Our sources are saying we do.

We received a phone call Saturday evening from one of our most trusted sources when it comes to state-level issues.

He was very shaken as he reported to us that he'd learned of a confirmed case of Ebola in northern Illinois.

Our friends the Edgar County Watchdogs (now called Illinois Leaks) produced an article about it. I'll give you a snippet and a link:

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I pray this is one big false alarm. However, if it’s not and this turns out to be a path taken by Governor Quinn in order to get out in front of yet another colossal failure for political gain, I am afraid we have a lot more to worry about!

Thursday October 16th, 2014 – late afternoon – Phone calls roll in to us with claims we have a confirmed case of Ebola in Illinois.

After the third report, which were consistent with the previous two, I started calling my sources within the healthcare community. It didn’t take long to get confirming stories. In fact, one county board chairman confirmed the information was also shared with him by their health administrator.

Quinn Administration encouraging secrecy in matters related to our health and safety!

After speaking with a county health administrator it was clear that all those informed of this case on Thursday were given explicit instruction that the information is NOT to be shared because Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) is going to inform everyone on Friday during a 2:30 Press Conference.

I contacted my State Representative to find out if they have been advised of the situation and he had heard nothing.

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You can read the rest of the article at the below link. It is, unfortunately, one scary presentation. Not because of Ebola (bad enough), but because of the way our state of Illinois is (mis)handling this situation.

Because, folks...we are quite certain that the reason Pat Quinn opted not to announce a case of Ebola in Will County is because someone leaked it, a solid news organization contacted multiple sources and confirmed, and Quinn--who's seeking re-election--lost his thunder and opted not to announce.

WHY??

Is this pissy politician so pathetic that he will subject residents of his state to something potentially deadly because he can't be the one to make hay of it?

Has this country gotten that SICK?

Apparently.

There was a conference call scheduled this morning for 10:30, to have involved the gov, all state legislators, and health care/health department workers.

We're keeping apprised of how that's going, and will be posting at our site when we learn it.