Local child care center approved. See page 3. SPORTS
Sanchez goes from catching to coaching
SCHOOLS
District 202 says preliminary budget balanced
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T HE ENTERPRISE Your Complete Source For Plainfield News Since 1887
Thursday, July 30, 2015
Volume 127 No. 52
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samples test positive for West nile
Fair helps low-income families cope with cost of new school year
Mosquitoes collected July 20-22 at test site in Plainfield
hile back-to-school season is an exciting time of the year for children, it can also be a pricey one for parents trying to get their children prepared. To make that burden a little easier to bear, the Diocese of Joliet’s Catholic Charities held its 23rd annual back to School fair for low-income families on July 23 at the university of St. francis in Joliet. Last year, 4,300 people attended. see The Full sTory on PAge 5
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northern illinois food Bank volunteer ashley peek hands out healthy snacks to attendees during last week’s fair.
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Catholic Charities’ annual Back-to-school fair provided services and information from many social service agencies to low-income families at the university of st. francis July 23.
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Mosquito samples collected from a Will County Health Department monitoring site in Plainfield tested positive for West Nile virus last week. The samples were collected July 2022 by Will County Environmental Health and tested on July 23. This represents the county’s second WNV confirmation for 2015. Samples collected from a Bolingbrook monitoring site yielded a virus-positive sample July 8. Through July 22, Will was one of 23 Illinois counties to report WNV activity. The state has reported at least 90 WNV-positive mosquito samples and four virus-positive birds. Approximately 1.5 percent of mosquito samples collected from across the state have tested WNV-positive to date. Some 2.7 percent of birds submitted to the state have been WNV-positive. WNV is a mosquito-borne disease transmitted to humans during a blood meal. The Culex pipiens mosquito initially acquires the virus by feeding on crows, blue jays and other perching birds. In humans, WNV may produce mild, flu-like symptoms, or no symptoms at all. However, more serious infections may result in meningitis or encephalitis, dangerous inflammations of the brain or spinal cord. Illinois has recorded at least 127 WNVrelated fatalities since 2002. You can protect yourself against WNV by avoiding outdoor activity during the early dawn and dusk, when mosquitos are most active. When spending time outdoors, wear shoes, socks, long sleeves and pants. Insect repellent is also strongly advised. Environmental Health operates a 24-hour WNV Information Line. You can report the location of dead birds and access general WNV information at 815-740-7631.
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