Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul has joined 18 colleagues in opposing a proposed federal rule that seeks to treat payments made to healthcare sharing ministries as deductible medical expenses.
Gov. JB Pritzker said Wednesday that Illinois is at a “make or break” point in its battle against COVID-19, as the state's metrics have continued to trend in the wrong direction in recent weeks.
There were 1,645 new cases of COVID-19 reported in Illinois on Wednesday, bringing the state’s total number of cases to 198,593.
The city of Chicago has removed Iowa, Kansas and Utah from its list of areas where visitors will be required to self-quarantine for two weeks upon arriving in Chicago.
The Illinois Supreme Court on Tuesday put a hold on a Clay County hearing scheduled for Friday that would have required Gov. JB Pritzker to appear in court to defend his executive orders related to the state’s COVID-19 response.
Sinai Health System and its community-based research arm Sinai Urban Health Institute (SUHI) received a $100,000 grant from the Cigna Foundation to support efforts to address food insecurity issues on Chicago’s West Side.
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A legislative panel voted along party lines Tuesday to allow new emergency rules to help enforce the state’s mandates on face coverings and large social gatherings at businesses to go in effect.
There were 1,549 new cases of COVID-19 reported in Illinois on Tuesday, bringing the state’s total number of cases to 196,948.
Illinois has launched two programs totaling roughly $300 million to assist homeowners and tenants impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, officials announced Monday.
State and local leaders joined representatives of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois on Monday to formally open a new health center in Chicago’s south side.
State Rep. Emanuel “Chris” Welch, D-Hillside, is calling for the state to take action against Medicaid managed care organizations that fail to meet fair contracting goals for businesses owned by racial and ethnic minorities and women.
There were 1,319 new cases of COVID-19 reported in Illinois on Monday, bringing the state’s total number of cases to 195,399.
There were 26 COVID-19 deaths linked to Illinois long-term care facilities last week, the lowest number since the state first began to release data three months ago.
Thirteen Illinois counties have now reached a “warning” level for COVID-19.
Healthcare groups are lining up in support of Gov. JB Pritzker's proposed rules aimed at enforcing the state’s mandates on face coverings and large social gatherings at businesses.
Illinois has topped 2,000 new daily cases of COVID-19 for the first time in over two months.
