October 26, 2025

Elderly Lake County man dies after bat bite; Illinois’ first human rabies case in more than half-century

  • NABJ Black News & Views

An elderly Lake County man recently died of rabies after being bitten by a bat — the first human case of the disease in Illinois in 67 years, health officials said Tuesday.

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