As national cases soar and federal leadership engages in vaccine skepticism, Illinois has so far seen a single, small measles outbreak this year that health officials say they quickly brought ...

While Illinois has had eight cases of the virus so far this year, at least 1,288 cases have been confirmed nationwide, the ...

No new cases have been diagnosed in the state since May 22nd, and two full incubation periods of 42 days has elapsed since ...

Chicago’s public defenders are among the best-resourced in Illinois, but even there, massive case loads have attorneys and investigators stretched paper-thin. The Cook County Jail has swelled under ...

As the U.S. records its worth year for measles spread since 2019, the Illinois Department of Public Health Friday will hold an update on the status of the highly contagious virus with cases across the ...

Less than 10 months after he entered a federal prison following his conviction on corruption charges, former Chicago Alderman Ed Burke has been released. News accounts acknowledged the early release, ...

La., to “speak up” regarding ICE’s immigration enforcement that the mayor characterized as “terrorism.” Johnson has also said ...

On DuSable Lake Shore Drive at North Avenue, an underpass partly underwater was creating dangerous driving conditions after heavy rain pounded Chicago.

Severe thunderstorm warnings popped off in the greater Chicago area through the evening Thursday. While the weather quieted ...

The flood watch is in effect until 7 a.m. Friday for Cook County, the collar counties and the majority of northern Illinois, ...