Toxic air spreads hundreds or even thousands of miles from where wildfires burn. Last week, Chicago felt the sting—and ...

The Chicago hospitals will serve as "Elite Special Pathogen Treatment Centers" with the $1.5 million from IDPH.

Child care matters in Texas because without it, parents cannot work and contribute to the state’s booming economy, alongside ...

Illinois' public universities are underfunded, forcing tuition hikes and cuts that threaten access and affordability for ...

Canadian wildfire smoke has entered the Upper Midwest and poses significant health impacts in the hardest-hit areas.

Three key bills head to Gov. Pritzker’s desk, aiming to improve public defense services, protect press freedom, and enhance ...

Mitchell Armentrout/Sun-Times file Share SPRINGFIELD — After months of negotiating through one of Illinois’ toughest ... controversial cuts to immigrant health care. The budget proposal ...

The Chicago area is facing the prospect of bleak service cuts to public transit if Illinois legislators adjourn this weekend ...

pet owners also need to keep an eye out for often overlooked health risks for their pets. Dr. Gary Spence, a veterinarian at Spence and White Veterinary Hospital, wants pet owners to prepare their ...

It’s a phenomenon seen at public universities across the state, according to a first-of-its-kind analysis of Illinois Department of Transportation’s traffic-stop data analyzed by the ...

We're not asking for special treatment. We're asking for the investment this system needs and the public deserves." Illinois currently faces a funding shortfall for its transit agencies in excess ...