As she tours Illinois, Comptroller Susana Mendoza is taking a particular interest in the well-being of independent pharmacies serving rural and medically underserved communities.
The number of Illinois counties where masks are recommended in indoor public spaces due to COVID-19 trends dropped to single digits on Thursday, according to data released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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Illinois House Republicans introduced a proposal Thursday to strengthen prosecution of fentanyl dealers.
Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago plans to construct a nearly $55.9 million outpatient care center in Schaumburg, according to a recent application with the Illinois Health Facilities and Services Review Board.
As of Tuesday, 1,173 Illinoisans were in the hospital with COVID-19, up 12 from Monday and down 115 from the prior week.
U.S. Rep. Robin Kelly is pushing for medical researchers to do more to diversify their clinical trials.
Several Illinois municipalities will use nearly $3.5 million in federal funds to aid their COVID-19 recovery.
As of Monday, 1,161 Illinoisans were in the hospital with COVID-19, up 12 from Sunday and down 117 from the prior week.
Most COVID-19 cases in a six-state region that includes Illinois are still BA.5, but other variants are making up more cases, according to recent federal projections.
A top Illinois doctor said Monday that telehealth will improve access to care for the state’s senior population.
In the first case over emissions at Sterigenics’ former Willowbrook facility, a Cook County jury on Monday ordered the company and its parent organization to pay $363 million in damages for exposing a woman to dangerous levels of cancer-causing ethylene oxide.
WHAT: Now in its 31st year, the AIDS Run & Walk Chicago returns to Chicago’s Soldier Field on Sunday, October 2 to help create equity and justice across Chicagoland and raise awareness and funds for individuals who are living with or vulnerable to HIV/AIDS.
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The University of Illinois Chicago will use a $3.1 million federal grant to expand access to reproductive health services to teens in underserved communities.
Illinois vaccinators have administered 188,000 doses of the new COVID-19 booster vaccines so far, the Department of Public Health said Friday.
Vice President Kamala Harris joined Illinois leaders on Friday to call for voters across the country to protect abortion rights in the coming election.
The federal government is providing the Illinois Primary Health Care Association nearly $3.6 million to help consumers with the upcoming Healthcare.gov open enrollment period.
