JSOnline (Free subscription) | 05/11/2009
Kenosha County has canceled a swine flu vaccination clinic scheduled for Thursday and all future clinics because the county is low on the vaccine. County health officials say they have given 2,300 doses of vaccine to people since starting H1N1 vaccine clinics near the end of October and had scheduled a clinic Thursday at Carthage College and one Saturday at the Kenosha County Job Center....
DownWithTyranny! (Free subscription) | yesterday
... moments of the final vote, the DCCC was out with a press release to media outlets in Milwaukee, Kenosha, Racine and Janesville pointing out that Republican Congressional Paul Ryan-- the worst shill for the Medical-Industrial Complex ($730,315) and most nortorious lackey of the Insurance Industry ($518,051) in the history of Wisconsin-- was a leader of the mindless obstructionism that led...
Eddie's Rail Fan Page (Free subscription) | 07/11/2009
I took this photo one afternoon, in August of 2006. Seen here is the former Chicago & NorthWestern Railroad steam era passenger train station in north suburban Glencoe Illinois, Today, this depot is served daily by Chicago's Metra commuter trains operating between Chicago Illinois and Kenosha Wisconsin. This line today is owned by the Union Pacific Railroad, and is known as the Metra . Union...
The Onion (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
KENOSHA, WI—Amid questions as to why this kind of shit always happens to him, area resident Patrick Kennedy told reporters Monday it was...
Jalopnik (Free subscription) | 07/11/2009
... that stance will change if the Alliance takes the win). Will this Car Of The Year-winning Franco-Kenosha machine be able to withstand the overpowering EMP shock waves emanating from the Porsche's absurdly complicated electrical system? But wait, there's more! You know what endurance road racing has been missing all these years? Jeep Cherokees duking it out with RX-7s and E30s! Some people-...
Eddie's Rail Fan Page (Free subscription) | 04/11/2009
The year of 2000 witnessed the return of electric streetcars to the midwest in an actual urban setting. On Saturday, June 17th 2000, I attended the official grand opening ribbon cutting ceremony, of the "New" electric trolley line in downtown Kenosha Wisconsin. The line utilizes 5 refurbished 1951 vintage PCC electric streetcars, that operated in Canada for the Toronto Transit Commision...
DownWithTyranny! (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
... announced it was going forward with closing the last remnant of the old American Motors plant in Kenosha, WI that builds Jeep motors, costing another 900 or so jobs. We are bleeding jobs in WI-01. What do you plan to do about it, Representative Ryan? Tax cuts and smaller government would not have saved these jobs. You were elected to represent all the constituents in our district-- not just...
JSOnline (Free subscription) | 05/11/2009
Madison - State health officials have confirmation of two more swine flu deaths in Wisconsin. The state Department of Health Services says those deaths were in Dodge and St. Croix counties. Department spokesman Seth Boffeli said Thursday the H1N1 flu has now contributed to 18 deaths in Wisconsin since spring. Wednesday the department confirmed two deaths in Rock and Kenosha counties in the last...
Racine Post (Free subscription) | 04/11/2009
... labor movement. Kuzel worked at American Motors Corporation and then Chrysler Automotive in Kenosha for 38 years. He was President of the UAW Local 72 during many challenging times, including the shutdown of the auto assembly operations in Kenosha in 1988. "Honoring Rudy in this small way provides an opportunity for other legislators and the public to learn about this great man...
JSOnline (Free subscription) | 04/11/2009
Wisconsin reported two more deaths from swine flu in Rock and Kenosha counties, bringing the state's total to 16 since spring. The novel H1N1 virus is now widespread in 48 states including Wisconsin, where 69 of the 72 counties have confirmed cases, according to the state Department of Health Services. Across the nation, swine flu now accounts for 8% of all patient visits. In Wisconsin, there...
At A Hen's Pace (Free subscription) | 07/11/2009
... lungs that could mean he'd get pneumonia again, especially from a virus like the H1N1.At the ER in Kenosha, they said they weren't even testing everyone who came in anymore, because 100 percent of the cases of flu they were seeing were H1N1. They did test B4, however, and started him on the Tamiflu right away.Blondechick was the next to fall, with a cough and headache beginning on Sunday,...
JSOnline (Free subscription) | 04/11/2009
Myron L. Gordon, a former federal judge, state Supreme Court justice, and circuit judge, died Tuesday in Palm Desert, Calif. He was 91. Gordon, a native of Kenosha, was a University of Wisconsin graduate who earned his law degree from Harvard Law School in 1942 and immediately started a private law practice in Milwaukee.
Racine Post (Free subscription) | 04/11/2009
... , grandfather to the current owners, left his foreman role at Simmons Manufacturing Company in Kenosha to begin Wisconsin Plating Works. Ten years of polishing and buffing brass beds equipped him with the skills needed to finish metal parts, leading eventually to the business’ focus – metal plating. Michael took on partner Otto Kopitzke in 1935, and the two set up shop. Michael...
PR News Wire (Free subscription) | 03/11/2009
KENOSHA, Wis., Nov. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Snap-on is pleased to announce it has received a MOTOR magazine Top 20 Tools Award for its low profile ratchet/socket set (210RAFM). The set was chosen by MOTOR's technical editors as an innovative new product that helps make the jobs of professional shop owners and technicians easier, which helps them fix their customers' cars and light trucks more accurately...
Springfield MO Soccer (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
... second extra period. Bellarmine, meanwhile, knocked off fourth-seeded Wisconsin-Parkside 4-0 in Kenosha, Wis., on Sunday, racking up 21 shots to Parkside’s nine and getting goals from four different Knights. Midfielder Ross Hopkins, a First Team All-GLVC selection, leads the Knights with 29 points on 11 goals and seven assists. Forward Brad Barraclough, a Second Team all-GLVC choice, has...
