Prime Healthcare cutting about 100 jobs across its Illinois facilities, months after acquiring hospitals from Ascension By Lisa Schencker June 9, 2025 at 6:24 p.m. The job cuts are the latest in a string of changes Prime has made since...
RFK Jr. ousts entire CDC vaccine advisory committee By Laura Ungar June 9, 2025 at 6:21 p.m. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Monday removed every member of a scientific committee...
Used in COVID shots, mRNA may help rid the body of HIV By The New York Times News Service Syndicate June 9, 2025 at 6:19 p.m. The technology that powered COVID vaccines may also lead scientists to a cure for HIV....
La Grange Area YMCA closing in July, but Park District may take it over instead By Jesse Wright June 10, 2025 at 10:31 a.m. The La Grange Area YMCA is set to close in July, but officials with the...
Aqua Illinois warns University Park, other communities of tap water risk for infants By Mike Nolan June 9, 2025 at 3:41 p.m. Aqua Illinois advises University Park, Peotone and Kankakee residents not to give tap water to...
Salmonella outbreak tied to eggs sickens dozens across 7 states — including Illinois By Associated Press June 7, 2025 at 2:41 p.m. Federal health officials say a salmonella outbreak linked to a large egg recall has made...
Smoky air from Canadian wildfires envelops Chicago for 3rd day. What does this mean for summer? By Adriana Pérez June 6, 2025 at 5:00 a.m. Hazy skies from fires are reminiscent of 2023 when Chicago was the second-most-polluted major city...
Prime Healthcare may seek lower-level trauma care at 3 of its recently purchased Illinois hospitals By Lisa Schencker June 6, 2025 at 10:10 a.m. In response to questions from Sens. Dick Durbin and Tammy Duckworth, Prime said that Level...
Illinois affirms right to emergency abortions, following Trump administration’s change in federal guidance By Lisa Schencker June 5, 2025 at 6:34 a.m. Illinois affirms right to emergency abortions, following Trump administration's change in federal guidance.
Ground beef sold at Whole Foods may be tainted with E. coli, USDA says By Associated Press June 4, 2025 at 4:19 p.m. U.S. agriculture officials are warning that ground beef sold at Whole Foods markets nationwide may...