DePaul University, Chicago
Health & Wellness
1 day ago
A student ‘womb service’ works covertly to deliver contraception at a Catholic college

DePaul, a Catholic school in Chicago, prohibits distribution of any kind of birth control on its campus.

artificial intelligence and mental health
Health & Wellness
2 days ago
Regulators struggle to keep up with the fast-moving and complicated landscape of AI therapy apps

Illinois and Nevada have banned the use of AI to treat mental health.

maternal health
Health & Wellness
5 days ago
Blueprint to improve maternal healthcare in Illinois released

The blueprint outlines four goals meant to improve maternal health.

Dick Durbin at a press conference in his home's backyard in Springfield on April 24, 2025, one day after he announced he would not seek reelection.
Health & Wellness
1 week ago
Durbin warns of government shutdown

On Tylenol and autism, Durbin says the President has “no skill or talent in this area.”

Gov. JB Pritzker receives his COVID-19 vaccine in 2022 at the Illinois State Fairgrounds. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
Health & Wellness
1 week ago
Illinois health department recommends COVID vaccines for all adults

Recommendation comes after federal government limits vaccine availability

Culex Mosquito
Local
1 week ago
Mosquitoes in Menard County test positive for West Nile Virus

Petersburg and Athens both had mosquitoes caught in traps that tested at the maximum level. 

A map of tick infestation
Health & Wellness
1 week ago
Tracking the ticks

The danger in Illinois is the lone star tick, which can render you allergic to meat.

Education
2 weeks ago
Head of SIU Med to retire next year

Dr. Jerry Kruse will retire “on or about August 31, 2026.”

Illinois Department of Public Health Director Dr. Sameer Vohra is pictured at a news conference in Springfield in May 2023. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
Health & Wellness
2 weeks ago
Illinois to issue its own vaccine guidelines

Pritzker issues executive order in response to shakeups at CDC.

Mosquito shutterstock
Health & Wellness
2 weeks ago
First West Nile-Related Death reported in Cook County

Lab testing has confirmed that West Nile virus was a factor in the resident’s death.

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