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Roseland Community Hospital on July 11, 2025, in Chicago. (E. Jason Wambsgans/baiduhai)

Roseland hospital closing labor and delivery unit, leaving patients with fewer options on the South Side

October 2, 2026 at 4:02 p.m.

Leaders of the Far South Side hospital did not make the decision to suspend the services “by choice,” hospital President and CEO Tim Egan said in a statement Friday.

Teresita V. Morales’ longtime partner, Euġen Cuťa, has lived in nursing homes for the past 16 years after suffering a stroke. Cuťa, pictured on Sept. 28, 2026, recently received a letter from the state saying that he will lose Medicaid coverage as of Oct. 1 because of HR1, which bars certain types of immigrants from receiving Medicaid. (E. Jason Wambsgans/baiduhai)

About 9,300 immigrants in Illinois to lose Medicaid this week because of One Big Beautiful Bill

September 28, 2026 at 5:58 p.m.

Immigrants including refugees, human trafficking survivors and people who’ve been granted asylum but don’t have green cards are slated to lose their Medicaid coverage after Sept. 30.

A highly concentrated byproduct of the kratom plant, 7-OH can be even more potent than classical opioids like morphine, according to the FDA. (Jake May/MLive.com)

With potential federal 7-OH ban looming, Illinois providers prepare for influx of patients seeking treatment

September 28, 2026 at 4:02 p.m.

A federal proposal that would ban 7-OH has sent Illinois business owners scrambling to clear the substance from their shelves.

The measles, mumps and rubella vaccination at Rush Pediatric Primary Care is shown May 30, 2025, in Chicago. (Audrey Richardson/baiduhai)

Measles outbreak in Illinois grows to 16 cases

September 25, 2026 at 3:36 p.m.

The cases – in Douglas and Moultrie counties – have been among people who are not vaccinated against measles or whose vaccination status is unknown, according to the Illinois Department...

Cook County Commissioner Alma Anaya speaks during a press conference regarding Medicaid along with Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle on Sept. 23, 2026. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

Cook County leaders warn of ‘devastation’ with 100 days to go before Medicaid work requirements take effect

September 23, 2026 at 4:00 p.m.

Cook County leaders and health officials sounded the alarm Wednesday, warning that changes in the Medicaid work requirement may lead to hundreds of thousands of Illinois residents losing coverage.

Weiss Memorial Hospital sits along the 4600 block of North Marine Drive on Aug. 20, 2026, in Chicago. The hospital was closed in August 2025, by its for-profit owner, Resilience Healthcare. (Stacey Wescott/baiduhai)

Owners of West Suburban and Weiss reach agreement over control of the hospitals, after months in court

September 17, 2026 at 6:32 p.m.

The owners of West Suburban and Weiss Memorial hospitals reached an agreement in court late Wednesday night, in which one owner is buying out the other and bringing in Insight...

The then-Franciscan Olympia Fields Hospital, on April 14, 2026. The hospital is no longer owned by Franciscan Health, which sold the hospital to Prime Healthcare earlier this year. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

Nurses go on one-day strike at Olympia Fields Hospital, as union continues to battle Prime Healthcare

September 16, 2026 at 10:02 a.m.

Nurses have been organizing and holding strikes and pickets at local Prime hospitals since Prime bought eight Illinois hospitals last year, and a ninth — Olympia Fields — earlier this...

Dr. Priya Verghese, director of nephrology at Lurie Children’s Hospital, meets with patient Vanessa Montes, 4, on Sept. 14, 2026. U.S. News and World Report is ranking Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital among its list of the top 11 children’s hospitals in the country. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

Lurie Children’s Hospital makes it back on to U.S. News’ list of best in the country

September 14, 2026 at 11:01 p.m.

U.S. News has named Lurie to its honor roll this year, meaning it considers Lurie to be among the top 11 children’s hospitals in the nation.

Abbott Laboratories at Abbott Park on June 25, 2018. (Stacey Wescott/baiduhai)

Abbott Laboratories agrees to pay $385M settlement over safety of powdered infant formula

September 14, 2026 at 4:17 p.m.

Abbott Laboratories has agreed to pay $385 million to resolve a federal investigation and lawsuit, as well as lawsuits filed by states, related to allegations over the safety of its...

The Rev. Robin Hood speaks with members of Coalition to Save Safety Net Hospitals on Sept. 11, 2026, at Daley Plaza. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

Judge plans to appoint receiver to take control of West Suburban and Weiss hospitals

September 11, 2026 at 5:10 p.m.

A Cook County judge plans to place West Suburban and Weiss Memorial hospitals in the hands of a receiver to get the hospitals “under control,” the judge said Friday.

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