Illinois quick hits: Health officials brace for measles cases; Bulls banners damaged after rock concert
Health officials brace for measles cases The Illinois Department of Public Health is bracing for a possible measles outbreak ...
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Lead tests ramping up in 'high-risk' region, including entirety of Morgan County
Illinois Department of Public Health launched new laws at the start of the year, including one making lead testing standards ...
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The US is leaving the World Health Organization. What does that mean for Illinois?
The U.S. is pulling the plug on its membership with the World Health Organization. What does that mean for Illinois, and why does it matter? The head of the Illinois Department of Public Health ...
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Director of Get Covered Illinois announced
Morgan Winters will now take over as Get Covered Illinois’s director, following the State Senate’s confirmation. Get Covered ...
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Republican bills aim to assist Illinois in its battle against fentanyl
According to the Illinois Department of Public Health, Illinois experienced 3,261 fatal opioid-related drug overdoses in 2022 ...
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Feinberg and Illinois Department of Public Health launch dashboard on violent deaths, firearm injuries
The Illinois Department of Public Health launched a new dashboard, which methodically presents statewide data about violent deaths and firearm injury rates, last month. The violent deaths data was ...
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Health Billing: Hospitals share Medicaid fears, lawmakers consider access for rare disease treatments
Health care advocates were out in full force at the Illinois Capitol this week, urging legislators to act on everything from ...
Northern Public Radio19h
Illinois department streamlines online licensing system
In December 2023, Illinois lawmakers passed legislation that enabled the department to create an online licensing application ...
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Illinois reports 8.3% drop in overdose deaths, first decline in five years
Opioid overdoses in Illinois have decreased by 9.7% in 2023, according to the Illinois Department of Public Health, while deaths involving heroin and natural and semisynthetic opioids decreased by ...
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High school student helps draft bill to require opioid overdose medications in Illinois libraries
ELGIN – High school students generally don’t participate in drafting legislation. Jordan Henry is an exception.
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In remarks to teachers union, Pritzker lashes out at Trump’s education cuts
Gov. JB Pritzker lashes out at the Trump administrations over mass layoffs at the U.S. Department of Education and its ...
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Southern 7 Health Department schedules March van clinics
The WOW van offers a litany of free services and will be circulating throughout Southern Illinois — its first stop this month will be from 9:30 a.m. to 12 p.m.