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1st Illinois case linked to meningitis outbreak

CHICAGO – An ill Chicago resident is the first person in Illinois to be linked to the fungal meningitis outbreak.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported the case Saturday.

Melaney Arnold with the Illinois Department of Public Health referred to it as a "probable" case and said authorities were still waiting on laboratory confirmation.

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