2+ day, 7+ hour ago   (1003+ words) The 1-year-old returned to OhioHealth Mansfield Hospital with her parents, Emily and Morgan Thomas, to reunite with Dr. Martin Hanawalt and Dr. Jana Erner, the husband-and-wife physicians who cared for her during a nearly month-long hospitalization. “Trying to keep my…...

2+ day, 7+ hour ago   (792+ words) Illinois is set to become the first Midwestern state to legalize "medical aid in dying" on Sept. 12, as the law takes effect. The new law, titled the End-of-Life Options for Terminally Ill Patients Act, also known as Deb's Law, allows…...

4+ day, 2+ hour ago   (50+ words) Illinois has one of the highest SNAP payment error rates in the country, with nearly $660 million in erroneous payments reported for fiscal year 2025. Illinois has one of the highest SNAP payment error rates in the country, with nearly $660 million in…...

5+ day, 39+ min ago   (605+ words) Medical Is Coming To All nuEra Stores CHICAGO, Sept. 09, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Illinois medical cannabis patients will soon have more places to shop, save on cannabis taxes and receive personalized support closer to home. Beginning September 10, 2026, nuEra Cannabis will begin serving…...

4+ day, 15+ hour ago   (672+ words) The Dirksen Federal Courthouse in Chicago. CHICAGO — Illinois is set to become the first Midwestern state to allow terminally ill adults to take life-ending medication prescribed by physicians when the law goes into effect late this week. But a federal…...

5+ day, 17+ hour ago   (765+ words) Starting next year, Illinois will have new safeguards in place to prevent parents from being wrongly accused of child abuse or neglect when their children visit a doctor or hospital emergency room for unexplained injuries or ailments. Gov. JB Pritzker…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (676+ words) A new Illinois audit finds DCFS missed 329 of 399 required home safety checklists, years after a 2019 Decatur toddler's death spurred reform. Explore Our Cities & Metro Areas (A-Z) Illinois DCFS Still Missing Most Home Safety Checks 6 Years After Toddler's Death Illinois child…...

2+ week, 3+ hour ago   (201+ words) Aurora, United States – August 30, 2026 / Garlock Ortho / A peer-reviewed study co-authored by Dr. David T. Garlock of Garlock Orthodontics in Aurora, Colorado, has been published in the American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics (2016;149(2):192-201, DOI 10.1016/j.ajodo.2015.07.034), contributing new clinical evidence…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (279+ words) The cyclosporiasis case count has reached 1,535 in Illinois, the state's department of public health reports, with 71 hospitalized. The true number of sick people is likely higher than the reported case count, according to the CDC, as many people recover without…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (685+ words) The state agreed to a federal court order amid a suit brought by the Diocese of Springfield and Bishop Thomas Paprocki. Some Catholic hospitals and several other religious objectors in Illinois will not have to promote the state’s assisted suicide…...