Illinois Medicaid patients can wait more than a year for critical dental care due to low reimbursements By Robert McCoppin July 1, 2026 at 12:24 p.m. Medicaid patients can wait more than a year in Illinois for critical dental care due...
Trump’s actions signal a move toward institutionalizing people with disabilities, advocates warn By Annie Ma July 1, 2026 at 8:30 a.m. For decades, disabled people have fought for their rights to go to school and live...
Mental health crisis teams will again get police terminals, Mayor Brandon Johnson says By Alice Yin June 30, 2026 at 6:20 p.m. Mayor Brandon Johnson said Tuesday he’s working to get Chicago Police Department terminals back to...
Munster resumes mosquito spraying Tuesday By Michelle L. Quinn June 29, 2026 at 4:41 p.m. The town of Munster, which paused its mosquito spraying program June 6 because of residents’...
‘Healthcare isn’t just in a hospital’: ‘Food is Medicine’ tour showcases local farms By Amy Lavalley June 29, 2026 at 3:11 p.m. For Kelly Migler, assistant dean for undergraduate nursing and teaching at Valparaiso University, Friday's FarmHop...
Guest column: Proposed coal ash rules threaten Indiana groundwater By Alex Burton June 28, 2026 at 10:00 a.m. How we manage coal, and what we do with the waste it leaves behind, is...
Despite Mayor Brandon Johnson’s campaign promise, 911 mental health response team flounders By Alice Yin June 28, 2026 at 5:00 a.m. Since Mayor Brandon Johnson took office and started phasing cops out of the city’s Crisis...
States seek to lower drug prices by targeting the companies that manage them for health plans By John Hanna June 27, 2026 at 1:25 p.m. Legislators across the U.S. are trying to lower prescription costs by reining in big companies...
Illinois 250: What we’ve invented, innovated, created and manufactured By Kori Rumore June 27, 2026 at 5:00 a.m. Illinois builds things. We invent and innovate, too — everything from the Pullman car to...
Lemont residents oppose Citgo proposal to relax carbon monoxide emissions standards By Evy Lewis June 26, 2026 at 2:45 p.m. Lemont residents oppose a petition by Citgo Refinery to loosen emissions standards at an Illinois...