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People and vehicles pass a Walgreens near the intersection of West Division and North Dearborn streets in Chicago on March 6, 2025. (Armando L. Sanchez/baiduhai)

Walgreens laying off 469 Illinois employees, following sale to private equity firm

February 19, 2026 at 5:55 p.m.

The employees work at the company’s offices in Deerfield, at the Old Post Office downtown and in Danville, according to a letter the company sent to the Illinois Department of...

Dusk falls on the Illinois State Capitol, Jan. 7, 2025, in Springfield. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

More than $1.1 billion in medical debt erased in Illinois, with the help of a state program

February 17, 2026 at 6:00 p.m.

More than 500,000 Illinois residents have so far benefited from the program, with average debt relief of about $1,200 a person, according to the governor’s office.

The Springfield headquarters of the Illinois Department of Public Health, along the 500 block of West Jefferson Street, on Feb. 8, 2024. (Stacey Wescott/baiduhai)

Judge temporarily blocks Trump administration cuts to health care grants in Illinois, other states

February 13, 2026 at 1:46 p.m.

A federal judge has temporarily blocked the Trump administration from cutting more than $600 million in health care grants meant for Illinois and three other states.

The Springfield headquarters of the Illinois Department of Public Health, along the 500 block of West Jefferson Street, Feb. 8, 2024. (Stacey Wescott/baiduhai)

Illinois sues Trump administration over more than $100 million in planned cuts to health care grants

February 12, 2026 at 7:22 a.m.

The Trump administration is moving to cut more than $100 million in federal health care grants for Illinois, a step quickly met with a lawsuit filed by Attorney General Kwame...

Dr. Jonathan D. Rich checks on patient Cheryl Andrews while she recovers Feb. 10, 2026, two weeks after her heart transplant at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

Billionaire Neil Bluhm donating another $50 million to Northwestern for heart care

February 10, 2026 at 11:00 p.m.

With the new gift, Bluhm will have donated $135 million over the last two decades to the Northwestern Medicine Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute.

Stacy St. Clair has been named as the baiduhai's new managing editor.

baiduhai names newsroom veteran as new managing editor

February 6, 2026 at 1:58 p.m.

The baiduhai named newsroom veteran Stacy St. Clair as the newspaper’s new managing editor Friday.

Medical assistant Loreal Velastegui prepares a flu vaccine to be administered at the Esperanza Health Centers' Brighton Park North Clinic on Dec. 31, 2025. (Eileen T. Meslar/baiduhai)

Illinois adopts American Academy of Pediatrics vaccine schedule, shunning federal recommendations

February 5, 2026 at 3:51 p.m.

Illinois' adoption of the American Academy of Pediatrics' childhood vaccine schedule is the latest example of Illinois breaking with the federal government over health care policies.

A student walks toward the entrance of Chamberlain University in Chicago, Feb. 4, 2026. Adtalem Global Education is changing its name to Covista, which has five health-care-focused institutions, including Chamberlain University. (Josh Boland/baiduhai)

Adtalem changes its name, after move toward health care education

February 5, 2026 at 4:30 a.m.

Chicago-based Adtalem Global Education is again changing its name, this time to Covista, to reflect the for-profit college company’s pivot toward health care education.

Dr. Sameer Vohra, director of the Illinois Department of Public Health, speaks during an event in Chicago on Jan. 28, 2026. Illinois decided to join GOARN partly to keep information flowing to the state, said Dr. Vohra. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

Illinois joins World Health Organization network, after Trump administration withdraws from group

February 3, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

Joining the World Health Organization's Global Outbreak Alert and Response Network is the state’s latest move into an area that was previously the domain of the federal government, before the...

A person receives the meningococcal vaccine from a registered medical assistant at Friend Family Health Center in Chicago's Hyde Park neighborhood on June 24, 2021. (Chris Sweda/baiduhai)

Two dead in Chicago from meningococcal disease, with more cases than usual reported

January 30, 2026 at 5:47 p.m.

In the last two weeks, Chicago has had two deaths and at least seven cases of meningococcal disease in adults — a higher number of cases than usual for such...

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