SPRINGFIELD The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) is taking action to prevent the national spread of measles in ...

The Illinois EPA has obtained samples of Mattoon’s water containing a harmful algae bloom, and the results will be provided Saturday afternoon. In an updated press release from the Mattoon Fire ...

President Donald Trump's administration is proposing a ban on federally funded programs for anyone who can’t show legal ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Health officials in Illinois will give an update Friday on measles cases in the state. Officials say there are currently 10 measles cases in Illinois as they are asking clinicians to ...

In April and May, eight people in southern Illinois contracted measles. But with no new cases identified since May 22, ...

Illinois officials declared an end to a measles outbreak with no new cases since May 22, despite a national surge in measles.

The Illinois Department of Public Health has declared the Southern Illinois measles outbreak over. There were eight total ...

The outbreak of measles in southern Illinois is over, according to IDPH, with no news cases reported since May 22.

By this time next year, the state will require lead testing for all children statewide, the Illinois Department of Public Health says.

While Illinois has had eight cases of the virus so far this year, at least 1,288 cases have been confirmed nationwide, the ...

As national cases soar and federal leadership engages in vaccine skepticism, Illinois has so far seen a single, small measles ...