Blotter: Cannabis Possession, Stolen Beer, Missing Change, Glen Ellyn Man Sentenced to Four Years in Baseball Bat Beating, Newton Avenue Fire Leaves Home Uninhabitable, and 7 more ›

Tuesday, December 4, 2012

Flu Season Is Here: Who Needs a Vaccination, Flu Symptoms, Where to Get Vaccinated

If you haven't had your flu vaccination yet this year, it's not too late. Cases of the flu are already rising above normal levels this year.

The holiday season is here and for most people it’s a very welcome time of year. Another season has also arrived that is not so welcome and has the ability to ruin most peoples’ holidays: the flu season.  Officials are already saying the flu season is hitting hard in some parts of the country and people – particularly those most at risk – are being cautioned to get a flu shot if they haven’t already.  December 2-8 is set aside as National Influenza Vaccination Week to highlight the importance of getting the flu vaccination. The South Central and Southeast regions of the country have reported the majority of cases and are reporting flu cases above the normal baselines, according to the Centers for Disease and Prevention. But, in Region 5, …

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