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Best ways to avoid tick bites this summer

— June 23, 2022

With the summer in full swing, the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) is reminding all Illinoisans to take precautions against tick bites to prevent contracting illnesses such…

As summer heats up, be aware of harmful algal blooms on waters
— June 13, 2022

As temperatures begin to rise, the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (Illinois EPA) and Illinois Department of Public Health (Illinois DPH) are reminding recreators to use caution…
Audit finds failure to intervene in early days veterans’ home outbreak
— May 8, 2022

SPRINGFIELD – A new report from the state’s auditor general found more fault with the Illinois Department of Public Health in its response to a deadly COVID-19 outbreak at a state-run…
State health director Ezike to step down March 14
— March 1, 2022

SPRINGFIELD – Illinois Department of Public Health Director Dr. Ngozi Ezike will resign on March 14 after three years leading the agency and two years navigating a deadly pandemic…
State adds new COVID-19 treatment for distribution across Illinois
— February 22, 2022

On Feb. 11, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued an emergency use authorization for a new monoclonal antibody, bebtelovimab, for the treatment of COVID-19. Bebtelovimab…

Masks indoors encouraged as 15 counties have high COVID-19 levels
— May 27, 2022

The CDC is reporting that 15 Illinois counties are now rated at High Community Level for COVID-19, an area that includes Chicago, Cook County and surrounding counties in northeastern…
Health officials monitoring new hepatitis cases in kids
— April 25, 2022

The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) said April 25 that it has learned of three suspected cases of severe hepatitis in children under 10 years old, potentially linked to…
Illinois’ mask mandate ends Monday, mass testing sites to close
— February 25, 2022

Due to the continued decrease in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations, and increase in available ICU beds, Gov. J.B. Pritzker is lifting the state’s indoor mask requirement beginning…