The U.S. Center for Disease Control and Prevention says the risk of an outbreak of the bird flu in humans is low, although Illinois’ health department is preparing for the possibility. On Friday, the ...

The Illinois Department of Human Services divisions overseeing mental health and substance abuse would be consolidated under ...

CHICAGO — Gia Biagi made her name building parks. Now, she’s leading the department that oversees more than 145,000 miles of ...

The voting period to choose the new Illinois state flag is coming to a close. The redesign contest runs through February 14, ...

Cook County officials and health care providers gathered at a Friday news conference to remind residents to get tested and ...

Illinois residents can play a role in history by voting on the new state flag design. Time is running out, however, as Friday ...

The directive continues a dramatic shift in vaccine policy within the health department under the leadership of Surgeon ...

Dr. Russell Petrak, managing senior partner of Metro Infusion Center, calls on Blue Cross Blue Shield to continue covering ...

The Republican-controlled U.S. Senate has given its stamp of approval to Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President Donald Trump’s ...

When the Illinois Department of Corrections shut down the century-old Stateville Correctional Center in September, officials ...

Lawsuits were filed on behalf of at least 133 alleged victims of sexual abuse at juvenile state-run facilities in Illinois.

County officials in Springfield, Illinois, have agreed to pay $10 million to the family of Sonya Massey, a 36-year-old Black woman shot and killed in her home last summer by a sheriff's deputy ...