Person catches pneumonic plague after having contact with sick pet cats
WYOMING – A person has contracted a serious case of pneumonic plague after reportedly catching it from a pet cat.
According to the Centers for...
Pfizer says Covid vaccine safe for children 5 to 11
CHICAGO – After a study that took 2,268 child participants ages 6 months to 11 years of age, Pfizer says the COVID-19 vaccine is...
Hearing delves into what went wrong in Illinois nursing homes during pandemic
(The Center Square) – The Illinois Department of Public Health was in the hot seat Wednesday during a House committee hearing on nursing home...
Pritzker signs Alex’s Law to protect those who call 911 to report an overdose
By Andrew Hensel | The Center Square
(The Center Square) – Gov. J.B. Pritzker has signed House Bill 3445, known as Alex's Law, to encourage people witnessing...
Vaping association president: New laws regulating e-cigarettes are ‘entirely appropriate’
(The Center Square) – With the signing of Senate Bills 512 and 555 into law, distributors of e-products in Illinois are held to a...
New bill in Illinois will give students up to five “mental health days”
KANKAKEE – Students in Illinois will soon be allowed to exercise up to five mental health days as an excused absence from school, without...
