Weiss Memorial Hospital loses Illinois hospital license in latest blow to reopening hopes By Lisa Schencker September 9, 2026 at 4:09 p.m. Weiss Memorial Hospital has lost its Illinois hospital license, even as its owners and community...
An appeals court is considering a push to restrict most common abortion method: mifepristone By Geoff Mulvihill September 9, 2026 at 2:45 p.m. A panel of federal judges heard arguments Wednesday over whether prescribing rules should be tightened...
Cyclospora outbreak followed years of declining FDA foreign inspections By Matthew Perrone September 8, 2026 at 7:45 a.m. A nationwide outbreak of cyclospora tied to contaminated lettuce has heightened safety concerns about imported...
Illinois law aimed at wrongful abuse claims follows years of debate between advocates and doctors By Jeremy Gorner September 8, 2026 at 5:00 a.m. Family rights advocates were perceived by some as not taking a strong enough stand against...
Oak Park-based Music and Potlucks helps fight hunger through folk songs By Cam'ron Hardy September 4, 2026 at 2:08 p.m. An Oak Park based group is using the power of folk music to help fight...
Cardinal Cupich and Catholic nuns sue Illinois to block medical aid-in-dying law ahead of Sept. 12 start By Jeremy Gorner September 3, 2026 at 7:16 p.m. Illinois joined at least 10 other states and Washington, D.C., in permitting a law that...
Two Aurora residents confirmed to have West Nile virus, Kane County Health Department says By Molly Morrow September 4, 2026 at 7:20 p.m. The two human cases are the first Kane County has seen so far in the...
More than 400 nurses at St. Mary of Nazareth Hospital in Chicago go on one-day strike By Lisa Schencker September 3, 2026 at 4:05 p.m. Nurses at several Chicago-area hospitals owned by Prime Healthcare took action against their employer with...
UChicago Medicine announces two new residency programs at Ingalls By Elena Tittel September 2, 2026 at 3:05 p.m. The University of Chicago Medicine launched two medical residency programs at Ingalls Memorial Hospital in...
Illinois health officials responding to measles outbreak in Douglas County By Lisa Schencker September 2, 2026 at 2:04 p.m. There have been at least four confirmed, linked cases of measles in Douglas County, according...