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Medical marijuana use in Illinois is now in Gov. Pat Quinn's hands after the state Senate approved legislation.Lawmakers ...
Lt. Gov. Sheila Simon says she supports a bill that would allow the medical use of marijuana in Illinois.Simon told The Assoc...
A bill allowing the use of medical marijuana will now see a full Senate vote.The Senate Executive Committee voted 10-5 Wednes...
Consumers who buy a new dog or cat only to find out it has a serious disease or ailment would have a new form of recourse und...
An expansion of Medicaid under President Barack Obama's health care overhaul could increase Illinois' unpaid bills.Th...
Medical Marijuana will move to the Illinois Senate after passing the House.State Rep. Lou Lang, the sponsor, touted his bill ...
Nearly 250 physicians are calling on Illinois lawmakers to legalize the use of marijuana for patients with serious illnesses....
A new report says the percentage of Illinoisans who get health insurance through work has declined.The report, released Thurs...
Illinois lawmakers who want to expand gambling are hoping the third time is a charm.Gov. Pat Quinn has twice rejected plans t...
U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin is asking energy drink companies to stop marketing their products to children.The Democratic senator fr...
Gov. Pat Quinn is taking steps to ensure Illinois has the workforce it needs to fill thousands of new health care jobs.Quinn ...
The sponsor of a bill that would allow marijuana use for medical purposes in Illinois says the measure is just "one or t...
A new report finds the healthiestcountyin Illinois is DouglasCounty, in the central part of the state, and the least healthy ...
A new report finds the healthiestcountyin Illinois is DouglasCounty, in the central part of the state, and the least healthy ...
The Illinois Department of Public Health is urging women and girls to become educated about and get tested for HIV.In a press...
An Illinois House committee has approved a measure that would allow the use of marijuana for medical purposes.The House Human...
A federal judge has cleared the way for possible timber cutting and natural resources exploration in the Shawnee National For...
Healthlink, Illinois’ medical insurance provider for state employees, says its going to increase its funding delay from...
The Illinois House has approved a measure that would prohibit using cell phones while driving.The 64-46 vote Friday moves the...
A disease that has decimated bat populations in the eastern United States has been detected in Illinois.The Illinois Departme...
An expansion of Medicaid under President Barack Obama's health care overhaul is one step closer in Illinois.The state Sen...
CHICAGO (AP) — More than 135,000 high-cost Illinois patients who are eligible for both Medicare and Medicaid will be as...
Illinois officials say savings from cuts to the state's Medicaid program have fallen short by $464 million, about 30 ...
Candidates at John. A Logan College's forum for Board of Trustee candidates Tuesday night answered questions on seven top...
Illinois has received conditional federal approval for its plan to provide a health insurance marketplace where thousands of ...
A Purple Heart recipient from Illinois will be the guest of Assistant U.S. Sen. Majority Leader Dick Durbin at the State of t...
The Illinois House has approved a measure that transfers money saved from prison closures, including the closure of the Tamms...
A new $237 million hospital in Mount Vernon has officially opened.The newly-constructed Good Samaritan Regional Health Ce...
Flu is on the upswing in Illinois along with most of the nation.Illinois Department of Public Health spokeswoman Melaney Arno...
Emergency rooms are seeing a spike in patients as Illinois experiences one of the biggest flu outbreaks in the nation.The (Ar...
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BENTON, Ill. (AP) — A southern Illinois dentist has been ordered to spend one year and a day in federal prison for defr...
Soon after a legislative task force unveiled a report about the shortcomings of emergency medical services in Illinois, profe...
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Illinois officials are reminding older adults to get ready for the approaching cold weather. T...
Twenty one registered nurses will be formally recognizedas Southern Illinois Healthcare's first class of RN Nurse Residen...
CHICAGO (AP) — Holiday care packages will go out soon to Illinoisans serving in the military and their families.The spo...
· Every two seconds someone in the U.S. needs blood.· More than 44,000 blood donations are needed every day.&mi...
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Illinois state officials will donate extra computers from the federal government to help milit...
CHICAGO (AP) — State health officials say there's more flu activity this year than before and it's a good time ...
CHICAGO (AP) — The Citizens Utility Board says scams that add charges to customers' cell phone bills have almost do...
DEERFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Drug and medical device maker Baxter International says it will buy the privately held Swedish c...
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — An Illinois medicine-monitoring program has joined a national data-sharing network to help pre...
CHICAGO –Governor Pat Quinn has announced that $1.3 million in federal funding was awarded to three Illinois not-fo...
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — State health officials are urging Illinois residents to get flu shots.Doing so, they say, does...
(CARBONDALE, IL) – Southern Illinois Healthcare will highlight the plethoraof opportunities for registered nurses at th...
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Researchers are reporting a key advance in using stem cells to repair hearts damaged by heart attacks.In a...
ROCKFORD, Ill. (AP) - Illinois officials say a state-run mental health facility in Rockford will close this week.Officials sa...
