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Dr. George Kouris, Plastic Surgeon, Shares His Love of Cooking & Travel
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Chicago, IL - ( NewMediaWire ) - December 16, 2020 - Dr. George Kouris is a lifelong resident of Illinois, is married, and has four beautiful children ranging in age from 13 to 20. He and his family have lived in a modest suburban home in River Forest for the past 16 years. Dr. George Kouris is a well known and successful plastic surgeon who has earned a reputation in River Forest and the surrounding region for quality work and valuable expertise.
Illinois House ends Madigan investigation
Illinois House ends Madigan investigation The Illinois House Special Investigating Committee did little that was special or investigative before ending their probe of Mike Madigan.
Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan’s peers ended their investigation into whether he engaged in “unbecoming conduct” as part of the ComEd bribery scandal, concluding he did nothing wrong.
Three Democrats on the Illinois House Special Investigating Committee on Dec. 14 advanced charges against Madigan, then all voted against them. The three Republicans on the committee voted for them.
With no majority, the charges are now dead.
Committee chairman, Rep. Emanuel “Chris” Welch, D-Hillside, said Republicans instigated the House investigation as an act of political theater.
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Chicago Fire Department Paramedic Dies of COVID-19
A third member of the Chicago Fire Department has died from COVID-19.
Paramedic Robert Truevillian, who joined the department in 2000, died from complications of the virus, Chicago fire officials said Thursday in a statement posted to Twitter.
Truevillian was assigned to ambulance 71, which operates out of the firehouse at 10458 S. Hoxie Ave. in South Deering, officials said.
He’s the third active CFD member to die from complications of the coronavirus.
Illinois Reports 8,828 New Coronavirus Cases, 181 Additional Deaths Thursday
According to the latest data from the Illinois Department of Public Health, Thursday s figures bring the total number cases of the virus to 879,428 statewide and lifted the death toll to 14,835 since the pandemic began.
New Drug Discovered to Treat Intellectual Disabilities by Pooja Shete on December 17, 2020 at 12:58 PM
Fragile X Syndrome is a genetic disorder which cause mild to moderate intellectual disability. It is one of the leading causes of autism. A new drug has been discovered which is the first drug for the treatment for Fragile X Syndrome.
The research was conducted as collaboration between University at Buffalo and Tetra Therapeutics.
The drug BPN14770 showed positive results in phase 2 clinical study and improved cognitive function in adult male patients with Fragile X Syndrome.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,
Fragile X Syndrome is the most common cause of inherited intellectual disability and there is no cure for it.