040919 Noah Ruiz back after illness

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Noah Ruiz, 6, of Sycamore draws with chalk at South Prairie Elementary School in Sycamore Tuesday after his first day back at school after a long illness. Ruiz is recovering from a rare polio-like condition called acute flaccid myelitis, a virus that affects the nervous system weakening the reflexes and muscles in the body.