Chicago to join state in lifting indoor mask mandate on Feb. 28
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot confirmed Tuesday the city will join the rest of the state in lifting its indoor mask mandate in most public places next Monday.
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Feb 23, 2022 | Top Stories
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot confirmed Tuesday the city will join the rest of the state in lifting its indoor mask mandate in most public places next Monday.
Feb 23, 2022 | COVID-19 Update, Top Stories
The Illinois Department of Public Health said Tuesday it’s added bebtelovimab to the growing number of monoclonal antibodies available to treat COVID-19.
Feb 23, 2022 | Legislature, Top Stories
The Illinois Senate unanimously signed off last week to fund and maintain the 988 hotline number for those in a mental health crisis.
Feb 7, 2022 | COVID-19 Update, Top Stories
Illinois officials said they will appeal a Sangamon County judge’s ruling Friday that voided Gov. JB Pritzker’s mandates on masking and COVID-19 vaccination in schools.
Feb 7, 2022 | Top Stories
The head of the Department of Healthcare and Family Services told stakeholders last week they continue their work on a statewide data exchange platform that will provide vital information to the state’s Medicaid providers.
Feb 7, 2022 | Top Stories
As COVID-19 enters its third year, healthcare leaders are transitioning from crisis management to navigating a new normal.
Dec 16, 2021 | COVID-19 Update, Top Stories
More than 18 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been administered since the first Illinois healthcare workers received shots last December.
Dec 16, 2021 | Top Stories
Nearly one-third of Illinoisans were obese in 2020, ranked 23rd among all states, while 68 percent were obese or overweight, the 22nd worst rate in the country, according to a new report from Trust for America’s Health.
Dec 16, 2021 | COVID-19 Update, Top Stories
Climate change needs to be part of the conversation as policymakers look to address healthcare and social determinants, U.S. Rep. Lauren Underwood, D-Naperville, said Wednesday.
Dec 2, 2021 | COVID-19 Update, Top Stories
Illinois’ top doctor said Wednesday the agency is working to address disparities seen over the first several weeks in the number of children receiving their first dose of COVID-19 vaccine.
Dec 2, 2021 | Top Stories
A plan to fully implement the previously approved community health worker program was signed into law this week by Gov. JB Pritzer.
Dec 2, 2021 | Top Stories
The Illinois Department of Public Health will extend the state’s Pandemic Health Navigator Program, which connects individuals impacted by COVID-19 to resources, through June 2022.
Dec 2, 2021 | Hospitals, Top Stories
Three health systems in the Chicago region have partnered on a new initiative to increase the healthcare workforce.
Nov 18, 2021 | Top Stories
Health equity does not exist in Illinois, or any other state in the country or the District of Columbia, according to a Commonwealth Fund report released Thursday.
Nov 18, 2021 | Top Stories
Acknowledging the issues and improving communication are among the main ways the healthcare industry can better address health equity, a panel of experts said this week.
Nov 18, 2021 | Top Stories
Deaths from drug overdoses in Illinois increased by 12.6 percent over the past year, according to provisional data released Wednesday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.