Illinois legalizes physician-assisted suicide with Senate Bill 1950, sparking backlash from various groups concerned about ...

"Libraries are a wonderful resource for our communities," said Shawnna Rhine with the Southern 7 Health Department. "Being ...

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CHICAGO — Gov. JB Pritzker signed a bill Tuesday that he said will protect Illinois residents from “junk science” undermining ...

The Illinois Department of Public Health has recommended all adults get a COVID-19 shot this fall despite federal guidelines that narrowed the group of people recommended for the shot. IDPH released a ...

Influencer content promoting the consumption of raw milk has grown prolific online, even as outbreaks of foodborne illnesses linked to unpasteurized dairy have recently sickened consumers across the ...

PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) — Illinois’ first human case of West Nile virus of 2025 has been confirmed in Southern Illinois. The person was hospitalized due to complications of the infection. About one in 150 ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WMBD) — The Illinois Department of Public Health is warning parents on Wednesday about the risk of using the recently recalled ByHeart Whole Nutrition Infant Formula. The formula ...

The Illinois Department of Public Health issued an order Tuesday that will allow almost anyone in the state to get the updated COVID-19 vaccine. The state’s new protocols are in sharp contrast to the ...

Four of the cases were reported in southern Illinois and two in Cook County, according to the Illinois Department of Public Health. One of the new cases was confirmed in the Franklin-Williamson ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WAND) - The Illinois Department of Public Health is urging parents and guardians to quit using a brand of powdered infant formula linked to botulism cases in 12 states, including ...