The Woodford County Health Department hosts the Woodford County Medical Reserve Corps (MRC). The Medical Reserve Corps is a dedicated group of trained volunteers, both medical and …
Cleaning crews were busy scrubbing and sanitizing classrooms and common use areas of Lewis University in Romeoville , where a mini-outbreak of mumps was reported on Dec. 4. When Lewis…
Gov. Bruce Rauner on Sept. 7 signed an Executive Order creating the governor’s Opioid Overdose Prevention and Intervention Task Force. The task force will be co-chaired by Lt….
Asbestos violations found at Lyons Elementary D103 racked up $20,000 in fines from the Illinois Department of Public Health in May, the school board and superintendent acknowledged…
As the weather warms up, more ticks are starting to appear. Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) Director Nirav D. Shah, M.D., J.D., reminds residents about the importance…
Influenza (flu) activity is starting to increase across the country just as friends and family are coming together for the holidays. Getting a flu shot is the best line of defense…
The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) is recognizing August as National Immunization Awareness Month as a reminder that vaccines protect against a number of serious…
Forget lighting a match, rubbing alcohol, covering with petroleum jelly or nail polish to remove a tick. Tweezers are the answer if one of the blood-sucking arachnids is found embedded…
Man killed on South SideA 35-year-old man was killed Thursday morning on Chicago's South Side. Police ...
One killed, another injured in ...One man was killed and another man was injured Monday night in ...
Pedestrian killed on South SideA woman was killed Thursday evening when hit by a vehicle on ...
Statewide childhood lead testing plannedNearly 13 percent of the 1,350 Illinois ZIP codes at high risk ...
