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Illinois officials: ‘Do not eat’ these fish from these 10 bodies of water in the state

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April 29, 2023

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ILLINOIS — While the Illinois Department of Public Health has had a statewide fish consumption warning in place for decades, there are 10 locations with specific fish they caution should not be eaten by anyone.

The primary cause of the “do not eat” advisories are Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs). PCBs are a group of more than 200 man-made chemicals. Though PCBs were banned in the 1970s because of their ill effects on health, they were so widely used they continue to persist in the environment, according to the IDPH website.

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Methylmercury is also to blame for a few of the “do not eat” advisories. It’s a “very poisonous form of mercury” which causes damage to the central nervous system. It forms when bacteria react with mercury, according to UCSF Health.

Here are the 10 locations and the specific fish for each which should not be eaten, regardless of age or gender:

Calumet River System in Cook County

Common Carp 12″ or longer due to PCBs

Chicago River in Cook County

Common Carp 12″ or longer due to PCBs

Des Plaines River in Cook, Lake, and Will Counties

Common Carp 18″ or longer due to PCBs

Galena River in Jo Daviess County

Common Carp 24″ or longer due to PCBs

Herrin Lake #1 in Williamson County

Common Carp all sizes due to PCBs

Lake Depue in Bureau County

Channel Catfish 24″ or longer due to PCBs

Lake Michigan in Cook and Lake Counties

Channel Catfish all sizes due to PCBs

Lake Trout 30″ or longer due to PCBs

Lincoln Trail Lake in Clark County

Largemouth Bass 14″ or longer due to Methylmercury

Midlothian Reservoir in Cook County

Common Carp 20″ or longer due to PCBs

Mill Creek Lake in Clark County

Largemouth Bass 19″ or longer due to Methylmercury

As for the statewide advisory, it applies to women who are, or could become, pregnant, women who are nursing, and children under 15 years old. It states they should limit their consumption of predatory fish from any body of water in the state to one meal per week due to methylmercury levels.

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The list of fish includes:

Bass (all species)

Sauger

Walleye

Flathead Catfish

Gar (all species)

Muskellunge

Northern Pike

Trout (all species)

Salmon (all species)

There are additional advisories in place for more than 100 bodies of water across the state, all related to methylmercury and PCBs. Many of these advisories apply to all Illinoisans regardless of age or gender. Each advisory states the contaminant of concern, the type of fish, and the recommended consumption limit based upon the species and size of the fish.

Find the full by county list here.

Below are the waters with additional warnings by county in the Chicago area with links to each specific advisory:

Cook County

DuPage County

Lake County

Will County

Kane County

McHenry County

Kankakee County

Dekalb County

Kendall County

LaSalle County

Grundy County

Boone County

Ogle County

Lee County

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Man attacks Jeff Co. deputy with screwdriver during attempted arrest

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July 11, 2023

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JEFFERSON COUNTY, Mo. – Two people are behind bars after a man reportedly attacked a Jefferson County deputy with a screwdriver during an attempted arrest over the weekend.

Prosecutors have charged Nicholas Davis, 47, and Amanda Davis, 45, of Dittmer, Missouri, with felonies in the investigation.

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The alleged attack followed a traffic stop of a driver in the 9500 block of Jones Creek Road on July 7, though the driver was not Nicholas or Amanda.

According to court documents obtained by FOX 2, Nicholas reportedly came out of his nearby home, yelled at a deputy and started approaching him while holding a screwdriver. The deputy initially ordered Nicholas to back away, then used pepper spray.

Per court documents, the deputy attempted to arrest Nicholas, who then struck him in the chest with the screwdriver. Amanda reportedly approached the deputy and pulled him away from Nicholas before both ran inside their home.

The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office says the situation prompted an hours-long standoff involving negotiators, a SWAT team and a K-9 deputy. The situation led to Nicholas refusing warnings and being bitten by a K-9.

Nicholas and Amanda are both jailed in the Jefferson County Jail without bond. Nicholas is charged with first-degree assault on a special victim and armed criminal action. Amanda is charged with resisting/interfering with arrest.

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St. Louis Public Schools superintendent to be sworn in

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July 11, 2023

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ST. LOUIS — The new St. Louis schools superintendent will be officially sworn into office today. Dr. Keisha Scarlett took over the job in July after the retirement of Dr. Kelvin Adams. She was assistant superintendent in the Seattle Public School District. The installation ceremony is at 6:15 p.m. before the regular school board meeting.

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Gas tanker crashes into St. Louis Metro transit center

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July 11, 2023

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ST. LOUIS — A gasoline tanker truck crashed into a Metro transit center near Riverview and Hall Streets early Tuesday morning and knocked over a power pole. The pole is leaning on other power lines. Police have the area blocked off here because there is a downed power line. Ameren and Metro crews are also on the scene.

The incident happened around 12:30 a.m. It’s still unclear exactly what caused the crash, but we do that there was a second vehicle somehow involved. The airbags on that second vehicle did deploy.

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Police at the scene have not been able to give us a lot of details. Metro officials tell FOX 2 that the transit center here is operating this morning for passengers and buses. Access to certain areas will be limited here as clean up unfolds.

A Metro spokesperson says half of the station isn’t being used right now because of safety issues. It isn’t impacting overall bus operations, everything is just happening on the other side of transit center.

The extent of the damage to the actual transit center is still unclear, but I’m told it does not appear to be extreme. A Metro spokesperson tells me there were no injuries to any metro workers or passengers. The tanker driver also was not injured.

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