A bill creating an interdisciplinary commission to study the interplay between animals, the environment and infectious disease within the Illinois Department of Public Health passed the House ...

As smoke from wildfires in Canada makes its way south to Illinois, the Illinois Department of Public Health is issuing a ...

The Illinois Department of Public Health requires a schedule of ... down on ultra-processed foods and ingredients linked to health problems. “Given the current nominee’s interest, it’s ...

The public health funding Illinois receives from the ... diseases and treating mental health and substance abuse issues. Illinois' public health funding is set to take a hit as the Trump ...

The procedure, which advocates and the bill call “medical aid in dying,” would give people in a sound mental state with severe health issues the option to end ... aid in dying” cry as it passes in the ...

So far, the health department has only reported one case in Illinois in 2025. The department said in a press release, "The risk of measles transmission for the general public in Illinois remains low." ...

PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) — Illinois’ former public health chief was fined $150,000 after admitting she violated the state’s Ethics Act by taking a job with a company that did business with the state.

Current attention on the issue ... by bringing public health experts together. One Health Commission members will include the IDPH director, the president of the University of Illinois, the ...