The Department of Public Health and the University of Illinois’ Discovery Partners Institute said Thursday they will partner on a new pilot program to analyze school wastewater for coronavirus and influenza.
A class action lawsuit filed this week against six Chicago-area nursing homes alleges their operator endangered residents by understaffing facilities.
Grundy County-based Nayak Farms is part of an $8 billion, multi-step approach the White House announced Wednesday to address food insecurities and reduce diet-related disease by 2030.
As of Tuesday, 973 Illinoisans were in the hospital with COVID-19, down 55 from Monday and down 200 from the prior week.
Opioid-related deaths in Cook County may have been undercounted by up to 15 percent in recent years, according to a study released this week by researchers at the University of Illinois Chicago.
A 53-unit, mixed-housing unit backed by over $16 million from UnitedHealthcare Group formally opened Tuesday in Chicago’s Bronzeville neighborhood.
The state’s Medicaid managed care rolls fell in July, according to recent data from the Department of Healthcare and Family Services.
As of Monday, 1,028 Illinoisans were in the hospital with COVID-19, up 57 from Sunday and down 133 from the prior week.
CVS Health will partner with the University of Illinois’ Discovery Partners Institute and technology services firm Interapt to train thousands of individuals for tech jobs, the organizations announced last week.
The Department of Human Services is set to receive just over $37 million in federal funds to help aid Illinois’ opioid response, the state’s two senators announced last week.
BA.4.6 is making up a growing proportion of COVID-19 cases in a six-state region that includes Illinois, according to federal data updated last week.
The National Committee for Quality Assurance recently released its annual health plan rankings for Illinois.
Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul joined 20 colleagues last week in support of an individual’s right to travel out of state for an abortion.
Vaccinators have administered 340,000 doses of the new COVID-19 booster vaccines in Illinois, according to the Department of Public Health.
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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.
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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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