Travelers flying into O’Hare from China to be screened January 22, 2020 12:17 pm|CHICAGO (AP) — Travelers arriving at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport from Wuhan, China will be screened for the…
Illinois gets federal grant to improve maternal health September 3, 2019 10:54 am|SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – Illinois is getting $450,000 in federal funds to improve maternal health and reduce the…
Chemical spill forces suburban Chicago residents indoors April 25, 2019 11:38 am|BEACH PARK, Ill. (AP) – Authorities are urging residents in a suburban Chicago community to stay indoors with…
Illinois hospitals warn families of unvaccinated children April 10, 2019 12:02 pm|CHICAGO (AP) – Measles outbreaks across the country have prompted several Illinois health systems to pressure parents who…
Lung Association study: Illinois lags in cutting tobacco use February 4, 2019 12:30 pm|CHICAGO (AP) – A new study by the American Lung Association says Illinois is not doing enough to…
Illinois officials urge vaccination after child dies of flu January 10, 2019 1:38 pm|AURORA, Ill. (AP) – Health officials are urging people to get the flu shot after a 3-year-old girl…
Illinois reports 2 cases of Shiga-toxin E. coli November 21, 2018 12:33 pm|SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – Public health officials report that two Illinois residents are among nearly three dozen people…
Illinois, Iowa officials look into rise in parasitic illness July 13, 2018 12:52 pm|SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – Health officials in Illinois and Iowa are investigating an increase in people becoming sick…
CDC investigates early case of West Nile Virus in Illinois July 4, 2018 1:28 pm|DECATUR, Ill. (AP) – Traps that can catch more than 500 mosquitoes are being set up in central…
CDC report examines Legionnaires’ at Illinois veterans home May 31, 2018 11:30 am|SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – A report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says there continues to…
Illinois illnesses from insect bites increased by 58 percent May 11, 2018 12:04 pm|SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – The Illinois Department of Public Health is warning the public to take precautions against…
Fake pot likely tainted with rat poison kills 3, sickens 100 April 11, 2018 12:17 pm|CHICAGO (AP) – Fake marijuana likely contaminated with rat poison has killed three people in Illinois and sickened…
Report: Illinois sees steep increase in opioid ER visits March 7, 2018 1:25 pm|CHICAGO (AP) — New federal data show that Illinois emergency rooms saw a 66 percent increase in opioid overdose visits…
Duckworth promises to work for federal aid for veterans home February 21, 2018 1:13 pm|QUINCY, Ill. (AP) — U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth says she will help get federal money to tackle Legionella…
Illinois resolution seeks timeline of veterans home outbreak February 15, 2018 8:15 pm|SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The Latest on cases of Legionnaires’ disease at a western Illinois veterans’ home (all times local):
Illinois consistent nationwide for cold-related deaths January 30, 2018 12:17 pm|CHICAGO (AP) — A federal agency reports that Illinois was consistently in the top five states nationwide for cold-related deaths…
The Latest: Rauner to speak publicly about Quincy home stay January 10, 2018 1:01 pm|SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The Latest on developments in the Legionnaires’ disease outbreak (all times local):
Illinois Santa Claus on quest for weight loss December 15, 2017 12:31 pm|SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — An Illinois man who’s played Santa Claus for 20 years is on a quest to lose…
New case of Legionnaires reported at Quincy veterans’ home November 29, 2017 5:17 pm|QUINCY, Ill. (AP) — State officials have reported another case of Legionnaires’ disease at a western Illinois veterans’…
Study: Shootings kill or injure 19 US children each day June 19, 2017 4:10 pm|CHICAGO (AP) — A new report says gunfire kills or injures at least 19 U.S. children each day. Boys,…
