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Illinois quick hits: Harvey furloughs some employees; lead poisoning prevention continues

Harvey furloughs some employees The Chicago suburb of Harvey has furloughed 69 employees, including police and fire, after the city council voted to designate the city as financially distressed. ...
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Transplanting shrubs: Timing and technique for a thriving garden

It’s the end of the gardening season, and those of us who’ve endured a less-than-perfect layout may be itching to move shrubs around. But proper timing is imperative. I inadvertently planted a Clethra bush too close to a peach tree, and their intertwining branches have ...
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Wave of anti-science bills pushed by Kennedy allies hits statehouses, endangering health protections

More than 420 anti-science bills attacking longstanding public health protections – vaccines, milk safety and fluoride – have been introduced in statehouses across the U.S. this year, part of an organized, politically savvy campaign to enshrine a conspiracy theory-driven agenda into law. An Associated ...
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Takeaways from AP’s investigation on anti-science legislation in US statehouses

A wave of anti-science bills has been introduced in statehouses across America this year, pushed by people with special interests who have close ties to Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. An Associated Press investigation found more than 420 bills attacking longstanding public health ...
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How AP tracked and analyzed anti-science legislation in US statehouses

To track and analyze the spread of anti-science legislation, The Associated Press examined more than 1,000 bills that had been introduced in states across the nation. Reporters identified the bills using the bill-tracking software Plural and a database maintained by the National Conference of ...
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WATCH: National Guard case before SCOTUS; Trump insists China soybean deal coming

(The Center Square) – In today's edition of Illinois in Focus Daily, The Center Square Editor Greg Bishop reviews the latest in the legal battle over whether the Trump administration can use the National Guard for public safety in Illinois with an emergency motion ...
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Quest Diagnostics raises annual profit and revenue forecasts on lab test demand

(Reuters) -Laboratory operator Quest Diagnostics raised its full-year forecast for profit and revenue on Tuesday, banking on robust demand for its diagnostic tests, after posting strong results for the third quarter. Shares of the New Jersey-based company were up 2.7% in premarket trading. Quest expects 2025 ...
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Walmart to be first US retailer to sell Abbott’s continuous glucose monitor

(Reuters) -Walmart will become the first U.S. retailer to sell Abbott Laboratories’ over-the-counter continuous glucose monitor Lingo in physical stores, an Abbott spokesperson said on Tuesday. Abbott’s device, which was previously available only at HelloLingo.com and Amazon, will now be sold in Walmart’s 3,500 stores ...
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Spain bans live cattle exports over lumpy skin disease outbreak

MADRID (Reuters) -Spain has imposed a temporary ban on exports of live cattle following an outbreak of the highly-contagious lumpy skin disease, Agriculture Minister Luis Planas told reporters on Tuesday. Lumpy skin disease is a virus spread by insects that affects cattle and buffalo, causing ...
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Novo Nordisk chair, board members to quit after dispute with top shareholder

By Stine Jacobsen, Jacob Gronholt-Pedersen and Maggie Fick COPENHAGEN/LONDON (Reuters) -The chairman of Novo Nordisk and six other independent board members quit on Tuesday after a dispute with the company’s controlling shareholder, as the drugmaker looks to revive sales of its blockbuster weight-loss drug Wegovy. The ...
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Hologic to go private in up to $18.3 billion deal backed by Blackstone, TPG

(Reuters) -Blackstone and TPG have agreed to acquire medical diagnostics firm Hologic in an up to $18.3 billion deal, it said on Tuesday, marking one of the largest healthcare take-private transactions this year. Under the agreement, Blackstone and TPG will pay $76 apiece in cash ...
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The food you toss costs you plenty and emits tons of pollution. We’ve got tips on how to cut down

Wasted food is a financial and environmental bummer. It costs U.S. consumers $728 every year, according to the Environmental Protection Agency, and emits the annual equivalent planet-warming greenhouse gases of 42 coal-fired power plants. Carleigh Bodrug, a cookbook author who emphasizes cooking with plants and low-waste ...
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