Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker signed the Medical Aid in Dying bill Friday, which allows certain terminally ill people to seek ...

Use of tanning beds nearly triples the risk of developing melanoma, and it also damages the DNA of skin cells across the body ...

Premiums for individual employer-sponsored health care in Illinois rose higher than the national average from 2023 to 2024, ...

Illinois residents with terminal illnesses may choose to end their lives on their own terms under a law Gov. JB Pritzker ...

Federal resources, state and local best practices and taking a “health in all policies” approach can help local governments ...

The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) has issued an updated standing order which adds Illinois public libraries to ...

More than 700 Illinois schools are within a quarter-mile of crop fields, yet state law doesn’t require pesticide applicators to ...

Food insecurity continues to be a major issue in the United States, and the recent lapse in SNAP benefits has worsened struggles for many families ...

The vote Friday by a CDC panel that upends a longstanding recommendation was decried by a Illinois leaders and a broad range ...

Two large studies have put a spotlight on potential health risks of the COVID vaccine — but some experts urge caution when interpreting the findings. Recent research has linked the vaccine to a higher ...

Illinois public universities have reached their highest enrollment in a decade, with nearly 190,000 students enrolled during the fall semester of the 2025-26 academic year, according to a community ...

Chicago State University enrolled its largest freshman class in a decade this fall — an encouraging trend at the state’s only predominantly Black university, which has struggled with declining ...