Chronic wasting disease, or CWD, has been detected in Putnam, Marshall, Adams, and Peoria counties, expanding the geographic presence of the disease in free-ranging deer populations in northern Illinois. Adams County is the first documented case recorded outside of the leading edge of the CWD endemic region. CWD is an ...

An Illinois agency has created a data dashboard for measles amid an ongoing outbreak that has spread across the U.S. The Illinois Department of Public Health launched a Measles Outbreak Simulator Dashboard that aims to help school officials as well as the public assess the potential severity of any outbreaks of measles...

2025 marks 60 years of the US's means-tested health insurance program, Medicaid. Medicaid, first envisioned as part of 36th President Lyndon B. Johnson's Great Society, has massively grown in importance for Americans living below the poverty line as US healthcare has uniquely ballooned in costs: roughly 3.4 million peo...

Saturday, April 26 at 10:00 AM, the inaugural organ donor memorial walk, coordinated by Gift of Hope Organ and Tissue Donor Network will be held at St. John's Hospital Pavilion, 301 N. 8th Street, Springfield, in honor of patient donors from HSHS St. John's Hospital. The public is welcomed to attend. Participants will ...

Springfield Police stopped a vehicle in the 1800 block of east Cedar Street in reference to an ongoing investigation. All five passengers were detained by police, and ultimately three firearms were recovered to include a loaded Springfield Armory pistol, Sharps Brothers .223 AR pistol with a loaded magazine and a round...

As spring sets in and more people head outside, the Illinois Department of Natural Resources has issued a reminder that uncertified Illinoisans are to leave baby birds and young animals alone when they encounter them in the wild. The Illinois Wildlife Code provides legal protection for wildlife. Keeping wild animals as...