A new $55.2 billion state budget may be more significant for what is not in it than what is. Namely, an agreement on how to pay for the more than $770 million dollar shortfall the Regional Transit ...

The report notes that the lack of regulation of hemp means there is no state oversight of ingredients, potency or marketing ...

A public health alert was issued for ground beef sold in Illinois and Whole Foods markets across the country over concerns the meat may be contaminated with E. coli.

Illinois lawmakers passed a $55 billion budget with tax hikes on smoking and gambling, but left proposals on transit and a ...

Illinois lawmakers passed bills on issues from abortion rights to gun safety during the final days of the General Assembly’s ...

Mitchell Armentrout/Sun-Times file Share SPRINGFIELD — After months of negotiating through one of Illinois’ toughest ... controversial cuts to immigrant health care. The budget proposal ...

the Illinois Department of Public Health is issuing a warning on the health concerns this smoke could have. Officials said some of the smoke could reach the ground, presenting a problem for anyone ...

CHICAGO (WGEM) - As smoke from the Canadian wildfires reached Illinois on Friday ... According to health officials, particulate matter, also known as particle pollution, can cause serious health ...

LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) — The Lincoln-Lancaster County Health Department issued an air quality advisory Friday. According to the health department, the smoke from wildfires in central and western ...

Outpatient mental health services in Illinois are reimbursed at rates 27 ... In addition to shedding light on issues of mental health parity, Kennedy said the index can measure the success of ...

Health officials are currently investigating a salmonella outbreak after ten people got sick eating at a restaurant in Illinois earlier this month. Since May 23rd, 2025, Illinois health officials, ...

METROPOLIS, Ill. — Illinois Senate Bill 8, or the Safety Gun Storage Act, passed the House floor Wednesday night, moving it one step closer to being signed into law and strengthening firearm ...