According to UW Health data, 18 percent of the hospital network's patients in northern Illinois tested positive for influenza last week. Twenty-four people were hospitalized with the flu.

Northern Illinois will try to stop its six-game skid when the Huskies take on Ball State. The teams match up Saturday for the first time this season.

As some northern Illinois counties fall under an Extreme Cold Warning, some school districts have announced they will be closed on Tuesday. Stephenson, Jo-Daviess, and Carroll County in northern Illinois as well as Green,

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Flu hospitalizations continue to be on the high side. According to UW Health data, 18 percent of the hospital network’s patients in northern Illinois tested positive for influenza last week. Twenty-four people were hospitalized with the flu,