Federal cuts lead to growing burden on Cook County health system, taxpayers By A.D. Quig August 30, 2026 at 5:00 a.m. Cook County’s sprawling safety net health system is counting on the county board to fill...
Aug. 31 deadline to apply for SNAP replacement benefits in storm-impacted counties By Post-Tribune August 29, 2026 at 2:57 p.m. The Indiana Family and Social Services Agency received approval to extend the deadline to request...
Investigation launched into unanswered Lake County 911 calls on Thursday By Doug Ross August 28, 2026 at 4:54 p.m. When a guest needed medical attention during a Food Bank of Northwest Indiana event on...
Chicago librarian who allegedly got cyclospora after eating Taco Bell chalupa sues Taylor Farms By Rebecca Johnson August 28, 2026 at 5:00 a.m. A man who allegedly contracted cyclosporiasis after eating a chalupa from Taco Bell has filed...
Exclusive: RFK Jr. said a Samoa trip had nothing to do with vaccines. New documents refute that By Ali Swenson August 27, 2026 at 7:32 a.m. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. repeatedly told lawmakers who held the key to his...
Cancer survivor says she owes her life to a labradoodle’s snoot By Janice Neumann August 27, 2026 at 5:05 a.m. Chicago Heights resident Karen Daggett said her granddaughter's labradoodle, Zeki, used her nose to alert...
FDA approves landmark pancreatic cancer drug that’s shown to improve survival By Matthew Perrone August 26, 2026 at 4:03 p.m. The Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday approved a groundbreaking new drug for advanced pancreatic...
Piatt County reports first human West Nile case this year By Tess Kenny August 26, 2026 at 3:15 p.m. Illinois is reporting its first human case of West Nile virus for the year.
Kaneland High School back in-person Wednesday after possible measles exposure shifted classes to virtual By Molly Morrow August 27, 2026 at 10:58 a.m. Kaneland School District 302 has urged families to monitor their children for symptoms through Sept....
‘This is a calling’: Kennedy-King College set to launch midwifery degree program By Kate Perez August 26, 2026 at 4:06 p.m. The school, part of City Colleges of Chicago, launched the licensed certified professional midwifery associate's...