ILLINOIS (KFVS) - The Illinois Department of Public Health expanded its list of zip codes where lead exposure testing is required for children who live in the areas, including some Heartland counties.

SPRINGFIELD — The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) has announced an expansion of its list of ZIP codes where lead exposure testing is required for children who live within those areas. 180 ...

One person in their 60s has died following infection with West Nile virus in suburban Cook County, marking the first ...

Illinois health officials are warning residents to be on alert after the state’s first case of Powassan virus was confirmed in a resident who became seriously ill.

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (KFVS) - The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) is investigating a recent tick-borne illness ...

SPRINGFIELD The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) is reminding Illinoisans to take appropriate precautions against ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Six measles cases are confirmed in Illinois so far this year, including two new cases in Southern Illinois confirmed over the weekend, the Illinois Department of Public Health ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Two more COVID testing companies in Chicago that sprang up during the omicron surge are under investigation by the Illinois Department of Public Health. Chicago-based Northshore ...

An Illinois resident in their 60s has died from West Nile virus, the state’s first death from the mosquito-borne illness this year. Suburban Cook County has reported 33 cases since Sept. 6, including ...

An Illinois resident has become seriously ill with a tick-borne virus that has never been detected in Illinois before. While ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Illinois reported 1,114 new COVID cases and 18 related deaths Wednesday. IDPH notes that "daily deaths reported on weekends and at the beginning of the week may be low as IDPH and ...