The Chicago hospitals will serve as "Elite Special Pathogen Treatment Centers" with the $1.5 million from IDPH.

The Illinois Department of Public Health announced an expanded list of high-risk ZIP codes this year, including more than a dozen in Cook County, increasing mandatory testing for lead exposure of ...

While federal policy changes create uncertainty, the director of the Illinois Department of Public Health said this week said the virus is “not an active risk” to humans in Illinois because no ...

Water sampling results done Saturday revealed nitrate levels of 11.9 milligrams per liter, according to Aqua Water. The ...

The risk of community transmission for the ... contact your health care provider or visit the Illinois Department of Public Health webpage on measles or the CDC’s measles site.

Illinois Department of Public Health launched a Measles Outbreak Simulator Dashboard to easily identify vaccination rates and risks at schools. No cases have been reported in Illinois since early ...

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Officials added that the risk of community transmission for the general public in Illinois remains low. The IDPH says it is closely monitoring the situation and supporting local health departments ...

“The Illinois Department of Public Health is excited to see new laws and ... surveillance tests for women at risk of ovarian cancer, an annual prostate cancer screening for male insureds upon ...

So far, the health department has only reported one case in Illinois in 2025. The department said in a press release, "The risk of measles transmission for the general public in Illinois remains low." ...