Chicago seeing slow down in COVID-19 surge
The city of Chicago continues to see a surge in its COVID-19 metrics, though its top health official said Tuesday it has started to slow down.
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Apr 14, 2021 | coronavirus, Top Stories, Vaccination
The city of Chicago continues to see a surge in its COVID-19 metrics, though its top health official said Tuesday it has started to slow down.
Apr 14, 2021 | coronavirus, Legislature, Top Stories
A staff member of House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch, D-Hillside, has tested positive for COVID-19.
Apr 14, 2021 | coronavirus, Top Stories, Vaccination
State and local health officials said Tuesday they do not believe the recent pause in giving Johnson & Johnson shots will have significant impacts on Illinois’ COVID-19 vaccination rollout.
Apr 13, 2021 | COVID-19 Update, Top Stories
The Illinois Department of Public Health reported 3,193 new cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday, bringing the state’s total to 1,285,398.
Read MoreApr 13, 2021 | Hospitals, Top Stories
Springfield Clinic and UnityPoint Health-Central Illinois are teaming up.
Apr 13, 2021 | Hospitals, Top Stories
Silver Cross Hospital in New Lenox is planning a nearly $21.3 million expansion to add 24 new medical/surgical beds, according to a recent application with the Illinois Health Facilities and Services Review Board.
Apr 13, 2021 | coronavirus, Top Stories, Vaccination
The Illinois Department of Public Health and Chicago Department of Public Health said Tuesday morning they will follow federal recommendations and pause the use of Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine.
Apr 13, 2021 | Federal Government, Medicaid/Medicare, Top Stories
The Biden administration has given the go-ahead for Illinois to expand Medicaid coverage for new mothers.
Apr 12, 2021 | Press Releases
Sinai Chicago partnered with the City of Chicago and several Little Village community organizations for a second vaccination clinic event in Little Village on April 10th.
Read MoreApr 12, 2021 | coronavirus, COVID-19 Update, Top Stories
The Illinois Department of Public Health reported 2,433 new cases of COVID-19 on Monday, bringing the state’s total to 1,282,205.
Read MoreApr 12, 2021 | Insurance, Legislature, Medicaid/Medicare, Population Health, Top Stories
Making Medicaid-like coverage available to all Illinoisans, developing a government-backed health plan to compete with private plans on the Affordable Care Act exchange and using state dollars to further subsidize premiums on the exchange are among the options the state could pursue to make healthcare more affordable, according to a new study from Gov. JB Pritzker's administration.
Apr 12, 2021 | coronavirus, Top Stories, Vaccination
Chicago and Walgreens announced this weekend they will partner to bolster vaccinations at more than 70 different houses of worship.
Apr 12, 2021 | coronavirus, Top Stories, Vaccination
All Illinoisans 16 and older are now eligible to receive vaccines.
Apr 9, 2021 | COVID-19 Update, Top Stories
The Illinois Department of Public Health reported 4,004 new cases of COVID-19 on Friday, bringing the state’s total to 1,273,200.
Apr 9, 2021 | Health Tech, On The Record, State Budget
Advocate Aurora Enterprises, a subsidiary of Advocate Aurora Health, was launched at the end of last year. Its goal is to invest in businesses that enable people to improve their health and well-being beyond the traditional clinical care settings. Aurora Enterprises recently picked Foodsmart, a personalized telenutrition platform, as the company in which to make its first investment.
Apr 9, 2021 | Federal Government, Insurance, Top Stories
Attorney General Kwame Raoul joined nearly two dozen colleagues Thursday urging a federal appeals court to protect states’ right to regulate health insurance.