Friday, January 1, 2010

Third Kane resident dies with H1N1 complications

The largest number of deaths and hospitalizations came from the 25- to 49-year-old age group, with 679 hospitalizations and 33 deaths. Just 13 people older than 65 and two children younger than 2 years old died of swine flu complications this year in Illinois.

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USA starts the count; Need a part-time job? Census takers will make $15.25 an hour in Elgin

 census_bureau_seal.jpgthe bureau hopes to have a pool of about 100,000 applicants statewide and about 4,800 from the Elgin area….a part-time job lasting six to eight weeks, starting in March or April.

Those interested should fill out an online application. The next step is a test that can be taken at various locations throughout the state. Ortiz said the exam consists of 28 questions, with a time limit of 30 minutes.

Prospective employees undergo a background check and are fingerprinted before actually being given a job. Following that is four to five days of paid training,

hire census workers to work near their homes, so they tend to be very familiar with their neighborhoods and surroundings. If their work requires driving, census workers are reimbursed for mileage,

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