Gov. JB Pritzker signs controversial law mandating mental health screenings in Illinois schools for grades three through 12, ...

While some disenrolled from the program may have access to other forms of health insurance, many risk losing all access to ...

According to a statement from the Illinois department of Public Health, the case marks the earliest onset of illness observed in Illinois since 2016. It also underscores the risk posed by mosquito ...

An individual from southern Illinois was hospitalized due to complications from West Nile virus, the Illinois Department of Public Health reported June 24. That case marked the state’s first human ...

Weiss Memorial Hospital is set to lose Medicare and Medicaid funding this weekend after failing to remain in compliance. It ...

Thousands of Americans have been warned that their drinking water has elevated levels of a contaminant, lead, posing a potential risk to public health. Illinois American Water Company issued an alert ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WTWO/WAWV)— The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) has announced its efforts it took to prevent the national spread of measles from further penetrating Illinois.

MARION, Ill. (KFVS) - The Illinois Department of Public Health has released more information on the first confirmed measles case of 2025 in Illinois. According to IDPH, the case, involving an ...

MARION, Ill. (WLS) -- The Illinois Department of Public Health is reporting the first case of measles in the state in 2025. The patient is an adult in far southern Illinois.

The Illinois Department of Public Health measles dashboard showed four confirmed cases in 2025 on Friday. The previous three cases had been in Chicago, the Cook County suburbs, and southern Illinois.

The state’s first confirmed measles case of the year was detected in southern Illinois, the Illinois Department of Public Health reported Wednesday. The department said an adult tested positive ...