C-U'S longtime environmental health director is moving on

CHAMPAIGN – Lead poisoning, food-borne illnesses, radon contamination, West Nile virus ...

For 30 years, it's been Garry Bird's job to keep the unsuspecting people of Champaign-Urbana safe from vile stuff like that, and now he's passing the torch to somebody else.

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