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Recent News About Illinois Department of Public Health
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Niemerg: ‘There's two sexes, a boy and a girl and that is all there is to it’
State Rep. Adam Niemerg (R-Dieterich) is criticizing a recently enacted law allowing residents to change the gender marker on their birth certificates without requiring a medical note.
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Niemerg requests IDPH plan to distribute antiviral medicines to pharmacies, hospitals
Earlier this month, Rep. Adam Niemerg (R-Teutopolis) penned a letter to the director of the Illinois Department of Public Health, Ngozi Zike to urge the IDPH to formulate a plan to distribute antiviral medicines to pharmacies and hospitals.
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Dori Bugajski earned $108,400 during 2020 at Illinois Department of Public Health
Dori Bugajski earned $108,400 during 2020 working for the Illinois Department of Public Health as a public service administrator, according to data provided by the Illinois Comptroller Office.
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Darla Hamende earned $108,300 during 2020 at Illinois Department of Public Health
Darla Hamende earned $108,300 during 2020 working for the Illinois Department of Public Health as a public service administrator, according to data provided by the Illinois Comptroller Office.
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Sylvia Riperton-Lewis earned $108,600 during 2020 at Illinois Department of Public Health
Sylvia Riperton-Lewis earned $108,600 during 2020 working for the Illinois Department of Public Health as a senior public service administrator, according to data provided by the Illinois Comptroller Office.
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Caroline Soyemi earned $108,600 during 2020 at Illinois Department of Public Health
Caroline Soyemi earned $108,600 during 2020 working for the Illinois Department of Public Health as a health facility surveillance nurse, according to data provided by the Illinois Comptroller Office.
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Ngozika Ugonna earned $108,900 during 2020 at Illinois Department of Public Health
Ngozika Ugonna earned $108,900 during 2020 working for the Illinois Department of Public Health as a health facility surveillance nurse, according to data provided by the Illinois Comptroller Office.
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Robert Whitmore earned $108,800 during 2020 at Illinois Department of Public Health
Robert Whitmore earned $108,800 during 2020 working for the Illinois Department of Public Health as a public service administrator, according to data provided by the Illinois Comptroller Office.
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Frederick Ramos earned $108,900 during 2020 at Illinois Department of Public Health
Frederick Ramos earned $108,900 during 2020 working for the Illinois Department of Public Health as a health facility surveillance nurse, according to data provided by the Illinois Comptroller Office.
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Jorge Delafuente earned $109,100 during 2020 at Illinois Department of Public Health
Jorge Delafuente earned $109,100 during 2020 working for the Illinois Department of Public Health as a public service administrator, according to data provided by the Illinois Comptroller Office.
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Timothy Shekleton earned $109,100 during 2020 at Illinois Department of Public Health
Timothy Shekleton earned $109,100 during 2020 working for the Illinois Department of Public Health as a public service administrator, according to data provided by the Illinois Comptroller Office.
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Niemerg questions Ezike of future mask protocols: 'Would I have to show some paperwork' of vaccine record to get into public outdoor events?
As more of the public gets the COVID-19 vaccine, officials are discussing how to continue taking steps back to some sense of normalcy.
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IDPH director Ezike on mask mandates: We will 'follow the CDC’s recommendation'
While the Centers for Disease Control states in new guidelines that masks are no longer needed outdoors for individuals who have been fully vaccinated, Dr. Ngozi Ezike, head of the Illinois Department of Public Health, did not commit to IDPH removing mask mandates for outdoor activities like youth sports in a recent conversation with Rep. Adam Niemerg (R-Teutopoilis).
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Kent Martin earned $130,100 working for the Illinois Department of Public Health during 2020
Kent Martin was ranked in the 97th percentile among public employees in Illinois in terms of pay in 2020, according to data gathered by the Illinois Comptroller Office.
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Megan Patel earned $131,800 working for the Illinois Department of Public Health during 2020
Megan Patel was ranked in the 97th percentile among public employees in Illinois in terms of pay in 2020, according to data gathered by the Illinois Comptroller Office.
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Lynette McKinney-Colman earned $163,900 working for the Illinois Department of Public Health during 2020
Lynette McKinney-Colman was ranked in the 99th percentile among public employees in Illinois in terms of pay in 2020, according to data gathered by the Illinois Comptroller Office.
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April Caulk earned $172,100 working for the Illinois Department of Public Health during 2020
April Caulk was ranked in the 99th percentile among public employees in Illinois in terms of pay in 2020, according to data gathered by the Illinois Comptroller Office.
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Kalifa-Amira Shabazz earned $173,000 working for the Illinois Department of Public Health during 2020
Kalifa-Amira Shabazz was ranked in the 99th percentile among public employees in Illinois in terms of pay in 2020, according to data gathered by the Illinois Comptroller Office.
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Robert Cox earned $177,400 working for the Illinois Department of Public Health during 2020
Robert Cox was ranked in the 99th percentile among public employees in Illinois in terms of pay in 2020, according to data gathered by the Illinois Comptroller Office.
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Delmar Davis earned $192,400 working for the Illinois Department of Public Health during 2020
Delmar Davis was ranked in the 99th percentile among public employees in Illinois in terms of pay in 2020, according to data gathered by the Illinois Comptroller Office.