U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky, D-Evanston, is seeking to repeal a decades-old policy that bars U.S. foreign aid programs from providing funding for abortion services.
The Peoria region could be days away from having new COVID-19 restrictions put in place, Gov. JB Pritzker said Thursday.
The COVID-19 pandemic will have a long-lasting impact on the hospital industry, a trio of Chicago-area CEOs said Thursday.
With increased COVID-19 cases reported in Lake County since June, access to personal protective equipment (PPE) is critical to slow the virus’ spread. Infection rates among African Americans and Latinos are alarming, with...
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There were 1,772 new cases of COVID-19 reported in Illinois on Thursday, the highest single-day number in over two months.
Gov. JB Pritzker has reissued several executive orders related to how healthcare is delivered during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Hospitals and other providers still reeling from the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic could be on the hook for millions of dollars beginning next month when the federal government starts to recoup a Medicare loan it issued during the beginning stages of the crisis. As federal lawmakers debate the next relief bill, a growing number of providers are calling for a delay to the repayments, or altogether forgiveness.
Illinois’ top health official said Wednesday the state is following the rest of the country with a “resurgence” of COVID-19 cases.
There were 1,393 new cases of COVID-19 reported in Illinois on Wednesday, bringing the state’s total to 175,124.
Chicago’s Mercy Hospital and Medical Center announced Wednesday it plans to close by next year, with officials citing decades of financial turmoil.
A trio of northeastern states have added Illinois to their list of states that will require travelers to self-quarantine for 14 days.
Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul has joined nearly two dozen colleagues in urging the federal government to reverse a new policy that requires hospitals to send data on coronavirus patients straight to the Department of Health and Human Services, instead of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Pipeline Health has agreed to pay $1.5 million to the village of Melrose Park to settle two lawsuits related to its closure last year of Westlake Hospital.
There were 1,076 new cases of COVID-19 reported in Illinois on Tuesday, bringing the state’s total to 173,731.
Chicago will add four more states to its self-quarantine order.
Northwestern Medicine is seeking 5,000 Chicago-area volunteers to join a registry for COVID-19 vaccine trials.
