A bill creating an interdisciplinary commission to study the interplay between animals, the environment and infectious disease within the Illinois Department of Public Health passed the House ...

While Northeastern Illinois was under a winter weather advisory with lake effect snow expected Monday, Washington County in downstate Illinois was under a shelter-in-place order after a major ...

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

SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Labor’s ... state and federal agencies focused on a range of health and safety issues in the workplace. The U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL ...

Illinois lawmakers have passed a $55.2 billion budget for the new fiscal year, including increased taxes on tobacco products ...

Stephanie Zimmermann/Sun-Times Share Five potentially harmful ingredients commonly found in food and drinks would be banned from retail sales in Illinois under proposed legislation that goes ...

President Donald Trump’s administration is pulling back $477 million from Illinois that was to be used to prevent infectious disease and treat mental health and substance abuse issues.

The utility said samples taken at its Kankakee Water Treatment Plant showed high levels of nitrates, which could make it unsafe for infants under 6 months, pregnant women, and people with certain ...

For Hebein, many issues stem from what he believes is a fractured education system where children are being “politicized.” Hebein referenced an Illinois ... personal health and safety ...

Sep. 18—SPRINGFIELD — Illinois Environmental Protection Agency Acting Director James Jennings announced the issuance of a health advisory for Perfluorobutanoic Acid (PFBA) in accordance with ...

Illinois, Indiana and Wisconsin hospitals fared worse than the nation as a whole between February 2024 and February 2025, according to an analysis by health ... dealing with issues of boarding ...

They are calling attention to staffing issues at the Chicago-Read Mental Health Center and the Illinois Veterans' Home. Last year, Governor J.B. Pritzker announced a statewide recruitment and ...