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Investigators examine letter sent to Illinois lawmaker's office in Aurora after staffer gets sick
The employee, who asked to remain anonymous, said they noticed something was wrong after they were opening up letters they say were sent by prison inmates.
Authorities investigate suspicious letter sent to Illinois state rep's Aurora office
The employee was left shaken following getting sick after opening a piece of mail at the office of Illinois State Rep. Barbara Hernandez (D-Aurora). Sabrina Franza reports.
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Illinois Lawmaker’s Aide Rushed To Hospital After Opening Official Mail
An employee of an Illinois lawmaker suddenly fell ill Monday after opening a letter addressed to the lawmaker. The employee, who works for Democratic state Rep. Barbara Hernandez at her office in Aurora,
Illinois lawmaker's aide gets sick after opening mail, Aurora office building evacuated
Aurora police said at 1:06 p.m., they were called along with the fire department to the office of Illinois state Rep. Barbara Hernandez (D-Aurora) in the busy three-level office building at 1 E. Benton St. in downtown Aurora. An employee had reported feeling sick shortly after opening the mail.
Aide for Illinois state representative gets sick after opening mail in Aurora
The downtown Aurora building where Illinois state Rep. Barbara Hernandez's office is located was evacuated late Monday. Jermont Terry reports.
Postal officials investigating letter sent to Rep. Hernandez’s Aurora office after staffer who opened it gets sick
The U.S. Postal Inspection Service is investigating a piece of mail sent to state Rep. Barbara Hernandez’s office in downtown Aurora after one of the office’s staff members, who opened
Agencies investigating after staff member for state rep in Aurora hospitalized following mail opening
An investigation by multiple agencies is underway after a staff member from a state representative's office in Aurora may have become ill from a piece of mail Monday afternoon. The staff member was hospitalized shortly after opening the mail,
Authorities investigate Illinois lawmaker's mail after staffer gets sick
The employee, who asked to remain anonymous, said they noticed something was wrong after they were opening up letters they say were sent by prison inmates to the office of state Rep. Barbara Hernandez in Aurora.
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