Lake Springfield air pollution looking at CWLP
Health & Wellness
2 months ago
Smoke from Canadian wildfires brings unhealthy air to large swaths of the Midwest

Officials said the smoke could spread as far south as Tennessee and Missouri.

Lake Springfield air pollution looking at CWLP
Local
2 months ago
Low air quality impacts central Illinois

Canadian wildfire smoke is again to blame

A look at a weight room
Health & Wellness
2 months ago
As student athletes return to training, OSF trainer shares tips to stay safe in the weight room

With August approaching, high school and college athletes are heading back into weight rooms to prepare for the fall season. But as they push to get stronger and faster, one local expert is reminding them that safety comes first

Sen. Duck Durbin (D-IL) shakes the hand of Dr. Don Torry, Dean of Research at SIU School of Medicine, as other administrators look on.
Education
2 months ago
Durbin: Trump budget bill will impact medical students, medical research, too

Durbin says medical schools and medical research will be among the things he thinks will suffer

Michael Frerichs, Illinois State Treasurer
Health & Wellness
2 months ago
State financial officers, including Illinois’ Frerichs, claim Medicaid cuts will put healthcare into disarray

State Treasurer Mike Frerichs says “Republicans are hurting Republicans” with Medicare and Medicaid cuts

Listeria test
Health & Wellness
2 months ago
Ice cream bars sold in Illinois recalled over listeria risk

More than 100,000 Rich’s Ice Cream products have been recalled

Depression
Health & Wellness
3 months ago
Illinois preserves LGBTQIA+ Youth Support on 988 Lifeline despite federal cuts

“This is a matter of life and death,” said Dr. Adam Carter, CEO of PATH, one of Illinois’ 988 centers

Health & Wellness
3 months ago
Mattoon re-issues ‘Do Not Drink” order

Issued less than two days after the previous order was officially lifted

Euell James speaks last week at a news conference in Springfield announcing an end to the measles outbreak this year in Southern Illinois.
Health & Wellness
3 months ago
The story of one man’s battle with measles

A local man spoke last week at a Springfield news conference regarding the Southern Illinois measles outbreak